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!
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Levain
29-31 Kankurinkatu
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Great breakfast!
Easy-going pizza restaurant, short but versatile menu (also vegan pizza available).
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Linko PizzaBar
5 Ruusulankatu
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Easy-going pizza restaurant, short but versatile menu (also vegan pizza available).
New York -style pizza <3
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Daddy Greens Pizzabar Töölö
3 Humalistonkatu
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New York -style pizza <3
Small café serving their own micro-roastery coffee, highly recommended if you're into artisan coffee.
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Good Life Coffee Oy
17 Kolmas linja
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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!
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Andante coffee shop
20 Fredrikinkatu
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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.
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Bronda
20 Eteläesplanadi
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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
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Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
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Check their clubs at www.kuudeslinja.com
Check their clubs at www.clubkaiku.fi
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Kaiku
4 Kaikukatu
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Check their clubs at www.clubkaiku.fi
If you're up for a classic cocktail or a tasty G&T.
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The Bull & The Firm
2 Kulmavuorenkatu
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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.
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Suomenlinna
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The old sea fortress is a lovely picnic place in the summertime. Take a ferry from the market square.
Spectacular monument, worth seeing!
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Sibeliusmonument
Mechelininkatu
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Spectacular monument, worth seeing!
This church is built inside a rock. If you like to experience architectural sights, this is the place to see.
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Temppeliaukio-kerk
3 Lutherinkatu
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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.
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Nationaal museum van Finland
34 Mannerheimintie
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Provides a glimpse to the local history. Beautiful building and ceiling frescos painted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
Museum of contemporary art. Worth visiting!
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Museum voor hedendaagse kunst Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
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Museum of contemporary art. Worth visiting!
Often great exhibitions, check programme at www.taidehalli.fi
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Kunsthalle Helsinki
3 Nervanderinkatu
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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
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Korjaamo Cultuurfabriek
51 B Töölönkatu
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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.
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Relove Töölöntori
6 Sandelsinkatu
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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).
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Stockmann Helsingin keskusta
52 Aleksanterinkatu
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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.
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Alko Oy
4 Sandelsinkatu
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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.
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Covered Market
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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.
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Alepa Hesperiagatan
5 Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu
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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).
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K-Supermarket Kamppi
1 Urho Kekkosen katu
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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.
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Toloviken
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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.
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Kaivopuisto
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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.
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Sandudd
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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.
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Lonnan sauna
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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!
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Seurasaari
15 Seurasaarentie
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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!