Guidebook for Helsingfors

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Guidebook for Helsingfors

Food Scene

The smallest and most likely cutest bakery in Helsinki. Their focaccia is super-delicious!
Helsinki Homemade Bakery
6 Cygnaeuksenkatu
The smallest and most likely cutest bakery in Helsinki. Their focaccia is super-delicious!
Great breakfast!
29 residents recomanen
Levain
29-31 Kankurinkatu
29 residents recomanen
Great breakfast!
Easy-going pizza restaurant, short but versatile menu (also vegan pizza available).
31 residents recomanen
Linko PizzaBar
5 Ruusulankatu
31 residents recomanen
Easy-going pizza restaurant, short but versatile menu (also vegan pizza available).
New York -style pizza <3
18 residents recomanen
Daddy Greens Pizzabar Töölö
3 Humalistonkatu
18 residents recomanen
New York -style pizza <3
Small café serving their own micro-roastery coffee, highly recommended if you're into artisan coffee.
58 residents recomanen
Good Life Coffee Oy
17 Kolmas linja
58 residents recomanen
Small café serving their own micro-roastery coffee, highly recommended if you're into artisan coffee.
Lovely little café, micro roastery coffees and raw cakes available. Great breakfast too!
16 residents recomanen
Andante coffee shop
20 Fredrikinkatu
16 residents recomanen
Lovely little café, micro roastery coffees and raw cakes available. Great breakfast too!
Especially worth visiting because of the cocktails. Often nice high energy atmosphere during the weekend evenings/nights.
24 residents recomanen
Bronda
20 Eteläesplanadi
24 residents recomanen
Especially worth visiting because of the cocktails. Often nice high energy atmosphere during the weekend evenings/nights.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great, great cocktails!
Runar
6 Fabianinkatu
Great, great cocktails!
Helsinki Distilling Company is the only distillery in Helsinki. Located in the old abattoir-area where there are some other hip places to visit. Check their website and book a tour! They have a super nice bar as well where to enjoy delicious cocktails. www.hdco.fi
Helsinki Distilling Company
2a Työpajankatu
Helsinki Distilling Company is the only distillery in Helsinki. Located in the old abattoir-area where there are some other hip places to visit. Check their website and book a tour! They have a super nice bar as well where to enjoy delicious cocktails. www.hdco.fi
Check their clubs at www.kuudeslinja.com
128 residents recomanen
Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
128 residents recomanen
Check their clubs at www.kuudeslinja.com
Check their clubs at www.clubkaiku.fi
140 residents recomanen
Kaiku
4 Kaikukatu
140 residents recomanen
Check their clubs at www.clubkaiku.fi
If you're up for a classic cocktail or a tasty G&T.
14 residents recomanen
The Bull & The Firm
2 Kulmavuorenkatu
14 residents recomanen
If you're up for a classic cocktail or a tasty G&T.

Sightseeing

The old sea fortress is a lovely picnic place in the summertime. Take a ferry from the market square.
430 residents recomanen
Suomenlinna
430 residents recomanen
The old sea fortress is a lovely picnic place in the summertime. Take a ferry from the market square.
Spectacular monument, worth seeing!
166 residents recomanen
Monument a Sibelius
Mechelininkatu
166 residents recomanen
Spectacular monument, worth seeing!
This church is built inside a rock. If you like to experience architectural sights, this is the place to see.
258 residents recomanen
Església de Temppeliaukio
3 Lutherinkatu
258 residents recomanen
This church is built inside a rock. If you like to experience architectural sights, this is the place to see.

Arts & Culture

Provides a glimpse to the local history. Beautiful building and ceiling frescos painted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
107 residents recomanen
The National Museum of Finland
34 Mannerheimintie
107 residents recomanen
Provides a glimpse to the local history. Beautiful building and ceiling frescos painted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
Museum of contemporary art. Worth visiting!
384 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art Contemporani Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
384 residents recomanen
Museum of contemporary art. Worth visiting!
Often great exhibitions, check programme at www.taidehalli.fi
41 residents recomanen
Kunsthalle Helsinki
3 Nervanderinkatu
41 residents recomanen
Often great exhibitions, check programme at www.taidehalli.fi
Korjaamo has restaurants, small movie theater and from time to time cool weekend markets. Check www.korjaamo.fi
41 residents recomanen
Centre cultural Korjaamo
51 B Töölönkatu
41 residents recomanen
Korjaamo has restaurants, small movie theater and from time to time cool weekend markets. Check www.korjaamo.fi

Shopping

Relove is a café & fleamarket next to Töölöntori square. Locally produced food, also vegan and gluten-free.
24 residents recomanen
Relove Töölöntori
6 Sandelsinkatu
24 residents recomanen
Relove is a café & fleamarket next to Töölöntori square. Locally produced food, also vegan and gluten-free.
Stockmann department store has a wide variety of brands and products, also a grocery store and a liquor store downstairs. Check the roof terrace (summer time only).
256 residents recomanen
Stockmann Helsingin keskusta
52 Aleksanterinkatu
256 residents recomanen
Stockmann department store has a wide variety of brands and products, also a grocery store and a liquor store downstairs. Check the roof terrace (summer time only).
You can purchase wine and spirits only from Alko-stores (beer and cider is sold in grocery stores too). Limited opening hours, not open on Sundays.
7 residents recomanen
Alko Oy
4 Sandelsinkatu
7 residents recomanen
You can purchase wine and spirits only from Alko-stores (beer and cider is sold in grocery stores too). Limited opening hours, not open on Sundays.
In the old market hall you can find local food, fresh fish and a tiny liquor store. Or just have lunch. Beautiful old interiors.
30 residents recomanen
Covered Market
30 residents recomanen
In the old market hall you can find local food, fresh fish and a tiny liquor store. Or just have lunch. Beautiful old interiors.

Essentials

Here you can find basics like milk, bread and cheese.
12 residents recomanen
Alepa Hesperiagatan
5 Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu
12 residents recomanen
Here you can find basics like milk, bread and cheese.
This is a larger super market with good variety of groceries. Fresh fish & meat available (not on Sundays though).
45 residents recomanen
K-Supermarket Kamppi
1 Urho Kekkosen katu
45 residents recomanen
This is a larger super market with good variety of groceries. Fresh fish & meat available (not on Sundays though).

Parks & Nature

Töölönlahti, Töölö Bay, is a park area by the water. Nice to have a walk or go jogging. Beautiful old wooden villas and cafés. During summer time you can rent sup boards and have an ice cream.
97 residents recomanen
Toloviken
97 residents recomanen
Töölönlahti, Töölö Bay, is a park area by the water. Nice to have a walk or go jogging. Beautiful old wooden villas and cafés. During summer time you can rent sup boards and have an ice cream.
Walk along the sea shore, stop for a coffee, glass of champagne or even for sauna.
189 residents recomanen
Kaivopuisto
189 residents recomanen
Walk along the sea shore, stop for a coffee, glass of champagne or even for sauna.
This is where I go jogging. Peaceful area except on a sunny summer day when the beach is popular.
13 residents recomanen
Sandudd
13 residents recomanen
This is where I go jogging. Peaceful area except on a sunny summer day when the beach is popular.
Summer tip: cute little island close to the centre. An old military area opened to public a couple of years ago. Sauna, restaurant and often live music.
40 residents recomanen
Lonnan sauna
40 residents recomanen
Summer tip: cute little island close to the centre. An old military area opened to public a couple of years ago. Sauna, restaurant and often live music.
Seurasaari is an outdoor museum / park. You can explore how people lived back in the days and have a nice walk in the park at the same time. Highly recommended!
174 residents recomanen
Seurasaari
15 Seurasaarentie
174 residents recomanen
Seurasaari is an outdoor museum / park. You can explore how people lived back in the days and have a nice walk in the park at the same time. Highly recommended!