Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Espoo, Finland
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Explore Espoo in Finland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in EspooSight 1: Gallen-Kallela Museum
The Gallen-Kallela Museum, located in Tarvaspää, Espoo, Finland, and built between 1911 and 1913 was a home and studio for Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The atelier building has been a museum since 1961.
Sight 2: Munkinpuisto
Munkinpuisto is a park area located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki. The area has been popularly named "Kone Park" after the former headquarters of Kone Oy, the landmark of the area.
Sight 3: I am East I am West
I am east I WESTER IS Pekka Jylhä sculpture in Talinranta Kielosaari Park in Helsinki. It was unveiled on May 27, 1999.
Sight 4: Saturnus
The Pajamäki Solar System Scale Model is a scale model of the Solar System built in Helsinki and partly in Espoo, Finland in 1992. Its scale is 1:1 000, i.e. one to one billion, so that 1 millimeter in the model corresponds to 1 000 kilometers in the actual Solar System. The coordinates given for the model are those for the Sun in Patterinmäki.
Sight 5: Huopalahden kirkko
Huopalahti Church is located in Etelä-Haaga, Helsinki, and it belongs to Haaga parish. The church began its activities in 1917 in a building that had previously served as a school and before that as a meeting place for Finnish speakers. Its use as a church was supposed to be temporary, as Eliel Saarinen had planned a new church in the area, but it was never built. With the abandonment of Hakavuori Church, Huopalahti Church is currently the only church in Haaga Parish.
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