Guidebook for Helsinki

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Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

Here are some of our favourite spots for yummy food! All of these restaurants have some great options for vegetarians/vegans.
Small Vietnamese 3 blocks away. Their vegan noodle salad bowl is heavenly! EDIT; at least at the end of the summer their Iso-Roobertinkatu joint was closed, and they now have a bigger restaurant on Eerikinkatu 14. Menu stays the same.
Vibami Iso Roba
3-5 Iso Roobertinkatu
Small Vietnamese 3 blocks away. Their vegan noodle salad bowl is heavenly! EDIT; at least at the end of the summer their Iso-Roobertinkatu joint was closed, and they now have a bigger restaurant on Eerikinkatu 14. Menu stays the same.
Good Italian pizza and a lively bar. Serves food till midnight every day. Tiny club room downstairs has great club nights on some weekends.
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Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 Kalevankatu
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Good Italian pizza and a lively bar. Serves food till midnight every day. Tiny club room downstairs has great club nights on some weekends.
Great "flatties", thin crust pizzas. The strawberry goat's cheese one is great. There’s another, bigger restaurant in Viiskulma 3 blocks away, and in the summer they have a restaurant on Liuskaluoto island, with a live DJ most evenings.
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Skiffer Erottaja
11 Erottajankatu
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Great "flatties", thin crust pizzas. The strawberry goat's cheese one is great. There’s another, bigger restaurant in Viiskulma 3 blocks away, and in the summer they have a restaurant on Liuskaluoto island, with a live DJ most evenings.
Great sapas, Finnish tapas in this classic restaurant a few blocks away.
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Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Great sapas, Finnish tapas in this classic restaurant a few blocks away.
Nice and trendy vegetarian/vegan restaurant 3 blocks away. Gets very busy so you need a reservation or be prepared to eat at the bar.
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Yes Yes Yes
1 Iso Roobertinkatu
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Nice and trendy vegetarian/vegan restaurant 3 blocks away. Gets very busy so you need a reservation or be prepared to eat at the bar.
My favourite restaurant. Beautiful bistro with tasty seasonal food, great wines and wonderful service. Ask for veggie menu of the day. Reservation needed.
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Baskeri & Basso Bistro
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My favourite restaurant. Beautiful bistro with tasty seasonal food, great wines and wonderful service. Ask for veggie menu of the day. Reservation needed.
Nice sister restaurant and bar to Baskeri & Basso restaurant upstairs. Bar menu and great wines. No reservation needed.
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BasBas & Staff Wine Bar
27-29 Tehtaankatu
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Nice sister restaurant and bar to Baskeri & Basso restaurant upstairs. Bar menu and great wines. No reservation needed.
Finnish fare in a beautiful art nouveau building down the street.
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Sea Horse
11 Kapteeninkatu
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Finnish fare in a beautiful art nouveau building down the street.
Great korvapuusti, cinnamon buns 2 blocks down. They are massive!
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Café Succès
2 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Great korvapuusti, cinnamon buns 2 blocks down. They are massive!
A neighbourhood classic. Good food and small bar one block down.
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Maxill
4 Korkeavuorenkatu
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A neighbourhood classic. Good food and small bar one block down.
Small poke bowl place in the next block.
Hey Poke
12A Fleminginkatu
Small poke bowl place in the next block.
Tasty and stylish Hawaiian restaurant at 6th floor restaurant complex at Kamppi mall. Get a window table and enjoy the view. Tofu teriyaki is wonderful, and at lunch it won't break the bank.
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Hoku
4 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Tasty and stylish Hawaiian restaurant at 6th floor restaurant complex at Kamppi mall. Get a window table and enjoy the view. Tofu teriyaki is wonderful, and at lunch it won't break the bank.
Falafel joint 3 blocks away. Open till 5 am on weekends. Halloumi pita for vegetarians, cauliflower pita for vegans are great options.
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Fafa's Iso Roba
2 Iso Roobertinkatu
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Falafel joint 3 blocks away. Open till 5 am on weekends. Halloumi pita for vegetarians, cauliflower pita for vegans are great options.
Taco place a few blocks away. Mostly take away.
Tortilla House - Iso Roobertinkatu 7
7 Iso Roobertinkatu
Taco place a few blocks away. Mostly take away.
Nicely designed bar with ok pizza, DJ every night. Nice club feel on weekend nights.
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Jackie Bar
21 Iso Roobertinkatu
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Nicely designed bar with ok pizza, DJ every night. Nice club feel on weekend nights.
Good thai.
The Red Koi Thai
27 Lönnrotinkatu
Good thai.
Restaurant and lively bar in Kallio. Djs and performances in the evenings. Great seasonal veggie pizza. Their sister restaurant Linko is also good, address Ruusulankatu 3 in Töölö district.
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Tenho Restobar
15 Helsinginkatu
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Restaurant and lively bar in Kallio. Djs and performances in the evenings. Great seasonal veggie pizza. Their sister restaurant Linko is also good, address Ruusulankatu 3 in Töölö district.
Vegan, organic smoothies and sandwiches.
Kippo
14 Mannerheimintie
Vegan, organic smoothies and sandwiches.
Nice café inside the lifestyle shop. Salads and ok lunch.
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Moko Market Café & Store Punavuori
10 Perämiehenkatu
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Nice café inside the lifestyle shop. Salads and ok lunch.
Beautiful building by the sea. Restaurant, bar and public sauna. Their salmon soup is very popular, good cinnamon buns. Great place to work with the Wi-fi, amazing view and fireplace. Sauna needs to be booked in advance. https://cloud.hotellinx.com/Loyly/Home/SetLanguage?lang=EN. Both traditional smoke sauna and normal wood burning stove, swimming in the Baltic all year round 😊
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Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
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Beautiful building by the sea. Restaurant, bar and public sauna. Their salmon soup is very popular, good cinnamon buns. Great place to work with the Wi-fi, amazing view and fireplace. Sauna needs to be booked in advance. https://cloud.hotellinx.com/Loyly/Home/SetLanguage?lang=EN. Both traditional smoke sauna and normal wood burning stove, swimming in the Baltic all year round 😊
Small outdoor café open during warm months. Lovely bakeries and soft ice cream by the sea, watching people walk by.
Café Compass
1 Ehrenströmintie
Small outdoor café open during warm months. Lovely bakeries and soft ice cream by the sea, watching people walk by.
Nice café in old market hall. Wonderful bakeries and nice lunch. They are also in Kamppi at 6th floor restaurant complex.
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Restaurant Story
Eteläranta
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Nice café in old market hall. Wonderful bakeries and nice lunch. They are also in Kamppi at 6th floor restaurant complex.
Good Asian lunch. All the vegan curries are yummy, great tofu.
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Twisted Street Kitchen
58 Fredrikinkatu
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Good Asian lunch. All the vegan curries are yummy, great tofu.
World class Pan Asian fare. Great tasting menus, including vegan menu. Reservation needed. Edit; new location on Arkadiankatu 6
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Farang
6 Arkadiankatu
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World class Pan Asian fare. Great tasting menus, including vegan menu. Reservation needed. Edit; new location on Arkadiankatu 6
Good quality local Italian. Reservation needed.
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Ravintola Il Bucatino
38 Tehtaankatu
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Good quality local Italian. Reservation needed.
Upscale Italian in our block. They also have a café that serves breakfast.
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Osteria & Caffé Ventuno
21 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Upscale Italian in our block. They also have a café that serves breakfast.
Second hand shop with a nice café. Their summer terrace is lovely.
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Relove Freda
25 Fredrikinkatu
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Second hand shop with a nice café. Their summer terrace is lovely.
Great artisan bakery in the next block across the street.
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Gateau Ullanlinna
6 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Great artisan bakery in the next block across the street.
Tiny and popular taco spot 3 blocks away. Nice vegan tacos. Reservation recommended. They also have another spot on Annankatu a short walk away, in case this location happens to be fully booked.
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El Rey
20 Vuorimiehenkatu
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Tiny and popular taco spot 3 blocks away. Nice vegan tacos. Reservation recommended. They also have another spot on Annankatu a short walk away, in case this location happens to be fully booked.
Nice pizza across the street from Taqueria el Rey.
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Alfons' Pizza
35 Vuorimiehenkatu
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Nice pizza across the street from Taqueria el Rey.
Nice neighbourhood bistro 4 blocks down. Great pizzas and salads.
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Pontus
26 Kapteeninkatu
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Nice neighbourhood bistro 4 blocks down. Great pizzas and salads.
Trendy pizza place on Iso-Roba a few blocks away, and also in Töölö. Tasty pizzas, serves wine.
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Daddy Greens
26 Iso Roobertinkatu
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Trendy pizza place on Iso-Roba a few blocks away, and also in Töölö. Tasty pizzas, serves wine.
Great local ice cream. 2/3 of the flavours are vegan. Their coconut ice cream is amazing!
Bus Gelato Helsinki
34 Lönnrotinkatu
Great local ice cream. 2/3 of the flavours are vegan. Their coconut ice cream is amazing!
Good sushi a few streets away.
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Sushibar + Wine
42 Fredrikinkatu
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Good sushi a few streets away.
Great sushi buffet in the area. They also have salads and warm dishes and even dessert, so it's great value for money. Always fresh.
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Haru Plus Sushi
6 Annankatu
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Great sushi buffet in the area. They also have salads and warm dishes and even dessert, so it's great value for money. Always fresh.
Lovely Ethiopian food in Vallila. Vegan plate is yummy. Buffet style lunch, so you get to try different dishes.
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Addis Ethiopian Kitchen
28 Sturenkatu
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Lovely Ethiopian food in Vallila. Vegan plate is yummy. Buffet style lunch, so you get to try different dishes.
Traditional Finnish fare in this artsy restaurant.
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Kosmos
3 Kalevankatu
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Traditional Finnish fare in this artsy restaurant.
Traditional Finnish food and crayfish parties at this island fortress that used to be a cannonball storage. Summertime only.
Ravintola Särkänlinna
Särkkä
Traditional Finnish food and crayfish parties at this island fortress that used to be a cannonball storage. Summertime only.
Upscale, traditionally stylish restaurant serving wonderfully prepared Finnish fare. The restaurant was designed by Alvar Aalto. For those special evenings and people. Reservation needed.
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Restaurant Story
Eteläranta
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Upscale, traditionally stylish restaurant serving wonderfully prepared Finnish fare. The restaurant was designed by Alvar Aalto. For those special evenings and people. Reservation needed.
Nice café by the sea. They also serve hamburgers and falafel etc. Lots of outdoor seating, including rocking chairs and hammocks. Fireplace inside. Closed during winter months.
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Birgitta
2 Hernesaarenranta
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Nice café by the sea. They also serve hamburgers and falafel etc. Lots of outdoor seating, including rocking chairs and hammocks. Fireplace inside. Closed during winter months.
Modern Finnish fare made from local ingredients. The only imported thing they use is salt :) Even the wines and craft beers are local.
Ravintola Skörd
37 Fredrikinkatu
Modern Finnish fare made from local ingredients. The only imported thing they use is salt :) Even the wines and craft beers are local.
Zero waste fine dining in a nice atmosphere. Bar also serves small dishes, if you feel like a drink and nibbles is enough.
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Ravintola Tori
2 Punavuorenkatu
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Zero waste fine dining in a nice atmosphere. Bar also serves small dishes, if you feel like a drink and nibbles is enough.
Great Ramen in the old Hietalahti market hall. The vegan broth with cauliflower is my favourite, and fish lovers love the smoked salmon dashi.
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Fat Ramen
34 Lönnrotinkatu
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Great Ramen in the old Hietalahti market hall. The vegan broth with cauliflower is my favourite, and fish lovers love the smoked salmon dashi.
Japanese food from Okinawa region, a vegan menu.
Latitude 25 - Edomae sushi bar
19 Korkeavuorenkatu
Japanese food from Okinawa region, a vegan menu.
Nice vegan & gluten free restaurant two blocks away. Cosy and relaxed. Great seasonal menus, like wild mushroom menu in the autumn.
Magu
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
Nice vegan & gluten free restaurant two blocks away. Cosy and relaxed. Great seasonal menus, like wild mushroom menu in the autumn.
Great vegan lunch, good value for money.
POBRE Filipino
15 Urho Kekkosen katu
Great vegan lunch, good value for money.
Vegan donut & ice cream shop.
ROUND Punavuori
16 Iso Roobertinkatu
Vegan donut & ice cream shop.
Upscale Thai at St George Hotel. The vegan menu is excellent.
Boon Nam
4 Lönnrotinkatu
Upscale Thai at St George Hotel. The vegan menu is excellent.
Nice local taco shop, excellent chilli sauce bar.
Lopez y Lopez, Punavuori
24 Iso Roobertinkatu
Nice local taco shop, excellent chilli sauce bar.
Cosy café and bakery in Kallio district. Excellent porridge options and homemade bread.
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Way Bakery and Wine Bar
9 Agricolankatu
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Cosy café and bakery in Kallio district. Excellent porridge options and homemade bread.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice places for a drink, or to go dancing.
Nice bar next to restaurant Grotesk. Beautiful building with Djs on weekends. Chilled vibe.
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Artek Helsinki
1 B Keskuskatu
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Nice bar next to restaurant Grotesk. Beautiful building with Djs on weekends. Chilled vibe.
Afro Sundays at Maxine are great. Fiesta Latina and Uptown Friday also great club nights here. In the summer the events are outside at Apollo terrace Fri-Sat-Sun.
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Maxine
1 Urho Kekkosen katu
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Afro Sundays at Maxine are great. Fiesta Latina and Uptown Friday also great club nights here. In the summer the events are outside at Apollo terrace Fri-Sat-Sun.
Nice cocktail lounge in our block. Nibbles from Ventuno kitchen.
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Goldfish Cocktail Bar
21 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Nice cocktail lounge in our block. Nibbles from Ventuno kitchen.
Traditional bar at the rooftop of Hotel Torni. Great views. Edit: Under renovation in the summer of 2021.
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Ateljee Bar
26 Yrjönkatu
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Traditional bar at the rooftop of Hotel Torni. Great views. Edit: Under renovation in the summer of 2021.
Latin Wednesdays, Uptown Fridays, Fiesta Latina Saturdays and Afro Sundays in the summertime. Sundays can get super crowded, so go early!
Apollo Terrace Bar
1 Kalevankatu
Latin Wednesdays, Uptown Fridays, Fiesta Latina Saturdays and Afro Sundays in the summertime. Sundays can get super crowded, so go early!
Nice bar at Esplanad. They also have a restaurant.
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Bronda
20 Eteläesplanadi
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Nice bar at Esplanad. They also have a restaurant.
Nightclub in Esplanad park. Stylish over 25 crowd.
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Resturant Teatern
2 Pohjoisesplanadi
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Nightclub in Esplanad park. Stylish over 25 crowd.
Relaxed international bar with a DJ every night. Small dancefloor gets packed on weekends.
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Aussie Bar
5 Salomonkatu
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Relaxed international bar with a DJ every night. Small dancefloor gets packed on weekends.
Nice club venue at Senate Square. Hiphop many Saturdays and afro on Sundays out at the terrace. Check the schedule.
Valkoinen sali
16-18 Aleksanterinkatu
Nice club venue at Senate Square. Hiphop many Saturdays and afro on Sundays out at the terrace. Check the schedule.
Underground club at a boat in Sörnäinen harbour. Techno, house, dancehall and reggae nights.
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Merikerho
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Underground club at a boat in Sörnäinen harbour. Techno, house, dancehall and reggae nights.
Underground club in Vallila district. Sunday afternoon house music in the courtyard in the summer, techno, house and hiphop clubs and gigs inside on Fridays and Saturdays. Young crowd.
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Ääniwalli
13 Pälkäneentie
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Underground club in Vallila district. Sunday afternoon house music in the courtyard in the summer, techno, house and hiphop clubs and gigs inside on Fridays and Saturdays. Young crowd.
Nice view from the stylish bar upstairs the Clarion hotel. Nice place for a date.
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Clarion Hotel Helsinki
2 Tyynenmerenkatu
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Nice view from the stylish bar upstairs the Clarion hotel. Nice place for a date.
Löyly terrace gets super busy on warm summer days. In the winter it’s nice to sit inside by the fire and drink something warm.
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Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
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Löyly terrace gets super busy on warm summer days. In the winter it’s nice to sit inside by the fire and drink something warm.
Stylish cocktail bar next to Senate square.
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Trillby & Chadwick
Katariinankatu
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Stylish cocktail bar next to Senate square.

Art and things to experience

Fairly new museum of contemporary art. Architecturally interesting structure under the old bus terminal.
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Amos Rex
22-24 Mannerheimintie
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Fairly new museum of contemporary art. Architecturally interesting structure under the old bus terminal.
4 floors of contemporary art, a design shop and a café. Edit: under renovation in 2021.
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Museum för nutidskonst Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
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4 floors of contemporary art, a design shop and a café. Edit: under renovation in 2021.
New central library. Beautifully designed building with workshops for sewing, 3D printing, producing music etc. Several cafés.
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Oodi centralbibliotek
4 Töölönlahdenkatu
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New central library. Beautifully designed building with workshops for sewing, 3D printing, producing music etc. Several cafés.
Pihlajasaari island is a great day trip destination on a sunny day. There's two islands; western one has two beaches, a summer restaurant, places for bbq and a café. The eastern one has a nude beach, a camping area and places for bbq. The boat departs from Café Carousel.
Pihlajasaari
Pihlajasaari island is a great day trip destination on a sunny day. There's two islands; western one has two beaches, a summer restaurant, places for bbq and a café. The eastern one has a nude beach, a camping area and places for bbq. The boat departs from Café Carousel.
Island with a nice restaurant and a sauna. Boat departs from Kauppatori.
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Lonnan sauna
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Island with a nice restaurant and a sauna. Boat departs from Kauppatori.
Sauna by the sea in the back corner of Merihaka. Here men and women bathe separately.
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Kulttuurisauna
17 Hakaniemenranta
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Sauna by the sea in the back corner of Merihaka. Here men and women bathe separately.
Beautiful building by the sea. Restaurant, bar and public sauna. Their salmon soup is very popular, good cinnamon buns. Great place to work with the Wi-fi, amazing view and fireplace. Sauna needs to be booked in advance. https://cloud.hotellinx.com/Loyly/Home/SetLanguage?lang=EN. Both traditional smoke sauna and normal wood burning stove, swimming in the Baltic all year round 😊
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Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
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Beautiful building by the sea. Restaurant, bar and public sauna. Their salmon soup is very popular, good cinnamon buns. Great place to work with the Wi-fi, amazing view and fireplace. Sauna needs to be booked in advance. https://cloud.hotellinx.com/Loyly/Home/SetLanguage?lang=EN. Both traditional smoke sauna and normal wood burning stove, swimming in the Baltic all year round 😊
Outdoor pools and saunas at Kauppatori, under the wheel. They have bars and restaurants as well.
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Allas Sea Pool
2a Katajanokanlaituri
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Outdoor pools and saunas at Kauppatori, under the wheel. They have bars and restaurants as well.
A nice, quiet park behind our block. Bring your blanket and have a nice picnic, or visit the old observatory.
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Tähtitorninvuoren puisto
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A nice, quiet park behind our block. Bring your blanket and have a nice picnic, or visit the old observatory.
Amusement park. Free admission, so you can go and people watch or grab something to eat, even if you are not planning to go on the rides. I love the old roller coaster, though!
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Linnanmäki
1 Tivolikuja
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Amusement park. Free admission, so you can go and people watch or grab something to eat, even if you are not planning to go on the rides. I love the old roller coaster, though!
Beautiful church at Senate Square.
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Helsingfors domkyrka
29 Unioninkatu
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Beautiful church at Senate Square.
Design museum on my street, one block away. Nice café.
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Designmuseet i Helsingfors
23 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Design museum on my street, one block away. Nice café.
Nice little old town an hour away from Helsinki. Cheap Onnibus buses run there regularly (buy ticket on their app), or take a normal bus or the Ms J.L.Runeberg ship in the summer.
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Old Town Of Porvoo
6 Jokikatu
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Nice little old town an hour away from Helsinki. Cheap Onnibus buses run there regularly (buy ticket on their app), or take a normal bus or the Ms J.L.Runeberg ship in the summer.
SUP rental with a small café at Töölönlahti bay.
Hakuna Matata SUP Rental
4 Karamzininranta
SUP rental with a small café at Töölönlahti bay.
Sunday outdoor salsa on Sundays between 6pm and 9pm. Free. Bring your picnic and enjoy the music. Summertime only.
Opera Amphitheatre
Sunday outdoor salsa on Sundays between 6pm and 9pm. Free. Bring your picnic and enjoy the music. Summertime only.
Sepänpuisto playground is the local kids' favourite. In the summer kids get a free soup lunch at noon (Mon-Fri), bring your own tableware. Football field in the summer, and ice skating rink in the winter.
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Tehtaanpuisto
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Sepänpuisto playground is the local kids' favourite. In the summer kids get a free soup lunch at noon (Mon-Fri), bring your own tableware. Football field in the summer, and ice skating rink in the winter.
Old, charming outdoor pool at Kumpula area.
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Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool
1 Allastie
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Old, charming outdoor pool at Kumpula area.
Nuuksio national park has several different treks. There's lakes, bonfires, bbq. They also have camping facilities.
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Nuuksio
84 Nuuksiontie
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Nuuksio national park has several different treks. There's lakes, bonfires, bbq. They also have camping facilities.
You can catch the bus no 24 to Seurasaari. I usually pack a picnic and fry sausages in the open fire after walking around the island. City provides the fire wood. There’s a small kiosk serving hot drinks, bakeries and selling meat sausages for the fire, and a couple of cafés, with pretty unpredictable opening hours 😀
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Seurasaari
15 Seurasaarentie
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You can catch the bus no 24 to Seurasaari. I usually pack a picnic and fry sausages in the open fire after walking around the island. City provides the fire wood. There’s a small kiosk serving hot drinks, bakeries and selling meat sausages for the fire, and a couple of cafés, with pretty unpredictable opening hours 😀
A little island a tiny hop away from the shore. The ferry takes you there in the summer, and there is a bridge during cold months. There’s a small beach, sauna, ice swimming in the winter and a restaurant. In the winter you can island hop from Uunisaari to Liuskasaari and Sirpalesaari, where there is a spot for making a fire on top of the hill with wonderful views.
Norra Ungsholmen
A little island a tiny hop away from the shore. The ferry takes you there in the summer, and there is a bridge during cold months. There’s a small beach, sauna, ice swimming in the winter and a restaurant. In the winter you can island hop from Uunisaari to Liuskasaari and Sirpalesaari, where there is a spot for making a fire on top of the hill with wonderful views.
Two floors of art. Contemporary upstairs and in the studio, traditional downstairs main room.
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Helsingfors konstmuseum
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
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Two floors of art. Contemporary upstairs and in the studio, traditional downstairs main room.
Over 100-year-old fortress island. Great history and hiking, bring your own picnic. Boat ride takes about half an hour from Kauppatori.
Isosaari
Over 100-year-old fortress island. Great history and hiking, bring your own picnic. Boat ride takes about half an hour from Kauppatori.
Wild island 20 min boat ride away that has flourished in a natural state for decades. In the summer of 2021 it’s hosting Helsinki Biennial art exhibition. Little cafés so you don’t need to bring a picnic, just make sure they are open. Boats depart from Kauppatori.
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Vallisaari
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Wild island 20 min boat ride away that has flourished in a natural state for decades. In the summer of 2021 it’s hosting Helsinki Biennial art exhibition. Little cafés so you don’t need to bring a picnic, just make sure they are open. Boats depart from Kauppatori.
Great historical island, excellent for a hike.
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Suomenlinna
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Great historical island, excellent for a hike.
Charming independent cinema and bar. You can book a loveseat, get drinks and nibbles, and enjoy the film.
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RIVIERA
2 Harjukatu
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Charming independent cinema and bar. You can book a loveseat, get drinks and nibbles, and enjoy the film.