Guidebook for Helsinki

Simo & Liisa
Simo & Liisa
Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

Traditional, abundant Finnish dishes. Enjoyed for decades by locals, such as the former president Tarja Halonen.
53 locals raden deze aan
Cella
15 Fleminginkatu
53 locals raden deze aan
Traditional, abundant Finnish dishes. Enjoyed for decades by locals, such as the former president Tarja Halonen.
118 locals raden deze aan
Döner Harju
23 Fleminginkatu
118 locals raden deze aan
Simple and delicious food for lunch or dinner, authentic Ukranian keepers
7 locals raden deze aan
Pelmenit
7 Kustaankatu
7 locals raden deze aan
Simple and delicious food for lunch or dinner, authentic Ukranian keepers
Thai food
28 locals raden deze aan
Tuk Tuk
19 Vaasankatu
28 locals raden deze aan
Thai food
Bakery for take away or eat in
Fazer Food Services Oy
15 Elimäenkatu
Bakery for take away or eat in
Delicious pastries and such. Especially the brunch on Sundays (not summer time).
26 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Cardemumma
15 LH 99 Kaarlenkatu
26 locals raden deze aan
Delicious pastries and such. Especially the brunch on Sundays (not summer time).
Nice bay-side restaurant with a outdoor terrace and good brunch served on the weekends.
33 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Piritta
12 Eläintarhantie
33 locals raden deze aan
Nice bay-side restaurant with a outdoor terrace and good brunch served on the weekends.
Great but small sushi restaurant! Often quite packed but great for take-away meals.
10 locals raden deze aan
Mikura Sushi
13 Viipurinkatu
10 locals raden deze aan
Great but small sushi restaurant! Often quite packed but great for take-away meals.
Nearest fast food place that is open 24/7.
35 locals raden deze aan
McDonald's
6 Satamaradankatu
35 locals raden deze aan
Nearest fast food place that is open 24/7.
Nice cafe / restaurant by the Brahe sports fields. Serves salads, antipasti, pasta, desserts and a few other dishes... as well as coffee.
6 locals raden deze aan
Kahvila-Ravintola Nuppu
12 Läntinen Brahenkatu
6 locals raden deze aan
Nice cafe / restaurant by the Brahe sports fields. Serves salads, antipasti, pasta, desserts and a few other dishes... as well as coffee.
Similar to 7-eleven, sells e.g. SIM cards, small snacks and drinks.
63 locals raden deze aan
R-kioski
22 Munkkiniemen puistotie
63 locals raden deze aan
Similar to 7-eleven, sells e.g. SIM cards, small snacks and drinks.
Delicious and affordable Russian restaurant serving blinis, pelmenis etc.
15 locals raden deze aan
BLINIt
9 Sturenkatu
15 locals raden deze aan
Delicious and affordable Russian restaurant serving blinis, pelmenis etc.

Parks & Nature

Scenic walk around the bay. You can spot the opera house, Alvar Aalto's Finlandia house, charming artist villas, summer cafes, urban joggers and picnicers. Supping is a recommendable activity.
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Toloviken
97 locals raden deze aan
Scenic walk around the bay. You can spot the opera house, Alvar Aalto's Finlandia house, charming artist villas, summer cafes, urban joggers and picnicers. Supping is a recommendable activity.
Large, lively park with water ponds. People come here for meet each other, picnics, slack lining, juggling, listening to music, sometimes for the whole day. There are free festivals and concerts in the summer.
46 locals raden deze aan
Alppi Park
Viipurinkatu
46 locals raden deze aan
Large, lively park with water ponds. People come here for meet each other, picnics, slack lining, juggling, listening to music, sometimes for the whole day. There are free festivals and concerts in the summer.
Helsinki central park, more like an urban forest. Perfect for walking, jogging, running, horse riding, relaxing, and purifying your lungs. Tens of kilometers of jogging trails.
111 locals raden deze aan
Central Park
111 locals raden deze aan
Helsinki central park, more like an urban forest. Perfect for walking, jogging, running, horse riding, relaxing, and purifying your lungs. Tens of kilometers of jogging trails.

Drinks & Nightlife

For the beer selection
22 locals raden deze aan
William K. Kurvi
2 Helsinginkatu
22 locals raden deze aan
For the beer selection
A local favourite, some have probably not left the bar for a couple of decades, ask them :)
11 locals raden deze aan
Ravintola Roskapankki
20 Helsinginkatu
11 locals raden deze aan
A local favourite, some have probably not left the bar for a couple of decades, ask them :)
A nice small bar that recently appeared in a TV show 'Kynsin hampain'
40 locals raden deze aan
Rupla
16 Helsinginkatu
40 locals raden deze aan
A nice small bar that recently appeared in a TV show 'Kynsin hampain'
For beers
11 locals raden deze aan
Olutravintola Hilpeä Hauki
7 Vaasankatu
11 locals raden deze aan
For beers
This place doubles as a popular, bohemian bar at night and a great lunch place on day time. Check out the brunch on Saturdays.
119 locals raden deze aan
Onda
13 b Hämeentie
119 locals raden deze aan
This place doubles as a popular, bohemian bar at night and a great lunch place on day time. Check out the brunch on Saturdays.
Good bar and nightlife, popular among the locals.
30 locals raden deze aan
Bar Loosister
50 Hämeentie
30 locals raden deze aan
Good bar and nightlife, popular among the locals.

Entertainment & Activities

Entry to the area is free so you may stroll around and soak in the atmosphere. There are free concerts every once in a while in the summer, and a light show in September.
220 locals raden deze aan
Linnanmaki
1 Tivolikuja
220 locals raden deze aan
Entry to the area is free so you may stroll around and soak in the atmosphere. There are free concerts every once in a while in the summer, and a light show in September.
Traditional public sauna which is worth experiencing.
151 locals raden deze aan
Kotiharjun Sauna
1 Harjutorinkatu
151 locals raden deze aan
Traditional public sauna which is worth experiencing.
A public sauna that has been there since 1929.
50 locals raden deze aan
Sauna Arla
15 Kaarlenkatu
50 locals raden deze aan
A public sauna that has been there since 1929.

Essentials

The nearest grocery store.
65 locals raden deze aan
S-market Vallila
11 Aleksis Kiven katu
65 locals raden deze aan
The nearest grocery store.
The government monitored alcohol store (the regular supermarkets only sell alcohol up to vol 4.7 %)
31 locals raden deze aan
Alko Helsinki Kallio
15 Helsinginkatu
31 locals raden deze aan
The government monitored alcohol store (the regular supermarkets only sell alcohol up to vol 4.7 %)
Nearest pharmacy.
7 locals raden deze aan
Flemingin apteekki
2 B Firdonkatu
7 locals raden deze aan
Nearest pharmacy.
The nearest gas station.
Shell
2 Itäinen Brahenkatu
The nearest gas station.