Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
Great small restaurant for that chill but one notch better food. Highly recommended for some modern, pure Finnish tastes!
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Restaurant Kolmon3n
11 Kolmas linjaGreat small restaurant for that chill but one notch better food. Highly recommended for some modern, pure Finnish tastes!
Great vegetarian food with Middle Eastern vibes! Have a nice dinner or great brunch!
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Sandro Kallio
17 Kolmas linjaGreat vegetarian food with Middle Eastern vibes! Have a nice dinner or great brunch!
Sunny outside? Go for coffee and cinnemon bun to Café Regatta! Cheap, super cozy where you usually sit outside by the sea. They also rent SUP and kayaks!
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Regatta
8 MerikannontieSunny outside? Go for coffee and cinnemon bun to Café Regatta! Cheap, super cozy where you usually sit outside by the sea. They also rent SUP and kayaks!
Want fast food? This is the fastest grown fast food chain in Helsinki. Great falafels and good price - the halloumi one is the most popular!
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Fafa's Kallio
10 VilhonvuorenkatuWant fast food? This is the fastest grown fast food chain in Helsinki. Great falafels and good price - the halloumi one is the most popular!
B-Smokery
2 R1 TyöpajankatuRibs and burgers - also seitan burger!
During the summer, Teurastamo has different fares and markets during the weekends. Look up their facebook page and see if they have something cool going on! Some restaurants and also a great gelato place!
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Teurastamo
2 TyöpajankatuDuring the summer, Teurastamo has different fares and markets during the weekends. Look up their facebook page and see if they have something cool going on! Some restaurants and also a great gelato place!
Better kebab? This is the best and most fresh kebab and seitan place! Great flavours and good price!
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Döner Harju
23 FleminginkatuBetter kebab? This is the best and most fresh kebab and seitan place! Great flavours and good price!
Sunny day? Go and have lunch with a nice view over the inner city on a huge terrace. Usually salmon soup during the weekends - also brunch!
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Cafe Piritta
12 EläintarhantieSunny day? Go and have lunch with a nice view over the inner city on a huge terrace. Usually salmon soup during the weekends - also brunch!
Need a burger? Hidden gem in the industry area
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Bites Burgers Vallila
2-4 NokiantieNeed a burger? Hidden gem in the industry area
Small outdoor café with great view over Töölönlahti! My go to place on jogging break during late weekend mornings.
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Sinisen Huvilan Kahvila
11 H LinnunlauluntieSmall outdoor café with great view over Töölönlahti! My go to place on jogging break during late weekend mornings.
Farang
6 ArkadiankatuFor that Asian fine dining experience!
Drinks & Nightlife
Small, relaxed pub - great for meeting up with a friend before heading out!
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Solmu Pub
8 VaasankatuSmall, relaxed pub - great for meeting up with a friend before heading out!
Steam punk inspired bar with a lot of different gin. A lot means at least over 70 types of gin.
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Steam Hellsinki
1 OlavinkatuSteam punk inspired bar with a lot of different gin. A lot means at least over 70 types of gin.
Sivukirjasto
5 FleminginkatuChill bar - really popular during weekends
Market during the day - bar during the night. A bit hidden, chill bar in old industry area - popularity depending on events. Look up their Facebook page what is happening that evening - everything from club nights, live music to drag shows.
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Konepajan Bruno
Bruno Granholmin kujaMarket during the day - bar during the night. A bit hidden, chill bar in old industry area - popularity depending on events. Look up their Facebook page what is happening that evening - everything from club nights, live music to drag shows.
But where is the bar? Find that door with black windows and you've found a secret bar with great drinks and service!
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Trillby & Chadwick
KatariinankatuBut where is the bar? Find that door with black windows and you've found a secret bar with great drinks and service!
Liberty or Death
5 ErottajankatuGreat drink bar! Superb!
Parks & Nature
A piece of great history - take the ferry and have a picnic on the cliffs. Do remember that it can be quite windy, so keep your clothes on!
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Suomenlinna
A piece of great history - take the ferry and have a picnic on the cliffs. Do remember that it can be quite windy, so keep your clothes on!
Need a cheap terrace alternative? Go to the store after "pussikalja" (a beer you buy for drinking in the park) and go to the terraced park in Kansalaistori
Kansalaistori
Need a cheap terrace alternative? Go to the store after "pussikalja" (a beer you buy for drinking in the park) and go to the terraced park in Kansalaistori
Sunny day? This is the place for a relaxed stroll. Stop buy ice cream kiosks, cafés or why not some champagne at Mattolaituri
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Eiranranta
EiranrantaSunny day? This is the place for a relaxed stroll. Stop buy ice cream kiosks, cafés or why not some champagne at Mattolaituri
Entertainment & Activities
RIVIERA
2 HarjukatuSmall, cozy cinema with a bar!
Getting Around
This! Saaristokuljetus is the best and probably cheapest way to experience the archipelago! The small boats takes summer guests to island cottages but I've taken the Hakaniemi - Vuosaari boat trip only to enjoy the sea. 1h 45 min trip with end station in Vuosaari by the beach. Metro can then take you easily back home. Price is around 10 euros.
Suomen Saaristokuljetus Oy
EtelärantaThis! Saaristokuljetus is the best and probably cheapest way to experience the archipelago! The small boats takes summer guests to island cottages but I've taken the Hakaniemi - Vuosaari boat trip only to enjoy the sea. 1h 45 min trip with end station in Vuosaari by the beach. Metro can then take you easily back home. Price is around 10 euros.
Everything Else
My favourite place to relax! Take your girlfriends (or boy gang) on a simple spa treatment - naked.
Go to the small Yrjönkatu swimming center's second floor for around 15 euros - get slippers, towel, bathrobe and enjoy different saunas and swimming pool. Have a beer or something small to eat. You can have your swimsuit on, but most of the people are naked. And yes - it's separated by days for women and men :) Women on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Notice! Closed during summer times!
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Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B YrjönkatuMy favourite place to relax! Take your girlfriends (or boy gang) on a simple spa treatment - naked.
Go to the small Yrjönkatu swimming center's second floor for around 15 euros - get slippers, towel, bathrobe and enjoy different saunas and swimming pool. Have a beer or something small to eat. You can have your swimsuit on, but most of the people are naked. And yes - it's separated by days for women and men :) Women on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Notice! Closed during summer times!
Arts & Culture
Contemporary art with changing exhibitions. Great to see some architecture at the same time.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
2 MannerheiminaukioContemporary art with changing exhibitions. Great to see some architecture at the same time.