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Interiors of a church, Temppeliaukion Kirkko, Helsinki, Finland

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Overview

Entwined with the Baltic's bays, inlets and islands, Helsinki's boulevards and backstreets overflow with magnificent architecture, intriguing drinking and dining venues and groundbreaking design.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) Fortress in Helsinki, Finland

    Suomenlinna

    Helsinki

    Suomenlinna, the 鈥榝ortress of Finland鈥�, straddles a cluster of car-free islands connected by bridges. This Unesco World Heritage site was originally built鈥�

  • Finland, Helsinki, main entrance of the Ateneum Art Museum

    Ateneum

    Helsinki

    Occupying a palatial 1887 neo-Renaissance building, Finland鈥檚 premier art gallery offers a crash course in the nation鈥檚 art. It houses Finnish paintings鈥�

  • Kansallismuseo

    Kansallismuseo

    Helsinki

    Built in National Romantic art nouveau style and opened in 1916, Finland鈥檚 premier historical museum looks a bit like a Gothic church with its heavy鈥�

  • Seurasaaren Ulkomuseo

    Seurasaaren Ulkomuseo

    Helsinki

    Situated 5.5km northwest of the city centre, this excellent island-set museum has a collection of 87 historic wooden buildings transferred here from鈥�

  • Kiasma

    Kiasma

    Helsinki

    One in a series of elegant, contemporary buildings in this part of town, curvaceous, metallic Kiasma, designed by Steven Holl and finished in 1998, is a鈥�

  • Amos Rex

    Amos Rex

    Helsinki

    Set beneath the iconic 1936 Lasipalatsi building, art museum Amos Rex opened in 2018. Sweeping staircases take you below ground to the exhibition halls鈥�

  • Kajsaniemi

    Kajsaniemi

    Helsinki

    Rambling over 4 hectares in the city centre alongside the north harbour, T枚枚l枚nlahti, Helsinki's botanic gardens are filled with plants from Finland and鈥�

  • Helsingin Kaupunginmuseo

    Helsingin Kaupunginmuseo

    Helsinki

    This museum complex spreads over five buildings from different eras, including Sederholmin talo, Helsinki鈥檚 oldest central building (dating from 1757 and鈥�

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Juxtaposing old-school Nordic tranquillity and modern European dynamism, Helsinki is a fascinating city to explore. Here are the top things to do.

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