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Helsinki - Finland Attractions and Tourism
Passes:
The Helsinki Card entitles visitors to free entry to sights and museums, a free city tour, free travel on the buses, trams, trains and metro, and special discounts at stores, restaurants, theatres, concerts and the opera. The pass is valid for one, two or three days, and can be purchased online, or from the
City of Helsinki Tourist Office, the railway station
Hotel Booking
Centre, or from travel agencies, city centre kiosks and hotels. The price includes a guide book in Finnish,
Swedish,
English,
German and
Russian. Prices start from €38 for adults and €16 for children.
Finlandia-Talo (
Finlandia Hall)
Built in
1971, Finlandia Hall is one of
Alvar Aalto's most iconic works. Stately, angular and unmistakably Modernist, this striking building serves as Helsinki's main conference and concert venue, and is the current home of the
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by
Robert Kajanus in
1882. If you are unable to visit for a performance, guided tours are offered on fixed dates (see the website for details).
Opening Times: During events (guided tours by appointment).
Admission Fees:
Yes (for tours)
Disabled
Access: Yes
Unesco:
No
Address:
Mannerheimintie 13,
Helsinki, Finland
Finlands
Nationalmuseum (
National Museum of Finland)
Located opposite Finlandia Hall, about 10 minutes' walk from Helsinki's city centre, this museum contains rich archaeological and ethnographic collections depicting Finnish life from the earliest times to the present day. The sections on prehistoric Finland and the culture of the
Sami people of
Lapland are particularly interesting, and the museum building, constructed in
1916, is a Helsinki landmark.
Guided tours available.
Opening Times: Tues 1100-2000, Wed-Sun 1100-1800.
Admission Fees: Yes (free on Tues 1730-2000).
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Mannerheimintie 34, Helsinki, Finland
Senaatintori (
Senate Square)
Dating back to the first half of the
19th century, Helsinki's neoclassical heart was constructed by German architect
Carl Ludvig Engel, who was also the official architect of
Tallinn in
Estonia.
Engel was heavily influenced by the architecture of
St Petersburg, and the Senaatintori has been used as a stand-in for St Petersburg in numerous
Cold War espionage films, including
Gorky Park (
1983),
Reds (
1981) and
White Nights (
1985). Facing a statue of
Tsar Alexander II, the white-domed Tuomiokirkko is flanked by the grand neoclassical facades of the
Government Palace,
Helsinki University,
Helsinki Cathedral and the
National Library of Finland.
Opening
Times: Daily dawn til dusk.
Admission Fees: No
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Senaatintori, Helsinki, Finland
Suomenlinna (Sea
Fortress)
About 1.5km (1 mile) offshore from
Eteläsatama harbour, the sea fortress of Suomenlinna was once the bastion of the
Swedish empire, with a larger population than Helsinki itself. Founded in 1748 to protect the coast from Russian attack, the fortress island was finally surrendered to
Russia in 1808. This superb fortification was one of the main reasons why the
Russians moved the capital
from Turku to Helsinki in 1812. Now a
UNESCO World Heritage site, the fortress buildings contain the Suomenlinna
Museum, the Ehrensvärd Museum, the multimedia Suomenlinna
Experience, the Suomenlinna
Toy Museum, the
Military Museum's Manege, the
Customs Museum and the WWI-era
Submarine Vesikko, amongst other attractions, restaurants and bars.
Despite the looming cannons, the rest of the island is a peaceful green haven, and locals flock here for summer picnics. During the summer months, there are daily guided tours around Suomenlinna in English, Swedish and Finnish
. In the winter there are tours in English during the weekends.
Helsinki City Transport runs regular ferries to Suomenlinna from Kauppatori (free with a Helsinki Card, journey time -
15 minutes). JT-Lines runs a waterbus service on the same route from May to mid-September.
Opening Times:
Various (see website for details).
Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: Yes
Address: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
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- published: 07 Nov 2013
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