14 Essential Things to Do in Helsinki, Finland

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Published : Jul, 2023
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"UNESCO City of Design" 330 islands copper dome Defensive walls & cannons FAQs Finnish sauna culture Free Tour Helsinki Helsinki Cathedral Helsinki Central Library Oodi Huvilakatu St. Lasipalatsi Square Löyly -public sauna many museums Market Square Natl. Library of Finland parks: Esplanadi-Kaivopuisto-Kaisaniemi-Sibelius Senate Square SkySauna pod SkyWheel Suomenlinna
When to visit | Sites and attractions | Any price accom | Any food | Cultural Activities | Day tour | Outdoor Activities
Löyly -public sauna | many museums | Senate Square | SkySauna pod | parks: Esplanadi-Kaivopuisto-Kaisaniemi-Sibelius | Free Tour Helsinki | SkyWheel | "UNESCO City of Design" | Helsinki Cathedral | 330 islands | Huvilakatu St. | copper dome | Suomenlinna | FAQs | Natl. Library of Finland | Defensive walls & cannons | Helsinki Central Library Oodi | Market Square | Finnish sauna culture | Lasipalatsi Square
You might know (or think you know) some things about the Nordic countries. You might think of them as expensive, and know about the long, dark winters that people experience here. But did you know that people who live in the Nordics are consistently rated as some of the happiest in the entire world?
I had visited all the Scandinavian capitals in the past (that would be Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; and Copenhagen, Denmark), but had not yet added on their Nordic neighbor Helsinki in Finland. I remedied that recently, and was delighted to find everything I love in the Nordics all rolled into one extremely livable city.
In fact, I think Helsinki just rocketed to the top of my list of favorite cities in the Nordic region!
I had visited all the Scandinavian capitals in the past (that would be Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; and Copenhagen, Denmark), but had not yet added on their Nordic neighbor Helsinki in Finland. I remedied that recently, and was delighted to find everything I love in the Nordics all rolled into one extremely livable city.
In fact, I think Helsinki just rocketed to the top of my list of favorite cities in the Nordic region!