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A city of the sea, Helsinki was built along a series of odd-shape peninsulas and islands jutting into the Baltic coast along the Gulf of Finland. Streets and avenues curve around bays, bridges reach to nearby islands, and ferries ply among offshore islands.
Helsinki Hotels
In recent years, Helsinki has been noted for its high-end design hotels, which emphasize room decor, layout, and in-house restaurants and bars. Top hotels...read more
Helsinki Restaurants
Helsinki's recent restaurant scene expansion appears only to be gaining momentum as modern Finnish cuisine comes into its own. The city is dotted with cozy...read more
Things To Do in Helsinki
The city center, characterized by its large multistory...read more
Travel Deals in Helsinki
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Helsinki Experiences
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An authentic Finnish sauna is an obligatory experience, and not hard to find: there are 1.6 million saunas in this country of just more than 5... Read more
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When the world's fashion-conscious think Finland, they think Marimekko. Founded by a Finnish couple in 1949, the company got its big international... Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
Northern Finland’s tourism peaks in winter, and with good reason; in addition to snow sports galore... Read more
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No sooner had I got home from my last trip, than I started planning the next. Read more
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,It's 11:00pm here in Helsinki and it's only been in the last hour that it's started to get dark. Read more
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I am currently living in San Diego, CA but I will be living in Ljubljana, Slovenia for 3 months starting this May 1 for work. Read more
