Welcome to Helsinki!

Helsinki in recent years has firmly secured the status of a favorite holiday destination for Russian tourists. Here you can get new impressions, recharge your batteries and have a great time. Explore the original architectural appearance of the city, enjoy the green parks and sea embankments of Helsinki!

High tourist season falls on the Christmas holidays and summer months. During this period, museums and attractions usually increase the hours of work. In the rating, which was the American newspaper The New York Times, the Finnish capital became one of the most attractive tourist cities in the world, taking second place. Such recognition of Helsinki is due, inter alia, to the fact that in 2012 the city became the capital of world design. The program of Design Capital Helsinki 2012 includes 300 different events and projects that are aimed at making the city better, more convenient and more functional for its residents and guests by means of design.

The sights of Helsinki can be divided into two groups: famous and less famous. Famous places are not difficult to find in any directory or guide. Such certainly can be considered the Senate Square with the Cathedral, the church in the rock, the Assumption Cathedral, the Kaupatori square and the Shopping Hall, the Sea Life aquarium, the Linnanmaki attraction park, the Zoo in Korkeasaari and other places.

To not so widely known places it is possible to carry Vanhakaupunki that translates as the Old city, area Kallio, popular among youth, because of numerous and inexpensive bars, Arabia - area where the Finnish design brands are located.

Shopping in Helsinki - for many is the main purpose of the trip. Shops in Helsinki attract goods of European quality at affordable prices. The most popular shops can be easily found in the city center, including the famous Stockmann. This is convenient, as it allows even for a day trip, combine shopping with sightseeing. Time for shopping, as a rule, is included in the programs of most tours to the Finnish capital. Especially the flow of tourists-buyers in Helsinki increases, when sales begin in Finland.

Helsinki is also popular with Russians as a transit point for travel to Europe. For this, the airport of Helsinki is used - a major transport hub, where about two hundred international flights arrive every day. The airport is located in Vantaa, the satellite city of Helsinki. To get to it from the center of Helsinki, you can take a bus number 615, Finnair city-bus company of the same name by the Finnish airline and by taxi.

Helsinki is a friendly and friendly city, where you want to return!