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!
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Sandro Kallio
17 Kolmas linja
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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.
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Ravintola Rytmi
2 Toinen linja
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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.
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Cafe Piritta
12 Eläintarhantie
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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.
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Cafe Cardemumma
15 LH 99 Kaarlenkatu
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Great cakes and good coffee. Also has tables outside in summertime.
One of the best thai food places in Helsinki, reasonable prices!
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Lemon Grass
12 Kolmas linja
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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!
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Regatta
8 Merikannontie
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Cute touristy cafe with sitting options outside, good cakes selection and marvellous cocoa;) Open also in winter!
Good falafel and nice atmosphere
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Fafa's Iso Roba
2 Iso Roobertinkatu
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Good falafel and nice atmosphere
Good and fresh lunch and dinner at Juuri, goes along with its beautiful atmosphere
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Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Good and fresh lunch and dinner at Juuri, goes along with its beautiful atmosphere
Great restaurant, nice atmosphere
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Restaurant Ask
8 Vironkatu
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Great restaurant, nice atmosphere
Great organic food restaurant for very reasonable price
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Silvoplee
3 Toinen linja
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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.
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Kallion Sävel
2 Hämeentie
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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.
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Musta Kissa Bar
15 Toinen linja
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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!;)
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Pub Sirdie
21 Kolmas linja
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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!
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5th Street Bar & Cafe
3-5 Neljäs linja
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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.
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Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
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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
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Sauna Arla
15 Kaarlenkatu
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Cool sauna with nice inner yard and relaxed environment
Art-house cinema
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Kino Engel
4 Sofiankatu
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Art-house cinema
The famous Sibelius monument
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The Sibelius Monument
Mechelininkatu
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The famous Sibelius monument
Perfect place for an afternoon wine; a good wine selection and good service. Also have tables outside in summer-time.
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Latva
9 Pohjoinen Makasiinikatu
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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
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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
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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;)
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Café Tin Tin Tango
7 Töölöntorinkatu
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Good brunch at reasonable price and - has washing machines;) So have a breakfast and wash Your clothes - 2 in 1;)
Cinema
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Finnkino Kinopalatsi Helsinki
2 Kaisaniemenkatu
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Cinema
Cinema
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HAM - Helsinki Art Museum
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
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Cinema
Good gigs, good crowd
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Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
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Good gigs, good crowd
A beautiful church in beautiful district - worth to walk around here
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St. John's Church
12 Korkeavuorenkatu
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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
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Linnanmaki
1 Tivolikuja
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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
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Helsinki Olympic Stadium
1 Paavo Nurmen tie
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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
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Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool
1 Allastie
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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.
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Musiikkitalo
Töölönlahdenkatu
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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
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Ateneum
2 Kaivokatu
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Museum of Art
A nice walk in the botanical garden, free entrance
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Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden
2 Kaisaniemenranta
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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!
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Helsinki Winter Garden
1 A Hammarskjöldintie
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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.
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Norra Esplanaden
Pohjoisesplanadi
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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
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Senate Square
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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
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Hakaniemi Market Hall
1 Hämeentie
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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
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Siwa Wallininkuja / Kallio
7 Wallininkuja
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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
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West Terminal 2
14 Tyynenmerenkatu
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Tallink and Eckerö Line ferries operate from here to Tallinn and Stockholm
Viking Line ferry operates from here to Tallinn
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Katajanokan terminaali - Katajanokka Terminal
8 Katajanokanlaituri
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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;)