Sveaborg

Suomenlinna C74, Helsinki

Helsinki Attractions The fortress was built in 1748, at a time when Finland was not yet an independent country and was part of the Swedish state. For more than half a century the fortress was the most valuable maritime fortification that defended Helsinki.

Church in the Rock

Helsinki, Lutherinkatu, 3

Helsinki Attractions Usually, churches draw tourists' attention with their antiquity, imposing dimensions or artsy architectural style. The Church of Temppeliaukio in Helsinki is very different from its counterparts. Built in the late 60s of the last century, it contains many other advantages.

Aquapark in Helsinki

Espoo, Tornimaentie 10

Helsinki Attractions The water park "Serena" in Helsinki is considered to be the largest tropical aqua park in Finland and the whole of Scandinavia. The water park is located in the suburbs of Helsinki, Northern Espoo, about 20 km from the center of Helsinki.

Aquapark "Flamingo"

Vantaa, Tasetie, 8

Helsinki Attractions The water park next to Helsinki is located in the city of Vantaa, 19 km from the capital. "Flamingo" is part of the shopping and entertainment complex and, in addition to the usual water attractions, offers spa treatments.

Winter Garden Helsinki

Hammarskjöldintie 1, Helsinki

Helsinki Attractions For more than 100 years people in Helsinki have been enjoying walks and appointments in the Winter Garden. The entrance here is free - as bequeathed to Major-General Jakob Lindfors, who created this indoor greenhouse in the 19th century.

Zoo in Helsinki

Helsinki Zoo Mustikkamaanpolku, 12

Helsinki Attractions Zoo Korkeasaari is located on the island of the same name and is considered one of the most northern and oldest zoos in the world. The zoo is divided into several zones. In Africa, you can observe reptiles and amphibians from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, in Amazonia - to get acquainted with the fauna of South America.

Linnanmäki

Helsinki, Tivolikuja, 1

Helsinki Attractions Linnanmäki Park is the oldest amusement park in Finland. It was opened in 1950 and to this day is very much loved by the inhabitants of Helsinki and numerous tourists. Every year about one million people visit the park.

Sea Life Marine Center

Tivolitie 10, Helsinki

Helsinki Attractions Immersion in the sea abyss right in the center of Helsinki - that's waiting for everyone in the sea center of Sea Life. Just imagine: over your head slowly, a little lazily swim majestic sharks.

Museum of Design in Helsinki

Helsingfors, Hogbergsgatan, 23

Helsinki Attractions In the last century, design has not yet been formalized as an independent branch of art. Meanwhile, the Helsinki Design Museum - one of the oldest museums of its kind in the world - has already demonstrated a small collection of applied art objects to a wide audience.

Museum of Contemporary Art "Kiasma"

Helsinki, Mannerheimplatsen, 2

Helsinki Attractions The Museum of Modern Art "Kiasma" can hardly be called simply a museum in the literal sense of this concept. Rather, it is something like a multi-faceted creative platform that unites the most diverse areas of contemporary art,.

The popular scientific center "Eureka"

Vantaa, Tiedepuisto, 1

Helsinki Attractions "Eureka" is not just a museum, it's a whole scientific and entertainment complex located in the suburbs of Helsinki. Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists visit it.

National Museum of Finland

Helsinki, Mannerheimintie, 34

Helsinki Attractions The National Museum of Finland is the most solid repository of the country's cultural and historical heritage. The rich collections of the museum cover the entire period of the development of the Finnish state from antiquity to our times. In addition to the main expositions, the museum also holds temporary exhibitions devoted to local lore.

Monument to Sibelius

Mechelininkatu

Helsinki Attractions The most famous monument to the Finnish composer Sibelius, opened in Helsinki in 1969, 10 years after his death, is a composition of a series of steel pipes welded in a undulating pattern. The author of the monument was the Finnish sculpture Ayla Hiltunen, who in her creation tried to reflect the essence of Sibelius' music.

Amusement park "Linnanmäki"

Tivolikuja 1, Helsinki

Helsinki Attractions Finns believe that in the park "Linnanmäki" are the best attractions in the whole of Scandinavia. Perhaps this is just an advertising trick to attract tourists. Prove or refute this belief can be one way - to visit this park.

The market square of Helsinki

Helsinki, Kauppatori

Helsinki Attractions The market or trade area of ​​Helsinki (Kauppatori) - a fairly calm and peaceful place in the capital of Suomi on weekdays, turns into a vibrant and Finnish bustling market on the weekend, on the ruins of which you can fish and fish, and drink coffee, and buy souvenirs. @

Seurasaari

Helsinki, Seurasaari

Helsinki Attractions In the western part of Helsinki is the island of Seurasaari. This is a favorite place not only for tourists, but for the Finns themselves. The island is famous for its sights, among which stands an open-air museum, and ... squirrels.

Aleksanterinkatu Street

Helsinki, Aleksanterinkatu

Helsinki Attractions The most "royal", the most fun and the most commercial - all this about the street Aleksanterinkatu, which is in the center of the country's capital of thousands of lakes. It is also one of the few streets in all of Finland that did not change their name after the division of Suomi from Russia.

Art Museum of Amos Anderson

Helsinki, Yrjonkatu 29 Forum

Helsinki Attractions The Art Museum of Amos Anderson houses the largest private collection of art objects in Finland. The collection specializes in Finnish art of the 20th century and reflects the main periods, phenomena and names that influenced its development.

The Athenaeum Art Museum

Helsinki, Kaivokatu, 4

Helsinki Attractions The Ateneum Art Museum, in conjunction with the center of Kiasma and the Sinebryukhov Museum, forms the Finnish National Gallery. It is easy to guess that the museum has a huge collection of paintings, sculptures and other art objects of predominantly Finnish origin.

Visiting all Helsinki sights in a couple of days or even a week is impossible .The capital of Finland is simply dotted with ancient buildings, parks, museums, entertainment centers .In addition, there is no chance to get bored of even the smallest tourists - they are eagerly awaited at one of the most wonderful amusement parks in Scandinavia - "Linnanmäki" .Add to this the sea excursions, and you will realize that for a more or less deep acquaintance with the city you will need a month .Not less than .But this is a good reason to come back again and again to Helsinki .

Let's start with a historical "excursion" .Fans of visits to places of interest and museums are invited to visit, firstly, the medieval fortress Sveaborg, for decades defending Helsinki from enemy encroachments from the sea, and secondly - the amazing church Temppeliaukio, interesting for its unusual location - straight in the thickness of the rock .Now let's turn to nature .Lovers of natural beauty will appreciate the winter garden, the zoo and the marine center Sea Life .Still be sure to visit the picturesque island of Seurasaari, the main attraction of which are hordes of restless and very nice squirrels .

Tourists of all ages are guaranteed to enjoy the popular scientific center "Eureka" - there you can glance a little deeper into the amazing secrets of the world: the center presents several hundred exhibits from the field of chemistry, physics, astronomy, biology. And even in the Finnish capital, you should definitely admire the exciting monument to Sibelius - the severe profile of the composer and the fabulous body design of welded undulating tubes ... the very essence of the music of the great Finn!