Side Trips from Helsinki Travel Guide
Photo: 2008 © Michael Steden Germany
Helsinki's outskirts are full of attractions, most of them no more than a half-hour bus or train ride from the city center. From the idyllic former home of Finland's national artist to the utopian garden city of Tapiola in Espoo, options abound.
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