Guidebook for Helsinki

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Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

A fairly new restaurant with charisma. Top reviews. 10 min walk from the apartment.
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Baskeri & Basso Bistro
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A fairly new restaurant with charisma. Top reviews. 10 min walk from the apartment.
A beautiful restaurant with top Finnish cuisine. Take a bus #14 or #18. Mid-price.
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Ateljé Finne
14 Arkadiankatu
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A beautiful restaurant with top Finnish cuisine. Take a bus #14 or #18. Mid-price.
Nice cafe close to the sea. Always good selection of salty and sweet pastry.
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Birgitta
2 Hernesaarenranta
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Nice cafe close to the sea. Always good selection of salty and sweet pastry.
A small and cute coffee shop. Super nice service.
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Kuuma
54 Jollaksentie
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A small and cute coffee shop. Super nice service.
Good bistro type of restaurant and cafe in the old Market Hall (Kauppahalli). 15 min walk from the apartment.
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Restaurant Story
Eteläranta
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Good bistro type of restaurant and cafe in the old Market Hall (Kauppahalli). 15 min walk from the apartment.
Tradition Finnish cuisine.
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Sea Horse
11 Kapteeninkatu
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Tradition Finnish cuisine.
Good pizza and nice drinks.
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Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 Kalevankatu
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Good pizza and nice drinks.
Good vegetarian food with north African twist. 5 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price. Great Sunday brunches.
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Sandro Eira
34 D Tehtaankatu
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Good vegetarian food with north African twist. 5 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price. Great Sunday brunches.
Good pizza. Located on a tiny island, 3 min from the seashore. Boat transportation.
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Ravintola Skiffer Liuskaluoto
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Good pizza. Located on a tiny island, 3 min from the seashore. Boat transportation.
Small and cosy restaurant serving good food. Friendly service.
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Kuurna
6 Meritullinkatu
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Small and cosy restaurant serving good food. Friendly service.
A friendly cafe run by two sisters from New York.
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Brooklyn Cafe
25 Fredrikinkatu
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A friendly cafe run by two sisters from New York.
Very simple and small restaurant. Excellent cuisine with thought.
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Restaurant Grön
36 Albertinkatu
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Very simple and small restaurant. Excellent cuisine with thought.
Asian fusion kitchen. Always delicious. Great drinks. 15 min walk from the apartment.
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Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Asian fusion kitchen. Always delicious. Great drinks. 15 min walk from the apartment.
Lovely small cafe. Tasty salads and pastry.
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Fleuriste
13 Uudenmaankatu
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Lovely small cafe. Tasty salads and pastry.
Do you like Alvar Aalto architecture? If yes, this is a must. High price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
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Restaurant Story
Eteläranta
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Do you like Alvar Aalto architecture? If yes, this is a must. High price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
A really nice little cafe. Salty and sweet. Delicious things for take-away. One of my favorites.
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A really nice little cafe. Salty and sweet. Delicious things for take-away. One of my favorites.
Nice eatery. Relaxed and comfortable. Mid-price. 10-15 min walk from the apartment.
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The Cock
17 Fabianinkatu
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Nice eatery. Relaxed and comfortable. Mid-price. 10-15 min walk from the apartment.
A lovely Italian restaurant. Great for lunch. Mid-price.
Enso
4 Korkeavuorenkatu
A lovely Italian restaurant. Great for lunch. Mid-price.
A lovely Italian-Finnish restaurant. Friendly service. Very good reviews. High price. 10 min walk from the apartment.
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Ravintola Tori
2 Punavuorenkatu
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A lovely Italian-Finnish restaurant. Friendly service. Very good reviews. High price. 10 min walk from the apartment.
A new fine dining restaurant with very good reviews. Very small restaurant with few tables. High price. Less than 5 min walk from the apartment (around the corner basically).
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ORA
28 Huvilakatu
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A new fine dining restaurant with very good reviews. Very small restaurant with few tables. High price. Less than 5 min walk from the apartment (around the corner basically).
A nice restaurant for beer lovers looking for something special. Mid-price. Good reviews. 10-15 min walk from the apartments
Ohrana Krouvi Panimo
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
A nice restaurant for beer lovers looking for something special. Mid-price. Good reviews. 10-15 min walk from the apartments
A casual restaurant serving fusion Asian food. Low price. 15 min walk from the apartment. Located in a beautiful old warehouse. Closes at 4pm.
Coconut Street Catering
A casual restaurant serving fusion Asian food. Low price. 15 min walk from the apartment. Located in a beautiful old warehouse. Closes at 4pm.
A brand new vegetarian restaurant. Not yet reviewed but according to the talk in the town, it should be very good. Mid-price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
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Yes Yes Yes
1 Iso Roobertinkatu
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A brand new vegetarian restaurant. Not yet reviewed but according to the talk in the town, it should be very good. Mid-price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
A good pizza place for vegans. Well suited for kids as well. 5-10 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price.
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Alfons' Pizza
35 Vuorimiehenkatu
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A good pizza place for vegans. Well suited for kids as well. 5-10 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price.
A lovely Italian restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Great service and sweet atmosphere. Located just across the street. Mid-price.
La Bottega 13
13 Tehtaankatu
A lovely Italian restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Great service and sweet atmosphere. Located just across the street. Mid-price.
A nice, Scandinavian restaurant with a stylish interior. Perfect for lunch or dinner. Mid-price.
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Fabrik Helsinki
25 Tehtaankatu
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A nice, Scandinavian restaurant with a stylish interior. Perfect for lunch or dinner. Mid-price.
A beautiful restaurant on a small island of Liuskasaari. Fine-dining for a reasonable price. Excellent reviews! Desserts are especially good. 2 min boat trip from the coast (6e, added to your bill for the boat trip).
HSS Paviljong
Liuskasaari
A beautiful restaurant on a small island of Liuskasaari. Fine-dining for a reasonable price. Excellent reviews! Desserts are especially good. 2 min boat trip from the coast (6e, added to your bill for the boat trip).

Drinks & Nightlife

Good selection of wines. Good service. Nice interior.
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Latva
9 Pohjoinen Makasiinikatu
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Good selection of wines. Good service. Nice interior.
Great outdoor cafe and bar by the sea.
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Kaivopuiston Mattolaituri Oy
3 A Ehrenströmintie
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Great outdoor cafe and bar by the sea.
A little cider bar for cider lovers. Specialized in Asturian ciders. 10 min walk from the apartment.
Sidrería bar&café
18 Merimiehenkatu
A little cider bar for cider lovers. Specialized in Asturian ciders. 10 min walk from the apartment.

Everything Else

The most beautiful old public sauna with swimming pool in Scandinavia. Separate hours for women and men.
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Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
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The most beautiful old public sauna with swimming pool in Scandinavia. Separate hours for women and men.
Closest medical clinic.
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Eiran sairaala station
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Closest medical clinic.
New public sauna, bar and restaurant by the sea.
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Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
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New public sauna, bar and restaurant by the sea.

Shopping

Lovely shop & gallery selling mainly Finnish design and craft.
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Lokal
9 Annankatu
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Lovely shop & gallery selling mainly Finnish design and craft.
Salakauppa is a super cute small design shop.
Salakauppa
5 Postikatu
Salakauppa is a super cute small design shop.
Lovely paper shop selling selling prints, notebooks and stationery.
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Papershop
18 Fredrikinkatu
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Lovely paper shop selling selling prints, notebooks and stationery.
Best little bookshop in town.
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Nide Kirjakauppa Oy
35 Fredrikinkatu
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Best little bookshop in town.
Nice open-air flea market.
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Imarike ye-Hietalahti
34 Lönnrotinkatu
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Nice open-air flea market.
New flagship store of Artek.
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Artek Helsinki
1 B Keskuskatu
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New flagship store of Artek.
Nice museum shop!
Taidemuseon Museokauppa
15 Salomonkatu
Nice museum shop!
Good antique shop; furniture, tableware and textiles. Plenty of old Finnish design.
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Fasaani-Antik Oy
5 Korkeavuorenkatu
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Good antique shop; furniture, tableware and textiles. Plenty of old Finnish design.
Lovely, little Japanese shop. Beautiful selection and wonderful service.
COMMON
1 Pursimiehenkatu
Lovely, little Japanese shop. Beautiful selection and wonderful service.
Contemporary Scandinavian design: furniture and small items.
Formverk
12 Iso Roobertinkatu
Contemporary Scandinavian design: furniture and small items.
Beautiful store by textile designer Johanna Gullichsen.
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Johanna Gullichsen Flagship Store
1 Erottajankatu
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Beautiful store by textile designer Johanna Gullichsen.
A small Finnish textile brand. Prints by young designers. Lovely feeling and service.
Kauniste Freda shop
24 Fredrikinkatu
A small Finnish textile brand. Prints by young designers. Lovely feeling and service.
Beautiful linen and textiles. Location in Tori Korttelit. Plenty of other small shops around.
Lapuan Kankurit Store & Studio
2 Katariinankatu
Beautiful linen and textiles. Location in Tori Korttelit. Plenty of other small shops around.
Stationery, books, kitchen stuff, bags... Beautiful selection and always plenty of nice surprise finds.
Pino
22 Fredrikinkatu
Stationery, books, kitchen stuff, bags... Beautiful selection and always plenty of nice surprise finds.
Textiles, jewelry, children's clothing... Designed in Finland, made in India. Beautiful colors and materials. Friendly service.
TIKAU
9 Korkeavuorenkatu
Textiles, jewelry, children's clothing... Designed in Finland, made in India. Beautiful colors and materials. Friendly service.
Fashion for men and women.
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beam.
15 Erottajankatu
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Fashion for men and women.
Beatiful antique and second hand shop. Lovely display! Furniture, textiles, tableware...
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Kuurna
6 Meritullinkatu
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Beatiful antique and second hand shop. Lovely display! Furniture, textiles, tableware...
Nice Swedish shop for home and office.
Granit
2 Bulevardi
Nice Swedish shop for home and office.
Excellent flea market opened during weekends. All kinds of exciting happenings and good food.
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Konepajan Bruno
Bruno Granholmin kuja
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Excellent flea market opened during weekends. All kinds of exciting happenings and good food.
Beatiful fashion store for women by Finnish fashion designer Anna Ruohonen. Classic.
Anna Ruohonen Concept Store
15 Annankatu
Beatiful fashion store for women by Finnish fashion designer Anna Ruohonen. Classic.

Arts & Culture

Nice exhibitions of Finnish Architecture
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Museum of Finnish Architecture (Arkkitehtuurimuseo)
24 Kasarmikatu
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Nice exhibitions of Finnish Architecture
Lovely museum of early 20th century housing in Helsinki. A beautiful location, interiors and yard. Highly recommended!
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The Worker Housing Museum
4 Kirstinkuja
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Lovely museum of early 20th century housing in Helsinki. A beautiful location, interiors and yard. Highly recommended!
Beautiful contemporary art museum. Lovely museum shop!
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EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
5 Ahertajantie
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Beautiful contemporary art museum. Lovely museum shop!
The most beautiful art gallery in town.
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Kunsthalle Helsinki
3 Nervanderinkatu
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The most beautiful art gallery in town.
Beautiful old, public library. Good children's department.
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Rikhardinkatu Library
3 Rikhardinkatu
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Beautiful old, public library. Good children's department.
Suomenlinna is an old bastion. Beautiful architecture, galleries, historical museums, cafes, restaurants, design and craft... Ferry trip takes about 15 minutes, leaving from Kauppatori / main market square.
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Suomenlinna
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Suomenlinna is an old bastion. Beautiful architecture, galleries, historical museums, cafes, restaurants, design and craft... Ferry trip takes about 15 minutes, leaving from Kauppatori / main market square.
An art gallery showing contemporary Finnish art. Located next the best shop for artists in town.
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Galleria Heino
9 Erottajankatu
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An art gallery showing contemporary Finnish art. Located next the best shop for artists in town.

Essentials

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Alepa Pietarinkatu
12 Pietarinkatu
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K-Market Pietari
5 Pietarinkatu
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SOL Pesula
7 Kapteeninkatu
Closest shoemaker.
Tehtaankadun Suutari
21 Tehtaankatu
Closest shoemaker.
Beautiful organic grocery shop.
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Anton & Anton Ullanlinna
52-54 Kapteeninkatu
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Beautiful organic grocery shop.
Closest farmacy.
Kaivopuiston apteekki
10 Neitsytpolku
Closest farmacy.

Getting Around

Central railway station.
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Ibhokisi Lomoya
Rautatientori
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Central railway station.
There are plenty of city bike stops in town.
KaupunkiPyörä Suomi Oy
24 Eteläesplanadi
There are plenty of city bike stops in town.
Closest harbor. Ferries to Estonia and Sweden (Silja Line).
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South Harbour
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Closest harbor. Ferries to Estonia and Sweden (Silja Line).