Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
Great Italian food with a twist. Best to go on Fridays, as they always have a special burger for lunch.
Bacco
18 LönnrotinkatuGreat Italian food with a twist. Best to go on Fridays, as they always have a special burger for lunch.
NAUGHTY BRGR
13 LönnrotinkatuAmazing burgers!
One of the more iconic Finnish cafes. Tiny oldschool wooden cafe surrounded by growing city.
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Cafe Mutteri
2 LauttasaarentieOne of the more iconic Finnish cafes. Tiny oldschool wooden cafe surrounded by growing city.
An adorable tiny cafe by the water! Sort of a hidden spot in Helsinki.
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Regatta
8 MerikannontieAn adorable tiny cafe by the water! Sort of a hidden spot in Helsinki.
Great food, great drinks, and an amazing location. This restaurant / bar also has a sauna, so you can get that full Finnish experience.
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Löyly Helsinki
4 HernesaarenrantaGreat food, great drinks, and an amazing location. This restaurant / bar also has a sauna, so you can get that full Finnish experience.
Café Ursula
3 EhrenströmintieCozy cafe by the water.
Dine on an island. A pizza restaurant a boat ride away from Helsinki city. A boat takes people to the island every 30min during the day.
However, beware of the seagulls!
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Ravintola Skiffer Liuskaluoto
Dine on an island. A pizza restaurant a boat ride away from Helsinki city. A boat takes people to the island every 30min during the day.
However, beware of the seagulls!
A beautiful and a bit fancy restaurant in a historical island, for a day getaway, while staying in the city.
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Seurasaari
15 SeurasaarentieA beautiful and a bit fancy restaurant in a historical island, for a day getaway, while staying in the city.
Drinks & Nightlife
Probably the best known Helsinki electronic music club. Perfect for techno lovers.
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Kaiku
4 KaikukatuProbably the best known Helsinki electronic music club. Perfect for techno lovers.
A huge summer party complex in Helsinki, where you can feel as if you run away from the city to a holiday resort for a day.
Bars, dancing area, DJs, live music, street food, water activities and etc.
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Hernesaaren Ranta
6 HernesaarenrantaA huge summer party complex in Helsinki, where you can feel as if you run away from the city to a holiday resort for a day.
Bars, dancing area, DJs, live music, street food, water activities and etc.
A cool event venue, especially for electronic music fans. The venue is not open every Friday and Saturday, so check before going. However, during summer time it is known to have Sunday parties from 3pm till late, called VUM.
68 Einheimische empfehlen
Ääniwalli
13 PälkäneentieA cool event venue, especially for electronic music fans. The venue is not open every Friday and Saturday, so check before going. However, during summer time it is known to have Sunday parties from 3pm till late, called VUM.
Shopping
Small shopping mall 10min walk from my apartment. Has few grocery shops, restaurants, pharmacy, health shop, Alko (alcohol shop), R-kiosk.
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Lauttis
28 LauttasaarentieSmall shopping mall 10min walk from my apartment. Has few grocery shops, restaurants, pharmacy, health shop, Alko (alcohol shop), R-kiosk.
Getting Around
Lauttasaaren silta station
Busses 20, 21, 112N, 192T, 20N
Closest metro station. A couple stops away from the center.
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Drumsö metrostation
Closest metro station. A couple stops away from the center.
Parks & Nature
A beautiful national park, which can be reached via public transport. Perfect for short and long hikes, camping and relaxing in the nature.
You can check your route by going to reittiopas.fi/en
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Nuuksio
A beautiful national park, which can be reached via public transport. Perfect for short and long hikes, camping and relaxing in the nature.
You can check your route by going to reittiopas.fi/en
Great place to spend a day in. Beautiful historical island in Finland. Beautiful nature.
Highly recommend visiting Seurasaari Revintola for lunch or dinner.
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Seurasaari
15 SeurasaarentieGreat place to spend a day in. Beautiful historical island in Finland. Beautiful nature.
Highly recommend visiting Seurasaari Revintola for lunch or dinner.