Guidebook for Helsinki

Simo & Liisa
Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

Traditional, abundant Finnish dishes. Enjoyed for decades by locals, such as the former president Tarja Halonen.
53 residents recomanen
Cella
15 Fleminginkatu
53 residents recomanen
Traditional, abundant Finnish dishes. Enjoyed for decades by locals, such as the former president Tarja Halonen.
118 residents recomanen
Döner Harju
23 Fleminginkatu
118 residents recomanen
Simple and delicious food for lunch or dinner, authentic Ukranian keepers
7 residents recomanen
Pelmenit
7 Kustaankatu
7 residents recomanen
Simple and delicious food for lunch or dinner, authentic Ukranian keepers
Thai food
28 residents recomanen
Tuk Tuk
19 Vaasankatu
28 residents recomanen
Thai food
Bakery for take away or eat in
Fazer Food Services Oy
15 Elimäenkatu
Bakery for take away or eat in
Delicious pastries and such. Especially the brunch on Sundays (not summer time).
26 residents recomanen
Cafe Cardemumma
15 LH 99 Kaarlenkatu
26 residents recomanen
Delicious pastries and such. Especially the brunch on Sundays (not summer time).
Nice bay-side restaurant with a outdoor terrace and good brunch served on the weekends.
33 residents recomanen
Cafe Piritta
12 Eläintarhantie
33 residents recomanen
Nice bay-side restaurant with a outdoor terrace and good brunch served on the weekends.
Great but small sushi restaurant! Often quite packed but great for take-away meals.
10 residents recomanen
Mikura Sushi
13 Viipurinkatu
10 residents recomanen
Great but small sushi restaurant! Often quite packed but great for take-away meals.
Nearest fast food place that is open 24/7.
35 residents recomanen
McDonald's
6 Satamaradankatu
35 residents recomanen
Nearest fast food place that is open 24/7.
Nice cafe / restaurant by the Brahe sports fields. Serves salads, antipasti, pasta, desserts and a few other dishes... as well as coffee.
6 residents recomanen
Kahvila-Ravintola Nuppu
12 Läntinen Brahenkatu
6 residents recomanen
Nice cafe / restaurant by the Brahe sports fields. Serves salads, antipasti, pasta, desserts and a few other dishes... as well as coffee.
Similar to 7-eleven, sells e.g. SIM cards, small snacks and drinks.
63 residents recomanen
R-kioski
22 Munkkiniemen puistotie
63 residents recomanen
Similar to 7-eleven, sells e.g. SIM cards, small snacks and drinks.
Delicious and affordable Russian restaurant serving blinis, pelmenis etc.
15 residents recomanen
BLINIt
9 Sturenkatu
15 residents recomanen
Delicious and affordable Russian restaurant serving blinis, pelmenis etc.

Parks & Nature

Scenic walk around the bay. You can spot the opera house, Alvar Aalto's Finlandia house, charming artist villas, summer cafes, urban joggers and picnicers. Supping is a recommendable activity.
97 residents recomanen
Toloviken
97 residents recomanen
Scenic walk around the bay. You can spot the opera house, Alvar Aalto's Finlandia house, charming artist villas, summer cafes, urban joggers and picnicers. Supping is a recommendable activity.
Large, lively park with water ponds. People come here for meet each other, picnics, slack lining, juggling, listening to music, sometimes for the whole day. There are free festivals and concerts in the summer.
46 residents recomanen
Alppipuisto
Viipurinkatu
46 residents recomanen
Large, lively park with water ponds. People come here for meet each other, picnics, slack lining, juggling, listening to music, sometimes for the whole day. There are free festivals and concerts in the summer.
Helsinki central park, more like an urban forest. Perfect for walking, jogging, running, horse riding, relaxing, and purifying your lungs. Tens of kilometers of jogging trails.
111 residents recomanen
Central Park
111 residents recomanen
Helsinki central park, more like an urban forest. Perfect for walking, jogging, running, horse riding, relaxing, and purifying your lungs. Tens of kilometers of jogging trails.

Drinks & Nightlife

For the beer selection
22 residents recomanen
William K. Kurvi
2 Helsinginkatu
22 residents recomanen
For the beer selection
A local favourite, some have probably not left the bar for a couple of decades, ask them :)
11 residents recomanen
Ravintola Roskapankki
20 Helsinginkatu
11 residents recomanen
A local favourite, some have probably not left the bar for a couple of decades, ask them :)
A nice small bar that recently appeared in a TV show 'Kynsin hampain'
40 residents recomanen
Rupla
16 Helsinginkatu
40 residents recomanen
A nice small bar that recently appeared in a TV show 'Kynsin hampain'
For beers
11 residents recomanen
Olutravintola Hilpeä Hauki
7 Vaasankatu
11 residents recomanen
For beers
This place doubles as a popular, bohemian bar at night and a great lunch place on day time. Check out the brunch on Saturdays.
119 residents recomanen
Onda
13 b Hämeentie
119 residents recomanen
This place doubles as a popular, bohemian bar at night and a great lunch place on day time. Check out the brunch on Saturdays.
Good bar and nightlife, popular among the locals.
30 residents recomanen
Bar Loosister
50 Hämeentie
30 residents recomanen
Good bar and nightlife, popular among the locals.

Entertainment & Activities

Entry to the area is free so you may stroll around and soak in the atmosphere. There are free concerts every once in a while in the summer, and a light show in September.
220 residents recomanen
Linnanmaki
1 Tivolikuja
220 residents recomanen
Entry to the area is free so you may stroll around and soak in the atmosphere. There are free concerts every once in a while in the summer, and a light show in September.
Traditional public sauna which is worth experiencing.
151 residents recomanen
Kotiharjun Sauna
1 Harjutorinkatu
151 residents recomanen
Traditional public sauna which is worth experiencing.
A public sauna that has been there since 1929.
50 residents recomanen
Sauna Arla
15 Kaarlenkatu
50 residents recomanen
A public sauna that has been there since 1929.

Essentials

The nearest grocery store.
65 residents recomanen
S-market Vallila
11 Aleksis Kiven katu
65 residents recomanen
The nearest grocery store.
The government monitored alcohol store (the regular supermarkets only sell alcohol up to vol 4.7 %)
31 residents recomanen
Alko Helsinki Kallio
15 Helsinginkatu
31 residents recomanen
The government monitored alcohol store (the regular supermarkets only sell alcohol up to vol 4.7 %)
Nearest pharmacy.
7 residents recomanen
Flemingin apteekki
2 B Firdonkatu
7 residents recomanen
Nearest pharmacy.
The nearest gas station.
Shell
2 Itäinen Brahenkatu
The nearest gas station.