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Helsinki Travel Guide - Finland Magical Moments
Helsinki Travel Guide - Finland Magical Moments
Helsinki (Finnish) or Helsingfors (Swedish) is the capital of Finland. Founded in 1550, the Daughter of the Baltic has been the Finnish capital since 1812, when it was rebuilt by the tsars of Russia along the lines of a miniature St. Petersburg, a role it has played in many Cold War movies. Today, Helsinki pulls off the trick of being something of an international metropolis while still retaining a small-town feel. The best time to visit is in summer, when Finns peel off their overcoats and flock to outdoor bars and cafes to enjoy the sunshine.
Helsinki was founded in A.D. 1550 by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden as a trading post to compete with Tallinn to the south in Estonia, which was Danish at that time. Its growth was slow until the establishment of Sveaborg (nowadays Suomenlinna) Maritime Fortress in the front of Helsinki in the middle of 18th century.
The county of Helsinki forms the core of Finland's largest urban area, known in Finnish as the capital area (pääkaupunkiseutu). Helsinki is bordered by the Gulf of Finland to the south, while the suburban municipality Espoo, with the embedded tiny enclave town of Kauniainen, is to the west. The more industrialized municipality of Vantaa is to the north and east. Beyond these three the suburbs rapidly give way to small towns, farms and forests, most notably Nuuksio National Park at the intersection of Espoo, Vihti and Kirkkonummi.
Within Helsinki itself, the city center is on the southern peninsula at the end of the city's main thoroughfare Mannerheimintie (or just Mansku). Both the central railway station and the main bus terminal are in the city center. Shopping streets Aleksanterinkatu (or Aleksi for short) and Esplanadi (or Espa) connect to Senate Square (Senaatintori), the historical center of the city.
Helsinki has a humid continental climate, with significant moderation from the sea and it's the coldest major city in Scandinavia and one of the coldest cities in Europe. Winters are damp, snowy and cold and temperatures usually stay below freezing and temperatures can fall down to -7°C (18°F) in February (the coldest month).
Central Helsinki is rather compact and can be explored on foot by energetic visitors. A combination of walking and public transportation might be most convenient to cover the sights in Helsinki. A metro line runs from the Matinkylä suburb in Espoo in the west, through the city center, and then to the eastern suburbs. Apart from the metro stops at the shopping centers of Iso Omena (Matinkylä), Ainoa (Tapiola) and Itis (Itäkeskus), the Rastila camping site and Aurinkolahti Beach, few places along the line are of interest to tourists. After Itäkeskus in the east, the line splits in two, with one line going to Mellunmäki and the other to Vuosaari. From the city center, the travel time to the ends of each of the lines is about 20 minutes.
Surrounded by sea and a vast archipelago, Helsinki is at its best in the summer when the dialogue between the city and nature is at its fullest. Classical Helsinki's sights can be divided into an eclectic set of churches and a wide variety of museums. For a coastal amble past some of Helsinki's minor and major sights, see the itinerary A seaside stroll in Helsinki.
A lot to see in Helsinki such as :
Suomenlinna
Temppeliaukion Church
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Market Square
Senate Square
Sibelius Monument
Helsingin päärautatieasema
Uspenski Cathedral
Linnanmaki
Seurasaari
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
The National Museum of Finland
Esplanadi
Korkeasaari
Ateneum
Finlandia Hall
Design Museum Helsinki
Kamppi Chapel
The Parliament House
Kaivopuisto
Olympic Stadium
Old Market Hall
Havis Amanda
Finnish Museum of Natural History
Amos Rex
Vallisaari
Hietaniemi beach
Sibelius Park
Helsinki City Museum
Helsinki Art Museum
Töölö bay
Heureka
South Harbour, Helsinki
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
SEA LIFE Helsinki
Kaisaniemi botanic garden
Finnish National Opera
SkyWheel Helsinki
Finnish National Theatre
Allas Sea Pool
St. John's Church, Helsinki
Presidential Palace, Helsinki
Helsinki City Hall
Central library Oodi
Mannerheim Museum
Sipoonkorpi National Park
Finnish National Gallery
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
Hakaniemi Market
( Helsinki - Finland ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Helsinki . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Helsinki - Finland
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Tampere the Manchester of Finland. Suomi, Finland.
Tampere is wedged between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Since the two lakes differ in level by 18 metres (59 ft), the rapids linking them, Tammerkoski, have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity. Tampere is dubbed the Manchester of Finland for its industrial past as the former center of Finnish industry, and this has given rise to its Finnish nickname Manse and terms such as Manserock.
stars in Linlo, Southern Finland
VISAVUORI - PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM IN FINLAND / EMIL WIKSTRÖM
VISAVUORI
EMIL WIKSTRÖM (1864-1942)
90 minutes from Helsinki.
40 minutes from Tampere.
20 minutes from Hämeenlinna.
Visit also:
AKSELI GALLEN-KALLELA
JEAN SIBELIUS
PEKKA HALONEN
Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen
Music: Erik Satie, Gnossienne 1 and 2.
Suomi Finland, Kirkkonummi, hauki 6 kg
Suomi, Финляндия, Finland, Kirkkonummi, hauki, рыбалка, щука
Lx Boutique
The luxury Lx Boutique Hotel is the best place to enjoy the riverfront views of Lisbon. The main station is just at the doorstep.
Hanhivirta ferry, Enonkoski, Finland
October 2010.
Lieto Vieru Tähkäpää10 Suomi Finland 12.7.2015
Der Weg ist das Ziel... komm fahr mit in meinem Goggomobil =G=
Sightseeing in Krisenregionen, Armenviertel, Bürgerkriegsgebieten.
Along radioactive Death-Zones, MOAs, No-Go and Civil-War Areas.
Lentuankoski Kuhmo Finland
Lentuankoski Kuhmo Finland