Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #11 in Helsinki, Finland

The moon is a work of art in Villu Janiso, which was revealed in Helsinki in 2016.

Wikipedia: Kuukkeli (taideteos) (FI)

Kalasatamanpuisto is a public park of approximately 2.5 hectares located in Sörnäistenniemi in Kalasatama, Helsinki. Among other things, the park has a playground and small sports facilities, such as a pendant ladder. Like the whole of Kalasatama, the park is located in the former Sörnäinen harbour area. The design work and the final appearance of the park were influenced by the history of the harbour and the nearby archipelago landscape.

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Katri Vala Park is located in Sörnäinen, Helsinki, on Vilhonvuori. Marjatanmäki Park was named after poet Katri Vala in 1953. From 1931 to 1933, Vala lived with her husband Armas Heikel near the park in Vilhovuorenkuja in the so-called Marjatta House.

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Kotiharju sauna or Harjutori sauna is a public sauna founded in 1928 at Torkkelinmäki, Harjutorinkatu 1 in Kallio, Helsinki.

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The Arvo Turtiainen Memorial is a monument to the working-class poet Arvo Turtiainen, created by sculptor Raimo Utriainen in Kallio, Helsinki. It was erected in 1990. The work is located in Matti Helenius Park behind the Kallio Library.

Wikipedia: Arvo Turtiaisen muistomerkki (FI)

Matti Helenius Park is located in the Kallio district of Helsinki. It is built on a slope rising to the northeast behind the Kallio Library. The park borders Fleminginkatu in the west, Agricolankatu in the north, Porthaninkatu in the east and the library in the south. The park received its current name in 1963 and covers an area of 0.4 hectares. Karhupuisto is located on the west side of Matti Helenius Park, while Alli Trygg Park is located on the east side. Together, the parks form a green area of approximately 1.3 hectares.¹ Matti Helenius-Seppälä (1870–1920) was a Finnish temperance activist. Alli Trygg-Helenius was his spouse.

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Ilolanpuisto Park is located in the Kallio district of Helsinki. It is built on a slope that rises north from Eläintarhantie towards the Second Line. To the west, the park is bordered by Castréninkatu and to the east by the Kallio office building. The park was designed by Harald Carstens in 1966. It covers an area of approximately 1.9 hectares and is seamlessly intertwined with Tarja Halonen Park. Between the park areas lies the massive building complex of the Helsinki City Theatre. The name Ilolanpuisto derives from the villa plot called Ilola. The northwestern part of Ilolanpuisto Park has been built as a playground.

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Salem Church in Helsinki is a Pentecostal church located in Helsinki, Finland. Salem Church was founded in 1928. Today, Salem Church is the largest Pentecostal church in Finland with approximately 3,500 members. The congregation meets at the Salem Temple in Näkinkuja, Hakaniemi. Since October 2022, branch president has been Stefan Sigfrids. Salem Church is a member of the Pentecostal Church of Finland.

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The Hakaniemi market hall is a market building at the Hakaniemi market square in the district of Kallio in Helsinki, Finland. It was built at the start of the street Hämeentie in 1914.

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Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden is located in the Kluuvi district of Helsinki, in an area called Kaisaniemi. Along with the Kumpula Botanical Garden, it is one of the two botanical gardens of the University of Helsinki. In addition to the Botanical Museum, both gardens belong to the Botany Unit of the Finnish Museum of Natural History, headed by Docent Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen. Botanical gardens maintain a scientific collection of living plants for research and educational purposes.

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The Curtain or Ida Aalberg Memorial is a bronze sculpture by Raimo Utriainen dedicated to actress Ida Aalberg in Helsinki's Kaisaniemi Park, behind the Finnish National Theatre, in front of the Small Stage. The sculpture, which rises to a height of nine meters, was unveiled in 1972. It depicts, suggestively, a pleated curtain on the stage.

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The Museum of Contemporary Art building Kiasma was designed by American architect Steven Holl, who won the architectural competition for the museum's design in 1993.

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The Parliament House is the seat of the Parliament of Finland. It is located in the Finnish capital Helsinki, in the district of Töölö.

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The statue of K. J. Ståhlberg is a statue of Finland's first President K. J. Ståhlberg, created by sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen in front of the Parliament House in Helsinki. The statue dates from 1959, and it was the first monument to Finnish presidents erected in Helsinki. The statues of Ståhlberg and P. E. Svinhufvud, sculpted by Aaltonen, are placed on opposite sides of the lawn along Mannerheimintie in front of the Parliament House, Ståhlberg at the north end and Svinhufvud at the southern end.

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The bear is a sculpture made of grey granite on the steps of the National Museum of Finland. Emil Wikström's sculpture was unveiled in 1918.

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The statue of Kyösti Kallio is a statue of President of Finland Kyösti Kallio in a park north of the Parliament House in Helsinki, created by his son, sculptor Kalervo Kallio. The statue dates from 1962.

Wikipedia: Kyösti Kallion patsas (FI)

Villa Hakasalmi, also known as Villa Karamzin, is an architecturally and historically important 19th-century villa located in the Etu-Töölö district of central Helsinki, Finland. The villa is situated in a prominent position on Mannerheimintie, next to Finlandia Hall and opposite the National Museum.

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Hesperia Park is a park located on the western shore of Töölönlahti Bay in Helsinki, belonging to the districts of Etu-Töölö and Taka-Töölö. It borders Mannerheimintie in the west, Finlandia Hall in the south and the Finnish National Opera and Ballet in the north. On the beach, however, the park extends in a narrow strip all the way to Helsinginkatu, on the other side of which is the Zoo park area. South of Töölönlahti is the Töölönlahti Park, opened in 2016. The entire Töölönlahti park zone can be counted as part of Helsinki Central Park.

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The map is a memorial to President Mauno Koivisto, designed by visual artist Perttu Saksa, at Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. It is black diabase with gilded lines. Germany won the design competition for the grave monument.

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