HelsinkiYour Way 2000

Helsinki Finland

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Your WayHelsinkiIndex

capital3 Helsinki in a nutshell4–5 Helsinki Your Way

history6–7 Where East meets West – Helsinki’s history8–9 Suomenlinna – A jewel in the heart of Helsinki

Seurasaari takes you on a journey to the past

activities10–11 Helsinki for the whole family12–13 Experience culture and the arts26–27 Helsinki for the sportsminded

info14–15 Useful Helsinki information

city map16–17 How to find your way around Helsinki

transport18–19 It’s easy to get about in Helsinki

architecture20–21 A taste of Helsinki’s architecture

museums22-23 Let history speak

restaurants&shopping24 Shops are at your service25 For the connoisseur

arts28–29 Treats for the eyes and for the soul

sightseeing30–31 It’s easy to get to know Helsinki

Where city and nature meet.

The Olympic Stadium Tower offers a breath-taking view over the city and outlying archi-pelago.

Helsinki is a four season maritime city.

Facts about Helsinki

Founded in 1550

Capital of Finland since 1812

Total area 686 km2

Coastline 98 km

Islands 315

Population 547 000 (GreaterHelsinki area approx. 1 mil.)

Finnish-speakers 88.9 %

Swedish-speakers 7.0 %

Foreigners 4.0 %

Hotels 99

Restaurants 750

Museums 70

Helsinki in a nutshellThe City Tourist Office on the north sideof the Esplanade welcomes you to Helsinki.We provide brochures, maps and calendarsof events covering Helsinki as well as thewhole of Finland, or ask for up-to-the-minutetips and information about our capital.

The City Tourist Office’s mobile guides– Helsinki Helpers – provide travel advicein the centre of town during the summermonths. You will recognise them by theirgreen outfits.

A TourExpert service desk is situated atthe Helsinki City Tourist Office, offering sight-seeing trips and other interesting excursionsin addition to guide services, hotel rooms,flight, train and bus tickets in Finland, ticketsto events, cruises to Tallinn and Stockholm,and trips to St. Petersburg.

Printed in Finland by F.G. Lönnberg 2000Design: Advertising Agency DAFF OY

Layout: RoninPublisher: Helsinki City Tourist Office

This brochure is subject to alteration.

Photos: Columbia Tri Star Egmont, Comma Pictures, Design Forum Finland, Finnish NationalGallery Ateneum/Hannu Aaltonen, Finnish National Opera, National Museum of Finland, HelsinkiCity Museum archives, Helsinki City Information Office, Helsinki City Tourist Office, Helsinki Zoo,Museum of Finnish Architecture, Kari Palsila, Suomenlinna Doll and Toy Museum, Jarkko Tapola,Finnish Science Centre Heureka, Paul Williams, Lehtikuva.

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Helsinki Your Way

Helsinki in summer is pac-ked full of action...

Be one of those many that return time after time.

Our capital by the sea is a metropoliswith human dimensions, offering lotsto see and experience for family andtourist groups, as well as for individualtravellers. Discover the Helsinki that’sright for you!

Getting around Helsinki is easy:Just hop on a bus, tram, local train orthe metro. Visitors can get their own,affordable travel passes for local trans-port and sights. But don’t just enjoyHelsinki through a window; Helsinkiis an ideal city to see on foot, as every-thing is within easy reach and thestreets are safe.

Helsinki is one of Europe’s Citiesof Culture in 2000. This is no coin-cidence, as Helsinki’s cultural offeringsare known for their quality and exu-berance. There is a lot to see here:architecture from different periods,parks, museums, galleries, boutiquesand shopping centres. Helsinki livesaround the clock, offering countlesspossibilities for fun as well as justpassing the time. Choose your ownitinerary from a host of theatres,

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Finlandia Hall is known worldwide for itshigh level meetings.

There is something about Helsinki that breaks the ice.

restaurants, clubs, sporting events, fes-tivals and happenings. And don’t for-get our ever-popular attractions, theLinnanmäki Amusement Park, the Kor-keasaari Zoo and historic Suomen-linna. Come visit Helsinki during ourfamous Festival Weeks, or how aboutspending an active sporting holidayin Helsinki? We offer incomparableoutdoors and sporting possibilities inthe city and its surroundings.

Helsinki lets you experience na-ture in a new way. You can enjoy thesummer sun until late at night in Kai-vopuisto park, take long hikes on theice in winter, celebrate the arrival ofspring on May Day on ObservatoryHill, or experience an autumn stormand view the migrating birds on theouter islands of the archipelago.Helsinki is a vibrant metropolis, but justas importantly, you can also findpeace and quiet.

Helsinki is your city. Welcome!

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Where East meets West –Helsinki’s historySweden’s King Gustav Vasa foundedHelsinki in 1550 to compete for BalticSea trade with Tallinn, then the Han-seatic town of Reval. The city wasactively built up throughout the 17th

century, yet it remained a somewhatsleepy, wooden housing town for a longtime.

Helsinki’s real growth began in1748, when the Swedish State deci-ded to construct an enormous fortressoff the coast to counter the growingthreat from Russia. To complete andman this ‘Gibraltar of the North’,countless artisans, builders and otherprofessionals were transferred toHelsinki, as were large numbers ofsoldiers. Many of these men wereaccompanied to Helsinki by theirfamilies. The construction of the Suo-menlinna fortress thus sparked a periodof economic growth for the city. Theofficer corps of Suomenlinna alsobrought with them the latest Europeanideas and cultural influences, whichwere reflected throughout Finland andwhich stimulated the development of theentire country.

Helsinki was promoted to capitalcity of the Grand Duchy of Finland in1812. A new monumental centre in theEmpire style was built in the heart ofthe city to reflect the power of Russiaand the Tsar. Helsinki’s population grewrapidly towards the end of the 19th

century. The construction of the cityduring this period can still be seen todayin several New Renaissance and Na-tional Romantic buildings.

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The Senate Square is the centre of the entire nation.

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Hanging out in the Esplanade parkwas trendy a century ago.

Fin-de-siecle National Ro-manticism flowers in Eira.

Finland became independent in1917, and Helsinki was given newchallenges as capital of the young re-public. The growth of the city continuedduring the early decades of the century,and entire new districts were built. Thestylistic trends of this period were mar-ked by Classicism and Functionalism.

By 1952 the capital had recoveredsufficiently from the burdens of theSecond World War to host the Sum-mer Olympics, which helped createHelsinki’s international reputation as awell-organised and welcoming host city.During Finland’s years of industriali-sation and urbanisation, Helsinki’s po-pulation grew rapidly, and new suburbswere created to house the influx ofpeople from the countryside. This influxreached its peak in the 1960s.

Since the 1970s, Helsinki has be-come known as a city where differentideas and worldviews can meet in thespirit of mutual and constructive under-standing. The summit meetings of theleaders of the superpowers that wereheld in Helsinki, and Finland’s pre-sidency of the European Union in 1999strengthened the city’s position as hostpar excellence of international meetings.

It is fitting that Helsinki is a Euro-pean City of Culture in 2000, as thisyear marks Helsinki’s 450th anniversary.Today, Helsinki is a rapidly developing,international metropolis, one thatthroughout the centuries has managedto maintain a human face and a uniquecontact with its natural surroundings.

For more information, visitwww.hel.fi/450/historia.html

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Suomenlinna will take you back in time 250 years.

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Suomenlinna – A jewel in theheart of HelsinkiSituated on a group of islands pro-tecting Helsinki for 250 years, theSuomenlinna Fortress is the jewel ofHelsinki: a pristine place of naturalbeauty amidst the clean sea air. Theferry-ride from the Market Square inthe centre of the city takes just 15 mi-nutes.

Suomenlinna’s museums, multime-dia presentation, galleries, restaurants,cafes, parks and beaches tempt youto stay for more than just a short visit,so why not spend an entire unfor-gettable day ! Summer theatres, Christ-mas boutiques, the local draught beerand events of all kinds add to theislands’ attractions. In summer thereis even a special adventure outing forchildren, ‘In Search of the MissingCrown’.

Suomenlinna has been selectedto the UNESCO World Heritage list,which includes the world’s most inte-resting and impressive examples ofarchitecture, ancient culture, naturalbeauty and animal sanctuaries.

Museum and gallery opening hoursare available from the SuomenlinnaTravel Information Centre (tel. 09-6841880) or from Suomenlinna’s ownwebsite, www.hel.fi/suomenlinna.

Suomenlinna MuseumEhrensvärd MuseumToy and Puppet MuseumThe submarine ‘Vesikko’The Coastal Artillery MuseumThe main hallThe Customs MuseumThe Coastal Barracks Gallery

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Seurasaari takes you ona journey to the past

The Seurasaari Outdoor Museum of-fers an active way of acquainting your-self with traditional Finnish wood cons-truction and our way of living close tonature. At the same time you can enjoyinvigorating walks amid the cleannatural surroundings of the verdantisland. The buildings in the open airmuseum represent different periodsand buil-ding methods, and have beenrelo-cated from different areas inFinland. They illustrate both the easternand western influences of Finland’srural building traditions from the 18th

to the 20th century. You can explorethe insides of the buildings during thespring, summer and autumn. In thesummer, Seurasaari hosts a number ofoutdoor events, such as performancesof traditional folk songs and the uniqueFinnish Midsummer’s celebrations,complete with bonfire. You can getthere by bus no.24, which leaves fromin front of the Swedish Theatre.

For more information, visitwww.nba.fi.

Safe within the fortress walls of Suomenlinna, you can enjoy theatre in the summer.

In summer you can visit traditional ar tsand crafts events in Seurasaari.

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Helsinki is an excellent travel destinationfor the whole family. You can spend atruly active holiday or simply enjoy thepeaceful atmosphere of this city by thesea with nature close at hand.

SightsThe Senate Square and its surroun-ding buildings were designed by C. L.Engel. The buildings were built between1818 and 1852. Alongside the squareis the Kiseleff bazaar, where smallboutiques are open throughout the year,even on Sundays.The Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 F.Exhibitions from the Museum of Theatre,the Hotel and Restaurant Museum andthe Finnish Photography Museum. Artsand crafts stalls, art exhibitions, concertsand theatre performances, www.kaapeli.fi/cablefactory.Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13 E,the noted concert and congress centre desig-ned by Alvar Aalto, www.finlandia.hel.fi.And don’t forget these:The Municipal Botanical WinterGarden, Hammarskjöldintie 1The Olympic Stadium and Sta-dium Tower, Paavo Nurmen kuja 1

Helsinki for the whole family

The Heureka ScienceCentre in Vantaa is a funway of learning aboutscience.

Take a spin at Linnanmäki, an amusement park forthe whole family.

At Korkeasaari Zoo eventhe small ones enjoy them-selves.

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Spend a winter’s day on Kaivopuisto’sslopes...

... or watch others wash their carpetsalong the Kaivopuisto shore.

Helsinki’s lush parks invite you to laze away the time.

The Sibelius Monument, Meche-lininkatu 38The University Botanical Gardens,Unioninkatu 44The Technical Museum, Viikintie 1The Museum of Natural History,Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13ChurchesThe Helsinki Cathedral, Senate Squa-re. Performances and concerts are heldin the crypt.The Temppeliaukion ‘Rock’ Church,Lutherinkatu 3. This church was quarriedout of the bedrock.Uspenski Cathedral, Kanavakatu 1.The largest Orthodox church in the Nor-dic countries.For childrenThe Korkeasaari Zoo. Animals fromthe Arctic tundra to the Amazon rainfo-rests. Open year-round. Ferry to the zoofrom the Market Square and the Hakanie-mi Market from May to September. Zoobus number 11 from the Herttoniemimetro station. www.hel.fi/zoo.Linnanmäki Amusement Park,Tivolikuja 1. Every year new attractionsare opened at Helsinki’s amusementpark. Old favourites include the roller-coaster and the Ferris wheel. Linnanmäki

also has a toy and game museum, and inthe summer there is the Peacock theatre.www.linnanmaki.fi.Heureka Science Centre, Tiedepuisto1, Vantaa. Only 15 minutes by local trainfrom the city centre. www.heureka.fi.Serena Water Park, Tornimäentie 10,Espoo. At Serena you can relish the joys ofsummer all year round. www.serena.fi.

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Helsinki offers many diverse culturalevents and a wide variety of enter-tainment alternatives. Whether you likethe opera or the club scene, you aresure to find the entertainment you arelooking for in Helsinki.

Theatre, opera, dance

Finnish National Theatre, Rauta-tientori

Helsinki Municipal Theatre, Eläin-tarhantie 5

Svenska Teatern, Pohjoisesplanadi2, plays in swedish.

Finnish National Opera, Helsin-ginkatu 58

For more information about othertheatre offerings, including summer,dance and children’s theatre, visitwww.teatteri.org

Concert halls:

Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13 E

Hall of Culture, Sturenkatu 4

The festival weeks during August enticemusic lovers to places like the Huvila Tenton the banks of Töölö Bay.

Experience cultureand the arts

The National Opera offers an array of interestingclassic and modern opera and ballet programmes.

An evening at the National Opera will shar-pen your senses.

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Spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon at one ofKaivopuisto’s summer concerts.

Helsinki has over 50 cine-mas where you can see yourfavourite screen heroes.

White Hall, Aleksanterinkatu 16 - 18(concerts especially in winter)

Sibelius Academy, Pohjoinen Rauta-tiekatu 9

Savoy-theatre, Kasarmikatu46-48

For more information about the City ofHelsinki’s other cultural centres, visitwww.kulttuuri.hel.fi

New in Helsinki

Tennispalatsi, Salomonkatu 15. Anew entertainment centre in the heartof the city. Cinemas, the Museum ofCulture, Exhibitions from the City ArtMuseum, boutiques, restaurants andcafes.

Lasipalatsi, Mannerheimintie 22 –24. Film and media centre and Internetcafe, www.lasipalatsi.fi.

Ongoing events

More information available fromthe Helsinki City Tourist Office orwww.tapahtumat.net

TicketsLippupalveluMannerheimintie 5, tel. 0600 100 20(4,95 / min + local call charge) www.lippupalvelu.fiLippupistetel. 0600 900 900 (5,30 / min + local call charge)www.lippupiste.comTikettiForum 3rd floor, Yrjönkatu 29 C, tel. 0600 1 1616(3,95 / min + local call charge)TourExpertPohjoisesplanadi 19, tel. 0600 02288(4,50 / min + local call charge) www.helsinkiexpert.fi

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Useful HelsinkiInformationHotels

Reservations, Hotel Centre, Helsin-kiExpert, Rautatieasema, tel. (09)2288 1400, fax (09) 2288 1499, e-mail: hotel@helsinkiexpert.fi.

Emergency telephone numbers:

General emergency number 112,police 10022, ambulance 112, firebrigade 112.

Lost and found office

Police station, Päijänteentie 12 A,tel. (09) 189 3180.Medical help

First-aid station, Töölö Hospital,Töölönkatu 40. Medical services ad-vice and on-call physician, tel. 10023.24-hour pharmacy Yliopiston Ap-teekki (University Pharmacy), Man-nerheimintie 96. The following centralmedical centres are among those thatcan receive patients without reser-vations: Forumin lääkäriasema(Forum Medical Centre), Mannerhei-mintie 20 B, 4th floor, Lääkärikes-kus Mehiläinen (Medical CentreMehiläinen), Runeberginkatu 47 A.

PostHelsinki Central Post Office,Mannerheiminaukio 1.

Weather

Weather in Helsinki centre, tel. (09)100 66

Taxis

Helsinki Taxi, tel. (09) 700 700,Local Taxi, tel. (09) 700 300,

Relax in a peaceful and safe city.

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It’s easy to surf the Internet in Helsinki;check out the Crystal Palace, for example.

Helsinki Helpers with their green outfitsare ready to help you in the summer.

Airport Taxi, tel.(09) 700 800 andYellow Line, tel. (09) 106 464.

Helsinki CardThe Helsinki Card is a bonus card fortravellers, offering unlimited travel onHelsinki’s public transportation, almost80% off sightseeing tours, free guidedwalking tours, free admittance to mu-seums and other sights of interest, spe-cial discounts for restaurants, theatres,the opera and concerts, and surprisegifts from department stores. The Hel-sinki Card is available for one, two orthree days. The Helsinki Card is avai-lable from the Helsinki City Tourist Of-fice, the Hotel Centre, the StockmannDepartment Store, the larger R-kiosksin the centre of Helsinki as well as fromhotels.

Travel adviceHelsinki City Tourist OfficePohjoisesplanadi 19, 00100 Helsinkitel. (09) 169 3757, fax (09) 169 3839e-mail: tourist.info@hel.fi www.hel.fi/tourismEspoo Travel and Congress OfficeItätuulenkuja 11, 02100 Espootel. (09) 8164 7230, fax (09) 8164 7238e-mail: tourist@espoo.fi, www.espoo.fiVantaa City Tourist OfficeRatatie 7, 01300 Vantaatel. (09) 8392 3134, fax (09) 8392 2371www.vantaa.fi

Travel advice for thewhole of FinlandFinnish Tourist Board, Travel AdviceEteläesplanadi 4, tel. (09) 4176 9300fax (09) 4176 9301 www.mek.fi

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Map of Helsinki CentreHow to find your way around Helsinki1. Helsinki City Tourist Office2. Centre for the Promotion of Travel3. Western Terminal4. Olympia Terminal5. Katajanokka Terminal6. Canal Terminal7. Suomenlinna Fortress8. Design Museum9. Old Market Hall10. Market Square11. Uspenski Cathedral12. City Hall13. City Museum14. Senate Square15. University16. Foreign Art Museum, Sinebrychoff17. Lasipalatsi (Crystal Palace)18. Ateneum Art Gallery19. National Theatre20. Central Railway Station21. Airline Reservations Office22. Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art23. Central Bus Station24. Tennis Palace25. Temppeliaukio ‘Rock’ church

26. National Museum27. Hakasalmi Summer House28. Finlandia Hall29. Hakaniemi Market and Hall30. Municipal Theatre31. National Opera32. Sibelius monument33. Olympic Stadium34. Linnanmäki Amusement Park35. Ice Hockey Arena36. ‘Makasiini’ Terminal37. Presidential Palace38. Post Office Museum39. Museum of Natural History40. Tram Museum41. White Hall42. Savoy Theatre43. Swedish Theatre44. Parliament House45. Western Harbour/ ferries to Tallinn46. Art Hall47. Töölönlahti Sports Centre48. Winter Gardens49. University Botanical Gardens50. Töölö Sports Grounds

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Helsinki is a city of easy connections.Helsinki’s public transportation servicesare excellent, but if you really want toenjoy your vacation, then walk. Here,everything is close at hand.

Public transportHelsinki’s buses, trams, local trains andthe metro all have the same fare. Atravel rover ticket (‘seutulippu’) allowsyou to travel anywhere in the Helsinkiregion, including also Espoo, Vantaaand Kauniainen.Traveller ticket and travel roverticketA traveller or travel rover ticket can bebought for 1, 3 or 5 days. The normaltraveller ticket is valid for all travel withinHelsinki including local trains. The travelrover ticket is valid also for Espoo,Vantaa and Kauniainen.Single tickets can be bought from thedriver, from automatic machines in met-ro stations, and from kiosks showingthe symbol HKL. Multiple tickets, tra-veller tickets and travel rover tickets canbe bought from the HKL office on the

In the summer you can cruise the mag-nificent archipelago in a sailing ship.

It’s easy to get aboutin Helsinki

Seriously speaking, getting aroundHelsinki is child’s play.

Helsinki’s Central Railway Station is thefocal point for many travellers.

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Helsinki’s a great place to hop on a cruiseto Stockholm or Tallinn.

In Helsinki, even the tram rides are fun.

upper floor of the Central RailwayStation. The HKL office also suppliestransportation maps and brochures forthe 3T tram route, which passes manyof the cities most important sights.Timetables: www.hel.fi/hklFor more information about transpor-tation, call (09) 0100 111.

Service numbers for public trans-portationCentral Bus Station. Matkahuolto Oy,timetables tel. 9600-4000.TrainsVR, timetables, tel. (09) 707 5700FlightsInformation tel. 9600-8100, Finnair of-fice, Asema-aukio 3, tel. 818 7750,ticket reservations tel. (09) 818 800.Ticket sales also from TourExpert salespoints, Pohjoisesplanadi 19, tel. 060002288 (4,50/min + local call charge).FerriesFinnjet-Silja Line, Mannerheimintie 2,reservations tel. 9800-74552.Viking Line, Mannerheimintie 14, tel.(09) 123 577.Tallink, Erottaja 19, tel. (09) 2282 1211.

Nordic Jetline, Canal Terminal K 5,tel. (09) 681 770Eckerö Line, Keskuskatu 1, tel.(09) 2288 544Linda Line, ‘Makasiini’ Terminal,tel. (09) 668 9700

TimetablesFlightswww.finnair.fiwww.sas.fiInter-city busseswww.matkahuolto.fiTrainswww.vr.fiFerrieswww.silja.fiwww.vikingline.fiwww.tallink.fiwww.njl.fiwww.eckeroline.fiwww.lindaline.fi

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A taste of Helsinki’s architectureHelsinki’s architecture is exemplified bythe subtlety and modesty that is typicalof the Nordic countries. The changingseasons and light is part of our city’sidentity. Our many parks and the seaalso have a charming effect on urbanHelsinki.

The centre of Helsinki, particularlyaround the Senate Square, is a uniqueexample of Neo-Classicism. The areais dominated by three buildings desig-ned by J. L. Engel between the years1822 and 1852: The Cathedral, theMinisterial Palace and the University.One of the jewels of Engel’s creationsis the University Library, situated nextto the Cathedral. Helsinki’s oldest stonebuilding, the Sederholm House (S. Ber-ner, 1757) is located on the south-eastcorner of the Senate Square.

There are many fine buildings inthe heart of Helsinki, such as the fullyrestored House of Nobility (GustafNyström 1890). The Ateneum NationalArt Gallery (1883) is itself a fineexample of a building designed byTheodor Höijer, the leader of the Neo-Classicist movement in Helsinki.

Eastern influences can be seen inEurope’s largest Orthodox church, theUpsenski Cathedral (Aleksander M.Gornostajev, 1868).

The historic monumental centre is a uni-que example of Neo-Classicism.

The Esplanade exemplifies the Neo-Renaissance period of the late 1800s.

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New and old co-exist in Helsinki.

Marvel at the impressive monument toNational Romanticism: The NationalTheatre alongside the Central RailwayStation Square.

The Jugend movement was in-er-preted in Finland according to Natio-nal Romanticism. There are many fineexamples of the Jugend style in Helsin-ki, such as the Kallio Church, designedby Lars Sonck, and the National Mu-seum (1910), designed by the famousarchitectural threesome Gesellius-Lindgren-Saarinen. The later period ofNational Romanticism is representedby Eliel Saarinen’s Central Railway Sta-tion (1914). The fine architectural dist-ricts of Eira and Katajanokka are bestappreciated when visited on foot.

The Nordic Classicism of the 1920sis represented by the Parliament Buil-ding (J.S. Siren, 1931) and the woodenbuilding district of Käpylä.

The Olympic Stadium (1940) andthe Crystal Palace ‘Lasipalatsi’ (1935),which was brilliantly restored to its ori-ginal form in 1998, are bold examplesof the Functionalist school.

The works of world-famous Finnisharchitect Alvar Aalto represent Moder-nism at its finest. Examples in Helsinkiinclude the Academic Bookstore (1969)and Finlandia Hall (1975). Other hand-some examples of Modernism are thePalace Hotel (1952), the Helsinki Mu-nicipal Theatre (1967) and the Temp-peliaukio ‘rock’ church (1969).

More information about Helsinki’sarchitectural sights, monuments andparks can be found in the brochure‘Walking in the City’ and from the web-sites of the Helsinki City Museum,www.hel.fi/kaumuseo and theHelsinki City Tourist Office, www.hel.fi/tourism.

Interesting tramroutes and buildingsEiratrams 3B and 3TKäpylätram 1Senate Squaretrams 3B, 3T and 4RuoholahtiCable Factory, tram 8

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Let history speakHelsinki has museums for every taste.More information about the more than70 museums in the Helsinki region isavailable from the Helsinki City TouristOffice and from the Helsinki Area Mu-seums brochure.

Helsinki City Museum, Sofiankatu4. The permanent exhibition tells ofHelsinki’s growth from village to city.Museum of Natural History, Poh-joinen Rautatiekatu 13. Stuffed animals,skeletons and fossils as well as displaysof animals in their natural habitats.Mannerheim Museum, Kalliolin-nantie 14. The Helsinki home of theMarshall of Finland. C. G. E. Manner-heimin between the years 1924 and1951.War Museum, Maurinkatu 1. Wea-pons, uniforms and art collections.Finnish National Museum, Man-nerheimintie 34. The museum will re-open following restoration in mid-June2000.Finnish Building Museum, Kasar-mikatu 24. Exhibitions, picture archiveand library.

Small is beautiful in Helsinki. The Toyand Puppet Museum in Suomenlinna.

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Get to know Finnish history from the StoneAge to the present at the National Museum.

Finnish Sports Museum, OlympicStadium. Memorabilia and photographsof Finland’s sporting history.Design Museum, Korkeavuorenkatu23. Permanent and visiting exhibitions.Urho Kekkonen Museum, Seura-saarentie 15. The museum is decoratedaccording to the period of Urho Kekko-nen’s presidency.Air-raid Shelter Museum, Siltavuo-renranta 16 B. Exhibition of artifacts,photographs and sound effects of awar-time air-raid shelter.

Helsinki City MuseumSofiankatu 4 www.hel.fi/kaumuseo

Street MuseumSofiankatu

Hakasalmi VillaKaramzininkatu 2Tram MuseumTöölönkatu 51 A

Fire Brigade HouseKristianinkatu 12

Sederholm HouseAleksanterinkatu 16-18

Tuomarinkylä Museum and Children’s MuseumTuomarinkylä Manor

Worker’s Housing MuseumKirstinkuja 4

School MuseumKalevankatu 39-43 (opens 8.4.2000)

Air-raid Shelter MuseumSiltavuorenkatu 16 B

Other museumsMuseum of Cultures

Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15 www.nba.fiFinnish National Museum

Mannerheimintie 34 www.nba.fiSuomenlinna Sea Fortress

www.hel.fi/suomenlinnaMuseum of Natural History

Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/eng

Finnish Sports MuseumOlympic Stadium www.stadion.fi

Technical MuseumViikintie 1

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Shops are at your serviceMain shopping streets: Mannerhei-mintie, Aleksanterinkatu, North and SouthEsplanade and the Iso-Roobert pedestrianstreet. Fredrikinkatu is known for its smallboutiques.

Special shops: Antique shops are tra-ditionally located along the Bulevard andRauhankatu and their vacinities.

Markets and hallsMarket Square, evening market in sum-mer. Next to the Market Square is the OldMarket Hall. Hakaniemi Market and hall.Hietalahti flea market, evening flea marketin summer.

Special events

Every year on the 12th of June there is aspecial market in the park along theEsplanade. Also in June, the SenateSquare hosts stalls from Finland’s differentprovinces. The Market Square in turn hoststhe traditional herring market from the firstSunday in October to the followingSaturday. Hakaniemi Market has a specialmarket on the first Sunday of each monthexcept July. The Esplanade park also hostsa Christmas market.

Helsinki’s traditional shopping avenueAleksanterinkatu at Christmas time.

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Shopping centresForum Mannerheimintie 20

Itäkeskus (East Centre) 13 min. by metro,the largest shopping centre in the Nordic countries.

Kaisa Kaisaniemenkatu 5Kluuvi Aleksanterinkatu 9

The Kiseleff Bazaar Aleksanterinkatu 28Kämp Gallery Pohjoisesplanadi 33

Department storesAleksi 13 Aleksanterinkatu 13

Sokos Mannerheimintie 9Stockmann Aleksanterinkatu 52

BookstoresAcademic Bookstore Pohjoisesplanadi 39

Suomalainen kirjakauppa (Finnish Bookstore) Aleksanterinkatu 23University Bookstore Vuorikatu 5

Helsinki offers street cafes for every taste.

Eat healthy. Clean and fresh natural pro-ducts from the Market Square.

For the connoisseurHelsinki’s over 700 restaurants are atrue cornucopia for the connoisseur,with a selection of high-quality gourmetrestaurants as well as spicy specialtyrestaurants serving eastern and sout-hern dishes. terrace restaurants andcafes are found on virtually every cityblock. As a true seaside city, deliciousfish dishes can be found on nearly everymenu. Also popular are hearty brunchesand theme weeks. The Helsinki CityTourist Office can provide more tips. Forinformation about night-club offerings,check out the local papers.

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Helsinki offers the traveller possibilitiesto golf, bowl, play squash and tennis,ski, fish, hike and swim. The CentralPark is an ideal location to exercise bothin winter and in summer. You can alsotake in sporting events at the followingsports arenas.

Hartwall Arena, Areenakuja 1, icehockey and special events

LänsiAuto Arena, Urheilupuistotie 3,Espoo

Helsinki Ice-hockey Arena, Nor-denskjöldinkatu 11-13

Olympic StadiumRowing Stadium, Merikannontie

Töölö Sportshall, Paavo Nurmenkuja 1 C

Suomen Latu (Finnish ski track) andTöölönlahti outdoor sports centreon Mäntymäentie. One can also rentskis and in the summer dance and enjoya variety of activities.

How about topping your vacation off withthe Helsinki City Marathon or one of themany other sporting events?

Helsinki for thesportsminded

Ice hockey is a favourite pastime forHelsinki’s armchair athletes...

... but that doesn’t stop you from enjoyingthe ice in calmer surroundings.

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Everything is nearby in Helsinki – even the wilderness

Maritime beaches and islands. An ex-perience you won’t forget.

SwimmingSwimming Stadium, Hammar-skjöldintie

Kumpula, Allastie

Swimming halls

Itäkeskus Swimming Hall, Olavin-linnankatu 6

Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall, Yrjön-katu 21

Mäkelänrinne Swimming Centre,Mäkelänkatu 49

Pirkkola Swimming Hall, Pirk-kolan liikuntapuisto

Sports Hall, Helsinginkatu 25

Töölö Sports Hall, Topeliuksenkatu41 A

Helsinki has many supervised swim-ming beaches, such as Hietalahti andthe island of Pihlajasaari. You can getto Pihlajasaari by taking the boat fromthe end of Laivurinkatu or from Ruo-holahti.

Public saunas

Kotiharju sauna

Rastila camping groundOulunkylä sports park

Uunisaari

Sauna ClubVasikkasaari

Vaskiniemi

Hotels

Swimming halls

Informationwww.tapahtumat.fiwww.hel.fi/livwww.stadion.fiwww.hartwall-areena.comwww.suomenlatu.fi

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Treats for the eyes andfor the soulFor connoisseurs of art, Helsinki is worthexploring. The Helsinki City Tourist Of-fice can provide details about the largeselection of galleries and exhibitions.

Art museums

Amos Anderson Art Museum,Yrjönkatu 27. The collection includes20th century Finnish art, also specialexhibitions.

Helsinki City Art Museum, Tam-miniementie 6. 20th century Finnish art.Get there by bus no.24 leaving fromthe Swedish Theatre.

Design Museum, Korkeavuorenkatu23. Exhibitions of industrial art anddesign.Kiasma Museum of Contempo-rary Art, Mannerheiminaukio 2.Collections and special exhibitions ofcontemporary art, photography, mediaart and paintings. The Kiasma Theatreoffers music, films, multimedia pre-sentations, discussion forums and se-minars.

The Finnish National Art Gallery- Ateneum, Kaivokatu 2. Finnish artfrom the beginning of the 17th century,modern art from abroad.

Foreign Art Museum Sinebryc-hoff, Bulevardi 40. Old foreign art.

The golden age of Finnish art is prominently on display.

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Find out what’s happening in designat Design Forum Finland.

Discover the greats of our national art atthe Ateneum Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

Design Forum Finland, Fabianin-katu 10. Moving in February 2000 tothe Sanomatalo (Press House) building,Mannerheiminaukio 3. Exhibtions ofindustrial design.

Helsinki Fair Centre, Messuaukio1. Annual public fairs, including inter-national travel, boating, design, fas-hion, sports and skiing fairs as well asdog shows, gardening shows and theHelsinki Horse Show.

Helsinki Art Hall, Nervanderinkatu3. The programme includes perfor-mances of Finnish modern art.Helsinki Information Jugendsali,Pohjoisesplanadi 19. Info-centre for thepublic. Exhibitions about Helsinki.

Wanha Satama, Pikku Satamakatu3-5. Exhibitions and fairs.

Galleries

There are countless galleries in the vi-cinity of the Old Church, Fredrikinkatuand Kalevankatu.

LinksHelsinki City Art Museumwww.hel.fi/artmuseumDesign Museumwww.designmuseum.fiKiasma Museum of Contemporary Artwww.kiasma.fiFinnish National Art Museum Ateneumwww.fng.fiForeign Art Museum Sinebrychoffwww.fng.fiDesign Forum Finlandwww.finnishdesign.fiHackman Arabia Factory and Museumwww.arabia.fi

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Guided tours are a fun way of seeingthe sights and getting to know some-thing of the history of Helsinki and itssurroundings.

Sightseeing toursCity tour (1.5 h) year-round given inmany languages. Several departuresdaily in the summer. The route includesthe most popular tourist attractions.Departures from Fabiankatu alongsidethe Esplanade Park and from the Vikingterminal at Katajanokka as well as fromthe Olympic ferry terminal. Enquiries:HelsinkiExpert, tel. (09) 2288 1222.Tram 3 T. The entire loop takes aroundone hour. A brochure with informationabout the sights along the route isavailable from the Helsinki City TouristOffice or from the HKL office (see alsopage 21, interesting tram routes).Spårakoff tram tour. Tour Helsinkiwhilst enjoying a cold beer in this red,brewery-sponsored tram. To reservethe tram for special events, call (09)6840 740. Departs from the FenniaHouse alongside the Central RailwayStation and from the statue of HavisAmanda in the Market Square.

It’s easy to get toknow Helsinki

At the Temppeliaukio ‘Rock’ Church you can alsoenjoy high-quality concerts.

The Parliament House lit at night is animpressive sight.

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Religious services at the golden-hewnUspenski Cathedral are a unique expe-rience.

Come to Helsinki, and Helsinki will stay with you for ever.

Half-day outingsMid-June to the end of August. Visit thestudio of architects Gesellius, Lindgrenand Saarinen in Hvitträsk as well asJean Sibelius’ home in Ainola. Ex-cursions to Old Porvoo and the foundryvillage of Fiskars, as well as nature treksaround Nuuksio. Reservations andinformation: Helsinki Expert, tel. (09)2288 1222.

Guided walking toursEnd of June to the end of August. Visitthe Hietaniemi Cemetary, the historicEmpire centre, the Kaivopuisto park andthe Katajanokka area. Reservationsand information: Helsinki Expert, tel.(09) 2288 1222.Arch-Tours, architectural tours, tel. (09)794 232, www.archtours.fi

Sightseeing by waterDuring the summer months, boat toursleave from the Market Square everyhour starting at 10 in the morning. Tourslast between 1.5 and 2 hours. Also day-tours to Porvoo and Inkoo.

InformationCoach toursHelsinki Experttel. (09) 2288 1222www.helsinkiexpert.fi

Boat toursIha-Linestel. (09) 879 5343www.ihalines.fiRoyal Linetel. (09) 170 488, in summer tel. (09) 652 088www.royalline.fiSun Linestel. (09) 7555 488, in summer tel. (09) 663 605www.sunlines.fim/s J. L. RunebergWittenberginkatu 12, Porvoo, tel. (019) 524 3331www.msjlruneberg.fi

HelsinkiHelsinki City Tourist OfficePohjoisesplanadi 19, 00100 Helsinki

tel. +358 9 169 3757, fax +358 9 169 3839www.hel.fi/tourismtourist.info@hel.fi

Tour Expert, Pohjoisesplanadi 19, tel. 0600 02288 (4.50 /min + local call charge) www.helsinkiexpert.fi

Open1.10.-30.4. mon-fri 9-17, sat 9-15,

2.5.-30.9. mon-fri 9-19, sat-sun 9-15

Other brochures:What Where When – information for organisers of tour groups

Museums in the Helsinki AreaSee Helsinki on foot

Helsinki City Tourist MapSuomenlinna

Helsinki – the Congress City

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