Guidebook for Helsinki

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Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

Amazing North-African cuisine and great weekend brunches! If You wanna get a table there in evening, do book ahead though! Money well spent for the quality of food!;) Highly recommended!
165 lokalkjente anbefaler
Sandro Kallio
17 Kolmas linja
165 lokalkjente anbefaler
Amazing North-African cuisine and great weekend brunches! If You wanna get a table there in evening, do book ahead though! Money well spent for the quality of food!;) Highly recommended!
Fast coffee and a muffin? Wifi? Glass of wine? Yes, this is the place for that. Lots of artists, writers, bohemians meet up here. Also has a small terrace open in summer time.
45 lokalkjente anbefaler
Ravintola Rytmi
2 Toinen linja
45 lokalkjente anbefaler
Fast coffee and a muffin? Wifi? Glass of wine? Yes, this is the place for that. Lots of artists, writers, bohemians meet up here. Also has a small terrace open in summer time.
Bit above the medium price for this part of the town, but the view to the bay and big terrace compensates it more than enough. Great and very fulfilling brunch, offered Sat-Sun until 3 pm.
33 lokalkjente anbefaler
Cafe Piritta
12 Eläintarhantie
33 lokalkjente anbefaler
Bit above the medium price for this part of the town, but the view to the bay and big terrace compensates it more than enough. Great and very fulfilling brunch, offered Sat-Sun until 3 pm.
Great cakes and good coffee. Also has tables outside in summertime.
26 lokalkjente anbefaler
Cafe Cardemumma
15 LH 99 Kaarlenkatu
26 lokalkjente anbefaler
Great cakes and good coffee. Also has tables outside in summertime.
One of the best thai food places in Helsinki, reasonable prices!
90 lokalkjente anbefaler
Lemon Grass
12 Kolmas linja
90 lokalkjente anbefaler
One of the best thai food places in Helsinki, reasonable prices!
Cute touristy cafe with sitting options outside, good cakes selection and marvellous cocoa;) Open also in winter!
225 lokalkjente anbefaler
Regatta
8 Merikannontie
225 lokalkjente anbefaler
Cute touristy cafe with sitting options outside, good cakes selection and marvellous cocoa;) Open also in winter!
Good falafel and nice atmosphere
49 lokalkjente anbefaler
Fafa's Iso Roba
2 Iso Roobertinkatu
49 lokalkjente anbefaler
Good falafel and nice atmosphere
Good and fresh lunch and dinner at Juuri, goes along with its beautiful atmosphere
80 lokalkjente anbefaler
Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
80 lokalkjente anbefaler
Good and fresh lunch and dinner at Juuri, goes along with its beautiful atmosphere
Great restaurant, nice atmosphere
16 lokalkjente anbefaler
Restaurant Ask
8 Vironkatu
16 lokalkjente anbefaler
Great restaurant, nice atmosphere
Great organic food restaurant for very reasonable price
79 lokalkjente anbefaler
Silvoplee
3 Toinen linja
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Great organic food restaurant for very reasonable price
Best burger in town! Nice atmosphere, good selection of beers. Enjoy this pub-like place for a relaxed easy-going evening.
30 lokalkjente anbefaler
Kallion Sävel
2 Hämeentie
30 lokalkjente anbefaler
Best burger in town! Nice atmosphere, good selection of beers. Enjoy this pub-like place for a relaxed easy-going evening.
Good gigs, pool, good crowd
Liberté Live Music Club
Good gigs, pool, good crowd

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice atmosphere bar for a chat with friend on a small terrace or for a beer inside at the bar stand. Friendly bartenders, artsy visitors and good vibes.
25 lokalkjente anbefaler
Musta Kissa Bar
15 Toinen linja
25 lokalkjente anbefaler
Nice atmosphere bar for a chat with friend on a small terrace or for a beer inside at the bar stand. Friendly bartenders, artsy visitors and good vibes.
Remember Kaurismäki's Calamari Union? Well, bit of that was shot in this legendary bar. It's very small, fitting limited amount of people, but the atmosphere is truly great. My homebar!;)
24 lokalkjente anbefaler
Pub Sirdie
21 Kolmas linja
24 lokalkjente anbefaler
Remember Kaurismäki's Calamari Union? Well, bit of that was shot in this legendary bar. It's very small, fitting limited amount of people, but the atmosphere is truly great. My homebar!;)
Bit punkish-feel bar, finding good crowd there. Small, intense, good selection of beer and tables outside in summer-time. The whole Vaasankatu is full of bars and eating places.
Bar Heinähattu
23 Vaasankatu
Bit punkish-feel bar, finding good crowd there. Small, intense, good selection of beer and tables outside in summer-time. The whole Vaasankatu is full of bars and eating places.
A bar with an attitude. One of my favourite bars in Kallio, offering a beautiful atmosphere with old songs, rude bartender and watching people pass by.. Beautiful!
8 lokalkjente anbefaler
5th Street Bar & Cafe
3-5 Neljäs linja
8 lokalkjente anbefaler
A bar with an attitude. One of my favourite bars in Kallio, offering a beautiful atmosphere with old songs, rude bartender and watching people pass by.. Beautiful!

Everything Else

Beautiful old swimming pool with pillars. Nude swimming possibility! Check their website for whether its male or female swimming day. Worth the visit - beautiful atmosphere and good smoothies.
69 lokalkjente anbefaler
Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
69 lokalkjente anbefaler
Beautiful old swimming pool with pillars. Nude swimming possibility! Check their website for whether its male or female swimming day. Worth the visit - beautiful atmosphere and good smoothies.
Cool sauna with nice inner yard and relaxed environment
50 lokalkjente anbefaler
Sauna Arla
15 Kaarlenkatu
50 lokalkjente anbefaler
Cool sauna with nice inner yard and relaxed environment
Art-house cinema
17 lokalkjente anbefaler
Kino Engel
4 Sofiankatu
17 lokalkjente anbefaler
Art-house cinema
The famous Sibelius monument
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Sibeliusmonumentet
Mechelininkatu
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The famous Sibelius monument
Perfect place for an afternoon wine; a good wine selection and good service. Also have tables outside in summer-time.
14 lokalkjente anbefaler
Latva
9 Pohjoinen Makasiinikatu
14 lokalkjente anbefaler
Perfect place for an afternoon wine; a good wine selection and good service. Also have tables outside in summer-time.
Museum of Contemporary Art is definitely one of the things to see in Helsinki and behind it, a beautiful park just between Kiasma and Muusikitalo, where to sit on grass along with locals, enjoying sun
384 lokalkjente anbefaler
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
384 lokalkjente anbefaler
Museum of Contemporary Art is definitely one of the things to see in Helsinki and behind it, a beautiful park just between Kiasma and Muusikitalo, where to sit on grass along with locals, enjoying sun
Good brunch at reasonable price and - has washing machines;) So have a breakfast and wash Your clothes - 2 in 1;)
51 lokalkjente anbefaler
Café Tin Tin Tango
7 Töölöntorinkatu
51 lokalkjente anbefaler
Good brunch at reasonable price and - has washing machines;) So have a breakfast and wash Your clothes - 2 in 1;)
Cinema
23 lokalkjente anbefaler
Finnkino Kinopalatsi Helsinki
2 Kaisaniemenkatu
23 lokalkjente anbefaler
Cinema
Cinema
135 lokalkjente anbefaler
Helsingfors kunstmuseum
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
135 lokalkjente anbefaler
Cinema
Good gigs, good crowd
128 lokalkjente anbefaler
Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
128 lokalkjente anbefaler
Good gigs, good crowd
A beautiful church in beautiful district - worth to walk around here
13 lokalkjente anbefaler
St. John's kirke
12 Korkeavuorenkatu
13 lokalkjente anbefaler
A beautiful church in beautiful district - worth to walk around here
Go and enjoy a local tivoli! No entrance fee, so go and walk around, see a Moomi's house and go discover the parks around the tivoli
220 lokalkjente anbefaler
Linnanmaki
1 Tivolikuja
220 lokalkjente anbefaler
Go and enjoy a local tivoli! No entrance fee, so go and walk around, see a Moomi's house and go discover the parks around the tivoli
Just few minutes walk from the stadium, is the Olympic outdoor swimming pool - great for relaxed swim in summer-time
75 lokalkjente anbefaler
Helsingfors Olympiastadion
1 Paavo Nurmen tie
75 lokalkjente anbefaler
Just few minutes walk from the stadium, is the Olympic outdoor swimming pool - great for relaxed swim in summer-time
A popular outdoor swimming pool amongst locals, who enjoy a picnic there and spend a whole day on grass
47 lokalkjente anbefaler
Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool
1 Allastie
47 lokalkjente anbefaler
A popular outdoor swimming pool amongst locals, who enjoy a picnic there and spend a whole day on grass
A beautiful building inside and one of the best acoustics in Nordic countries, if not the best. Check their concerts programme from their website.
29 lokalkjente anbefaler
Musiikkitalo
Töölönlahdenkatu
29 lokalkjente anbefaler
A beautiful building inside and one of the best acoustics in Nordic countries, if not the best. Check their concerts programme from their website.
Museum of Art
253 lokalkjente anbefaler
Ateneum
2 Kaivokatu
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Museum of Art
A nice walk in the botanical garden, free entrance
39 lokalkjente anbefaler
Kaisaniemi botaniske hage
2 Kaisaniemenranta
39 lokalkjente anbefaler
A nice walk in the botanical garden, free entrance
A beautiful winter garden; also in summer time they offer free coffee and pies on Sunday afternoons!
41 lokalkjente anbefaler
Helsingfors vinterhage
1 A Hammarskjöldintie
41 lokalkjente anbefaler
A beautiful winter garden; also in summer time they offer free coffee and pies on Sunday afternoons!
A boulevard full of boutiques - one of the most vibrant streets on a hot summer day, with young hanging in the park. Just at the seaside and middle of the downtown.
12 lokalkjente anbefaler
Norra Esplanaden
Pohjoisesplanadi
12 lokalkjente anbefaler
A boulevard full of boutiques - one of the most vibrant streets on a hot summer day, with young hanging in the park. Just at the seaside and middle of the downtown.
The Finnish senate square
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Senatstorget
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The Finnish senate square
North beach, a beautiful walk with boats and sailing boats parked all along the seaside
Pohjoisranta
Pohjoisranta
North beach, a beautiful walk with boats and sailing boats parked all along the seaside
The market hall is famous for its more lux goods: all fresh, all the best. Even for a walk around, its worth your time (and tasting some local cheese or fish perhaps?). In summer, also market out
185 lokalkjente anbefaler
Hakaniemi Markedshall
1 Hämeentie
185 lokalkjente anbefaler
The market hall is famous for its more lux goods: all fresh, all the best. Even for a walk around, its worth your time (and tasting some local cheese or fish perhaps?). In summer, also market out
Open from seven am to eleven pm, has all the basics available just minute walk from the apartment
6 lokalkjente anbefaler
Siwa Wallininkuja / Kallio
7 Wallininkuja
6 lokalkjente anbefaler
Open from seven am to eleven pm, has all the basics available just minute walk from the apartment
Bit bigger food store
Castréninkatu
Castréninkatu
Bit bigger food store
Linda Line ferries operate from here to Tallinn
Makasiiniterminaali station
7 Eteläranta
Linda Line ferries operate from here to Tallinn
Tallink and Eckerö Line ferries operate from here to Tallinn and Stockholm
18 lokalkjente anbefaler
West Terminal 2
14 Tyynenmerenkatu
18 lokalkjente anbefaler
Tallink and Eckerö Line ferries operate from here to Tallinn and Stockholm
Viking Line ferry operates from here to Tallinn
13 lokalkjente anbefaler
Katajanokan terminaali - Katajanokka Terminal
8 Katajanokanlaituri
13 lokalkjente anbefaler
Viking Line ferry operates from here to Tallinn

Essentials

Biggest grocery store in area and also has alcohol shop Alko
Pakettiautomaatti (S-market Ympyrätalo)
18 Siltasaarenkatu
Biggest grocery store in area and also has alcohol shop Alko

Shopping

Need a lamp, batteries or anything else? Here's Clas Ohlson's store;)
Clas Ohlson Helsinki Mannerheimintie
4 Mannerheimintie
Need a lamp, batteries or anything else? Here's Clas Ohlson's store;)