HELSINKI CITY BREAKS   >   FINLAND


Capital City of Finland.

Helsinki is located on the south coast of the country on the Gulf of Finland.

Helsinki is Finland's largest city and business and cultural center.

The city has two universities, several colleges and a number of specialist schools, so many young people from the rest of the country are attracted to study in Helsinki.

The Helsinki Region: City of Espoo, City of Vantaa, City of Kauniainen, Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council and Uusimaa Regional Council


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Car Rental Helsinki  

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Hotels in Helsinki 

  Booking   -   Hotel Guide Helsinki 

Tour Operators 

 Thomas Cook

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  Helsinki Expert   -   incoming tour operator
Helsinki Card, Helsinki This Week, Helsinki City Tours, Hotel Booking, Guide Booking & Incoming Services and Tour Shop.

Travel Guides Helsinki / Related books

Amazon.com - Travel Guides Finland 

  Insight Pocket Guide: Helsinki   -   Norman Renouf (Author)
The ideal companion for your trip to Helsinki. Expertly written by a local author, it features tailor-made itineraries designed to link the essential sights and attractions of Helsinki and its surroundings, including its ancient roots, art and architecture and its outstanding natural beauty. You can pick the tour to suit the time and budget you have available, so no matter how long your stay you can be sure you will see the very best of this fascinating destination.
Paperback: 96 pages; Publisher: Insight (6 Jan 2011); ISBN-10: 981282359X.

  Helsinki (Bradt Travel Guides   -   Nigel Wallis (Author)
Paperback: 352 pages; Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1 edition (19 Mar 2007); ISBN-10: 1841621846.

  Experience Helsinki: a travel guide
Format: Kindle Edition; File Size: 211 KB; Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited; Publisher: Dolphinbooks (2 Dec 2011); Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.; ASIN: B004OR1GIK

  Helsinki, pocket guides
Perfect for pleasure-seeking city breakers, this pocket guide quickly pinpoints Helsinki's most entertaining highlights and helps you decide what to see and do in limited time.Capturing the design-driven spirit of the Finnish capital, our author introduces all of the top attractions, including Suomenlinna Fortress and the brilliant Designmuseo, along with cost-conscious hints and tips too.
Paperback: 160 pages; Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing; 3rd edition (20 May 2010); ISBN-10: 1848482914

Transport / How do I travel to Helsinki  

  Helsinki-Vantaa Airport [ HEL ]   -   16.1 km
  Ülemiste Airport [ TLL ]   -   85.1 km 

Finnair

 
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  Airline Tickets Finland / Bargain Flights
Flight tickets Finland, price comparison possible.

  

  Helsinki Central railway station

  City Bus Terminal Helsinki
National Express Eurolines 
Travel by bus or coach to Finland

  Tallink Silja West Terminal
  Helsinki Viking Line Terminal
  Tallink Silja Olympia Terminal


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  Helsinki   -   Capital City of Finland   -   Helsinki Tourism
One of the city's top tourist attractions is Suomenlinna, which was once a fortress but today is home to museums, galleries, parks and restaurants. The arts are well served in Helsinki, with a new Opera House and a museum of contemporary art - Kiasma. Temppeliaukio Church, otherwise known as the Church in the Rock, is rather unique.

The main attraction of Helsinki remains the landscape with the city, the archipelago with its many islands. On one of those islands, Korkeasaari, is the zoo in the city.

  Aleksanterinkatu - boulevard
  Athenium Art Museum
  Design Museum
  Esplanadi - boulevard
  Helsinki Cathedral
  Helsinki City Hall
  Helsinki City Museum
  Helsinki Zoo
  Länsisatama
  Museum of Art & Design
  Museum of Finnish Architecture
  Otaniemi [ Business Area ]
  Stockmann Department Store [ Shopping area ]
Largest department store in Finland and Scandinavia
  Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress [ Landmark ]
A fortress in 1748 built on six islands off Helsinki's harbor. Since 1991 UNESCO World Heritage. A popular getaway for tourists and locals.
  Uspenski Cathedral
The Katajanokka Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral on a rock in the west of the peninsula. The Russo-Byzantine style cathedral was completed in 1868 and is the largest Orthodox church in Western Europe. See Ortodoksi.net

  Helsinki University
The university was founded in 1640 by Count Per Brahe in Turku (Åbo), as the Royal Academy of Turku (Åbo Kungliga Akademi). It was the third university founded in the Swedish Empire, following Uppsala University and the Academia Gustaviana in Dorpat, the predecessor of the University of Tartu in Estonia.
  Helsinki University of Technology   -   Aalto University

Cuisine   -   Gastronomy

 

History Helsinki

Helsinki was founded in 1550 by the Swedish King Gustav I as a competitor for the trade in Tallinn across the Gulf of Finland.

  History of Helsinki

  National Museum of Finland
  Suomenlinna
 Suomenlinna is a major monument of military architecture. The construction of the sea fortress on the islands just off Helsinki in the middle of the 18th century was the most consistently building project extensification Swedish rule. When it was complete, its military shipyard was one of the biggest dry docks in the world and centers of expertise at That Time. At the end of Swedish rule the fortress was being compared with the maritime Fortifications at Gibraltar.

Music, Art & Culture, Events in Helsinki  

Three symphony orchestras, the National Opera and numerous theater companies find their place in Helsinki.

  Sibelius
Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (December 8, 1865 - September 20, 1957) was a Finnish composer. He was not only the famous Finnish composer, but is also regarded as the composer who most characterizes the Finnish identity. See also Wikipedia.

  Finlandia concert-hall   -   Finlandia-talo
Finlandia Hall in Helsinki is the leading congress, event and entertainment venue in Finland. It's a masterpiece by the great Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It is worth a visit in its own right - it is visited by thousands of people a year from all over the world. You can visit Finlandia Hall only by participating in a guided tour. Tour lasts about one hour.
  Finnish National Opera   -   Kansallisooppera   -   in the district Töölö
The Finnish National Opera is an opera and ballet company of high international standard. It is a truly national institution, as it includes the only professional opera company in Finland, the only professional ballet company, the only professional choir and the largest orchestra.
The repertoire of the Finnish National Opera is varied and rich, containing true to its mission both timeless classics and new works from home and abroad.
  Helsinki Music Centre   -   Musiikkitalon
The Music Centre is the home for two eminent orchestras, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the one and only music university in Finland, the Sibelius Academy. Because these entities support each other, they are able to provide a wealth of inspiration to all sectors of art.

  Culture in Helsinki

  City Theatre of Helsinki   -     Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri
Helsinki City Theatre was established in 1965. Theatre repertoire includes domestic and foreign classics, new domestic works, music and children's theater. The biggest box-office receipts come from musicals.
  Finnish National Theatre   -   Kansallisteatteri
Important theatre meeting point. The theatre surrenders its stages to the best in Finnish writing, acting, direction and design. Its primary role is as an ensemble-based, producing drama theatre, but it is also open to co-operation with independent companies to receive and co-produce shows. The ideology behind the theatre's four stages, touring unit and club scene is to create performances which are professional, artistic and relevant today – performances which the audience will find stimulating and thought-provoking."
  Finland Swedish Svenska Teatern

  Helsinki City Library
Helsinki City Library provides a fundamental civic service available to everyone. As a part of the worldwide network of libraries, they offer customers unrestricted access to sources of culture and information.
  National Library of Finland [ Helsinki University Library ]

  Hartwall Areena   -    large multifunctional indoor arena
Concerts, Sports, Theatre & Shows, and more. Hartwall Areena is the home venue of the ice hockey team Jokerit.
  Helsinki Fair Centre [ Convention centre ]   -   Finnish Fair Corporation
Largest and famous fair centre in Finland. The Finnish Fair Corporation is the leading fair and exhibition organiser in Finland and the leader in providing rented venues for exhibitions and congresses.
  Helsinki Olympic Stadium   -   Olympiastadion
The Olympic Stadium Tower is Helsinki's most visible landmark and the stadium is the Mecca of Finnish sports

  Helsinki Festival   -   annual arts and culture festival
Every August, including the Night of the Arts. See Helsingin juhlaviikot
  Vappu [ Walpurgis day ]   -   annual carnival for students and workers
Student traditions, particularly those of the engineering students [ Aaltu University ], are one of the main characteristics of Vappu.

  Cultural Office Helsinki   -   theaters, events, tickets


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