🇫🇮 Helsinki

📍 About Helsinki

The capital of Nordic design: the Lutheran Cathedral, the Kauppatori Market, saunas, and the ferry to Tallin.

🗺️ What to do & see in Helsinki

• ✅Visit the White Cathedral and Senate Square
• ✅Discover the rock-hewn Temppeliaukio Church
• ✅Relax in a traditional Finnish sauna
• ✅Explore the Suomenlinna sea fortress
• ✅Stroll through the market and Kauppatori Square
• ✅Visit the design district and its shops

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Helsinki

• ⭐Helsinki Cathedral
• ⭐Temppeliaukio Church
• ⭐Suomenlinna Fortress
• ⭐Kauppatori Square and Market
• ⭐Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral
• ⭐Kamppi Chapel of Silence

🍽️ Local cuisine in Helsinki

• 🍴Karjalanpiirakka, rye pastry filled with rice
• 🍴Lohikeitto, creamy salmon soup with dill and potatoes
• 🍴Ruisleipa, dense and dark rye bread
• 🍴Salmiakki, salty licorice with intense flavor
• 🍴Korvapuusti, cinnamon and cardamom bun

💡 Travel tips for Helsinki

• 💡The best time is from June to August, with midnight sun
• 💡In winter there are few hours of light but you can see the Northern Lights
• 💡The Helsinki Card covers transportation and attractions
• 💡The sauna is an essential part of the culture, don't avoid it
• 💡The ferry to Suomenlinna leaves from the market pier