Guidebook for Helsingfors

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Guidebook for Helsingfors

Food Scene

Tasty Thai-food next to the apartment. Each dish is very different. Couldn't recommend enough. Go frequently.
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Pinto B'Staurant
3 Vilhonvuorenkatu
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Tasty Thai-food next to the apartment. Each dish is very different. Couldn't recommend enough. Go frequently.
Fresh falafel's, finest pitas and more
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Fafa's Kallio
10 Vilhonvuorenkatu
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Fresh falafel's, finest pitas and more
Luckiefun's Restaurant Sörnäinen
7-9 Vilhonvuorenkatu
A popular restaurant in the Kallio neighbourhood, Tenho Restobar is especially famous for its pizzas. Menu contains also vegan food, salads, burgers ja meet and fish dishes. Also live music.
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Tenho Restobar
15 Helsinginkatu
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A popular restaurant in the Kallio neighbourhood, Tenho Restobar is especially famous for its pizzas. Menu contains also vegan food, salads, burgers ja meet and fish dishes. Also live music.
Cutest bakery in Helsinki. Must go and see! Friday9–17 Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Monday9–17 Tuesday9–17 Wednesday9–17 Thursday9–17
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Avikainen
10 Franzeninkatu
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Cutest bakery in Helsinki. Must go and see! Friday9–17 Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Monday9–17 Tuesday9–17 Wednesday9–17 Thursday9–17
Super cozy café. Cinamon buns smell so nice that it should be a crime not to try them! A must go to place in Helsinki!
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Regatta
8 Merikannontie
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Super cozy café. Cinamon buns smell so nice that it should be a crime not to try them! A must go to place in Helsinki!
A small but popular kebab restaurant in Kallio that serves also vegetarian kebab.
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Döner Harju
23 Fleminginkatu
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A small but popular kebab restaurant in Kallio that serves also vegetarian kebab.
Over the years Silvoplee has become a real legend among vegetarian restaurants. The buffet features dozens of alternatives, and you pay according to how much your plate weighs. You can also enjoy coffee and delicious raw cakes!
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Silvoplee
3 Toinen linja
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Over the years Silvoplee has become a real legend among vegetarian restaurants. The buffet features dozens of alternatives, and you pay according to how much your plate weighs. You can also enjoy coffee and delicious raw cakes!
Just Vege is a fun fast Middle Eastern inspired food restaurant in Kallio. Just Vege claims to serve the best falafel in town, and there’s no reason to doubt it. The falafel is gluten free and made to order.
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Just Vege
15 Vaasankatu
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Just Vege is a fun fast Middle Eastern inspired food restaurant in Kallio. Just Vege claims to serve the best falafel in town, and there’s no reason to doubt it. The falafel is gluten free and made to order.
Fast delicious vege food.
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Ravintola Soi Soi
9 Vaasankatu
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Fast delicious vege food.
Public sauna and restaurant complex in Hernesaari district on the southern tip of Helsinki. The complex includes a traditional Finnish smoke sauna, two other wood-heated saunas, a year-round terrace and a restaurant. It is possible to take a swim in the sea, also in winter.
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Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
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Public sauna and restaurant complex in Hernesaari district on the southern tip of Helsinki. The complex includes a traditional Finnish smoke sauna, two other wood-heated saunas, a year-round terrace and a restaurant. It is possible to take a swim in the sea, also in winter.
A laid back restaurant serving eg. home made meatballs as well as other comfort food.
Ravintola Alppitori
15 Kirstinkatu
A laid back restaurant serving eg. home made meatballs as well as other comfort food.
Teurastamo Helsinki is a melting pot of food and urban culture. Currently there are a dozen active businesses operating in the Teurastamo area, ranging from restaurants to urban events, from a business college to a coffee roastery and from a distillery to a pasta factory.
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Teurastamo
2 Työpajankatu
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Teurastamo Helsinki is a melting pot of food and urban culture. Currently there are a dozen active businesses operating in the Teurastamo area, ranging from restaurants to urban events, from a business college to a coffee roastery and from a distillery to a pasta factory.
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Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 Kalevankatu
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Good breakfast from Monday to Friday at 7:30-10:30 am. 13,90 €
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Karl Fazer Café
3 Kluuvikatu
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Good breakfast from Monday to Friday at 7:30-10:30 am. 13,90 €
Grill food, coffee and sweets - and everything vegan!
Jänö - vegaaninen lippakioski
12 Museokatu
Grill food, coffee and sweets - and everything vegan!

Drinks & Nightlife

Berlin style bar. A great place to take the first drinks and maybe the last ones too.
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Pub Magneetti Vallila
20 Mäkelänkatu
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Berlin style bar. A great place to take the first drinks and maybe the last ones too.
A small, cozy and atmospheric place.
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Pikku-Vallila
19 Vallilantie
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A small, cozy and atmospheric place.
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Bar Molotow
29 Vaasankatu
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Wino is a proper winebar in the heart of Kallio. Selections consists mainly of organic wines from small producers.
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Wino
11 Fleminginkatu
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Wino is a proper winebar in the heart of Kallio. Selections consists mainly of organic wines from small producers.
This place is one of the best clubs for house and techno music styles in Helsinki.
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Kaiku
4 Kaikukatu
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This place is one of the best clubs for house and techno music styles in Helsinki.
Great for Raves and long nights.
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Ääniwalli
13 Pälkäneentie
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Great for Raves and long nights.
An underground live club with cult status.
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Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
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An underground live club with cult status.

Arts & Culture

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum.
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
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Kiasma is a contemporary art museum.
Design Museum is a museum in Helsinki devoted to the exhibition of both Finnish and foreign design, including industrial design, fashion, and graphic design.
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Museo del Diseño de Helsinki
23 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Design Museum is a museum in Helsinki devoted to the exhibition of both Finnish and foreign design, including industrial design, fashion, and graphic design.
Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland.
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Ateneum
2 Kaivokatu
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Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland.
Kunsthalle Helsinki is an art exhibition venue in the Etu-Töölö district in Helsinki. The Kunsthalle doesn't have own collections but hosts 7–8 major exhibitions a year from outside collections, focusing mainly on contemporary art but also featuring design and architecture exhibitions.
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Kunsthalle Helsinki
3 Nervanderinkatu
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Kunsthalle Helsinki is an art exhibition venue in the Etu-Töölö district in Helsinki. The Kunsthalle doesn't have own collections but hosts 7–8 major exhibitions a year from outside collections, focusing mainly on contemporary art but also featuring design and architecture exhibitions.
Helsinki Art Museum, abbreviated as HAM, is an art museum in Helsinki. It is located in Tennispalatsi in Kamppi. The museum is owned and operated by the city of Helsinki. It looks after the city's art collection, containing over 9,000 works. Nearly half of these are on display in public places such as parks, streets, schools and libraries. The art museum hosts a small permanent exhibition of the works of Tove Jansson, including two large frescoes originally created for the restaurant of Helsinki City Hall
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Museo de Arte de Helsinki
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
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Helsinki Art Museum, abbreviated as HAM, is an art museum in Helsinki. It is located in Tennispalatsi in Kamppi. The museum is owned and operated by the city of Helsinki. It looks after the city's art collection, containing over 9,000 works. Nearly half of these are on display in public places such as parks, streets, schools and libraries. The art museum hosts a small permanent exhibition of the works of Tove Jansson, including two large frescoes originally created for the restaurant of Helsinki City Hall
In January 2013, Sorbus opened a small art space at Vaasankatu in Helsinki. Sorbus introduces young contemporary art from different fields of art.
Sorbus
15 Vaasankatu
In January 2013, Sorbus opened a small art space at Vaasankatu in Helsinki. Sorbus introduces young contemporary art from different fields of art.
"Kalleria" is a small gallery and introduces young contemporary art from different fields of art.
Kalleria
10 Kaarlenkatu
"Kalleria" is a small gallery and introduces young contemporary art from different fields of art.
The Museum of Finnish Architecture is an architectural museum in Helsinki, Finland. The museum has large collections of drawings, photographs and architectural scale models. It also has its own library and bookstore. The museum organises exhibitions on both Finnish and foreign architecture as well as exhibitions on Finnish architecture for touring abroad.
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Museum of Finnish Architecture (Arkkitehtuurimuseo)
24 Kasarmikatu
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The Museum of Finnish Architecture is an architectural museum in Helsinki, Finland. The museum has large collections of drawings, photographs and architectural scale models. It also has its own library and bookstore. The museum organises exhibitions on both Finnish and foreign architecture as well as exhibitions on Finnish architecture for touring abroad.

Entertainment & Activities

Tennispalatsi is an enclosed cultural and recreational center in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland. It houses a Finnkino multiplex movie theatre, the Helsinki City Art Museum, the Museum of Cultures, and small shops.
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Tennispalatsi
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Tennispalatsi is an enclosed cultural and recreational center in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland. It houses a Finnkino multiplex movie theatre, the Helsinki City Art Museum, the Museum of Cultures, and small shops.
Kotiharju Sauna in the Kallio district is the last remaining wood-heated local sauna in the city where you can also enjoy a massage or try the ancient remedy of cupping.
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Kotiharjun Sauna
1 Harjutorinkatu
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Kotiharju Sauna in the Kallio district is the last remaining wood-heated local sauna in the city where you can also enjoy a massage or try the ancient remedy of cupping.
Built in 1928, Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall is the oldest public swimming hall in Finland. The architecture of the building is historically and artistically noteworthy, representing a fine example of Classicism. There are separate swimming sessions for men and women, with bathers having the choice of whether to wear a swimming costume or not. The option to wear a swimming costume became available from September 2001. On the second floor you'll find a steam sauna as well as wood and electrically heated saunas. Between swimming and sauna on the 2nd floor you can relax in your own cabin and enjoy the delicious menu of Café Yrjö.
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Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
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Built in 1928, Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall is the oldest public swimming hall in Finland. The architecture of the building is historically and artistically noteworthy, representing a fine example of Classicism. There are separate swimming sessions for men and women, with bathers having the choice of whether to wear a swimming costume or not. The option to wear a swimming costume became available from September 2001. On the second floor you'll find a steam sauna as well as wood and electrically heated saunas. Between swimming and sauna on the 2nd floor you can relax in your own cabin and enjoy the delicious menu of Café Yrjö.

Essentials

A cheap grocery store
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lidl Sörnäinen
33 Hämeentie
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A cheap grocery store
grocery store
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S-market Vaasanhalli
1 Helsinginkatu
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grocery store
grocery store
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Alepa Hämeentie
25 Hämeentie
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grocery store
The nearest pharmacy
Kalasataman apteekki
5 Hermannin rantatie
The nearest pharmacy
grocery store
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K-market Sörkka
31 Hämeentie
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grocery store
The nearest liquor store
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Alko Helsinki Kallio
15 Helsinginkatu
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The nearest liquor store

Sightseeing

Suomenlinna is an inhabited sea fortress. A UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site.
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Suomenlinna
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Suomenlinna is an inhabited sea fortress. A UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site.
The National Library of Finland is not just a library, it is also a sight and a cultural destination where exhibitions and cultural events take place. The Library's main building is designed by architect C.L. Engel 1836 and was built in 1840-45.
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The National Library of Finland
36 Unioninkatu
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The National Library of Finland is not just a library, it is also a sight and a cultural destination where exhibitions and cultural events take place. The Library's main building is designed by architect C.L. Engel 1836 and was built in 1840-45.
The Cathedral, by Carl Ludvig Engel, rising on the northern side of the Senate Square is the stage of national and academic festive services and one of the most popular tourist sights. The church is part of Helsinki's Empire era centre and a landmark for those arriving by sea. It has become the symbol of the whole of Helsinki.
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Catedral de Helsinki
29 Unioninkatu
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The Cathedral, by Carl Ludvig Engel, rising on the northern side of the Senate Square is the stage of national and academic festive services and one of the most popular tourist sights. The church is part of Helsinki's Empire era centre and a landmark for those arriving by sea. It has become the symbol of the whole of Helsinki.
The Kaisa House functions as the Main Library of Helsinki University. The house has gathered several architectural awards and is a stunning example of modern library architecture. It has an curvilinear brick facade. Architects AOA (2012). Cafe Gaudeamus Kirja & Kahvi.
Kaisa Library
30 Fabianinkatu
The Kaisa House functions as the Main Library of Helsinki University. The house has gathered several architectural awards and is a stunning example of modern library architecture. It has an curvilinear brick facade. Architects AOA (2012). Cafe Gaudeamus Kirja & Kahvi.
The redbrick library building that stands proudly at the end of Porthaninkatu marks the centre of the Kallio district. The fourth oldest library building in Finland represents late-Jugend (Art Nouveau) architecture with numerous Classical influences.
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Kallion Kirjasto
11 Viides linja
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The redbrick library building that stands proudly at the end of Porthaninkatu marks the centre of the Kallio district. The fourth oldest library building in Finland represents late-Jugend (Art Nouveau) architecture with numerous Classical influences.
To get to the top of the “Tower” you have to ride the elevator up to the 13th floor of the Torni hotel and then climb the narrow spiral staircase up to the rooftop bar. There you will find terraces on both sides offering spectacular views over Helsinki. The Ateljee Bar is a true Helsinki classic where you can enjoy a coffee after dinner or drinks with friends.
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Restaurant Torni
5 Kalevankatu
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To get to the top of the “Tower” you have to ride the elevator up to the 13th floor of the Torni hotel and then climb the narrow spiral staircase up to the rooftop bar. There you will find terraces on both sides offering spectacular views over Helsinki. The Ateljee Bar is a true Helsinki classic where you can enjoy a coffee after dinner or drinks with friends.

Parks & Nature

'Mustikkamaa' is an outdoor area and folk park. 10 mins walk from the apartment.
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Mustikkamaan uimaranta
1 Mustikkamaanpolku
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'Mustikkamaa' is an outdoor area and folk park. 10 mins walk from the apartment.