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 residents recomanen
Sandro Kallio
17 Kolmas linja
165 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Ravintola Rytmi
2 Toinen linja
45 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Cafe Piritta
12 Eläintarhantie
33 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Cafe Cardemumma
15 LH 99 Kaarlenkatu
26 residents recomanen
Great cakes and good coffee. Also has tables outside in summertime.
One of the best thai food places in Helsinki, reasonable prices!
90 residents recomanen
Lemon Grass
12 Kolmas linja
90 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Regatta
8 Merikannontie
225 residents recomanen
Cute touristy cafe with sitting options outside, good cakes selection and marvellous cocoa;) Open also in winter!
Good falafel and nice atmosphere
49 residents recomanen
Fafa's Iso Roba
2 Iso Roobertinkatu
49 residents recomanen
Good falafel and nice atmosphere
Good and fresh lunch and dinner at Juuri, goes along with its beautiful atmosphere
80 residents recomanen
Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
80 residents recomanen
Good and fresh lunch and dinner at Juuri, goes along with its beautiful atmosphere
Great restaurant, nice atmosphere
16 residents recomanen
Restaurant Ask
8 Vironkatu
16 residents recomanen
Great restaurant, nice atmosphere
Great organic food restaurant for very reasonable price
79 residents recomanen
Silvoplee
3 Toinen linja
79 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Kallion Sävel
2 Hämeentie
30 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Musta Kissa Bar
15 Toinen linja
25 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Pub Sirdie
21 Kolmas linja
24 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
5th Street Bar & Cafe
3-5 Neljäs linja
8 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
69 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Sauna Arla
15 Kaarlenkatu
50 residents recomanen
Cool sauna with nice inner yard and relaxed environment
Art-house cinema
17 residents recomanen
Kino Engel
4 Sofiankatu
17 residents recomanen
Art-house cinema
The famous Sibelius monument
166 residents recomanen
Monument a Sibelius
Mechelininkatu
166 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Latva
9 Pohjoinen Makasiinikatu
14 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art Contemporani Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
384 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Café Tin Tin Tango
7 Töölöntorinkatu
51 residents recomanen
Good brunch at reasonable price and - has washing machines;) So have a breakfast and wash Your clothes - 2 in 1;)
Cinema
23 residents recomanen
Finnkino Kinopalatsi Helsinki
2 Kaisaniemenkatu
23 residents recomanen
Cinema
Cinema
135 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art d'Hèlsinki
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
135 residents recomanen
Cinema
Good gigs, good crowd
128 residents recomanen
Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
128 residents recomanen
Good gigs, good crowd
A beautiful church in beautiful district - worth to walk around here
13 residents recomanen
Església de Sant Joan
12 Korkeavuorenkatu
13 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Linnanmaki
1 Tivolikuja
220 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Estadi Olímpic de Helsinki
1 Paavo Nurmen tie
75 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool
1 Allastie
47 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Musiikkitalo
Töölönlahdenkatu
29 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Ateneu
2 Kaivokatu
253 residents recomanen
Museum of Art
A nice walk in the botanical garden, free entrance
39 residents recomanen
Jardí botànic de Kaisaniemi
2 Kaisaniemenranta
39 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Jardí d'hivern d'Hèlsinki
1 A Hammarskjöldintie
41 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Norra Esplanaden
Pohjoisesplanadi
12 residents recomanen
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
56 residents recomanen
Plaça del Senat
56 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Mercat de Hakaniemi
1 Hämeentie
185 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
Siwa Wallininkuja / Kallio
7 Wallininkuja
6 residents recomanen
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 residents recomanen
West Terminal 2
14 Tyynenmerenkatu
18 residents recomanen
Tallink and Eckerö Line ferries operate from here to Tallinn and Stockholm
Viking Line ferry operates from here to Tallinn
13 residents recomanen
Katajanokan terminaali - Katajanokka Terminal
8 Katajanokanlaituri
13 residents recomanen
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;)