Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in Helsinki, Finland
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Explore Helsinki 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.
Activities in HelsinkiIndividual Sights in HelsinkiSight 1: Keidas
Oasis is a 2007 short film directed by P.V. Lehtinen. The film is a meditative journey to an oasis that has become like a second home to which they return every summer. They share a strong common experience of Helsinki from the swimming stadium as a source of life force. Many have been there since they were infants.
Sight 2: Harppi ja tähdet
Harppi and the stars is a public work of art at Riikka Puronen in Toukola Rantapuisto, Helsinki, in the green area between Kyläsaarenkuja, Romankatu and the sea. The sculpture consists of different colors and golden steel and aluminum. In his book, Puronen has used metal electrochemical treatment methods. The work, unveiled in May 2018, is seven meters high.
Sight 3: Sompasauna
Sompasauna is a free public sauna in Hermanninranta, Helsinki, maintained by Sompasaunaseura ry. The wooden sauna can be heated and used by anyone around the clock, and there are no staff working in the sauna.
Sight 4: Dallapénpuisto
Dallapénpuisto is a park in Vallila, Helsinki. It is built on the site of the former Sörnäinen harbor courtyard track yard; The park is located next to the Harju Youth House in the area bordered by Aleksis Kivi Street, Teollisuuskatu and Kustaankatu.
Sight 5: Puu-Vallila
Puu-Vallila is a single-family house area in the Vallila district of Helsinki, built in the 1910s. It was threatened with demolition for a long time, but was renovated in the 1980s. The area is protected as a block area of residential buildings of cultural-historical and cityscape value.
Sight 6: The Worker Mother
The Worker's Mother is a sculpture located in a park at the intersection of Sturenkatu and Läntinen Brahenkatu in Alppiharju, Helsinki. The Worker's Mother, created by sculptor Panu Patomäki, was unveiled in 1996.
Sight 7: Lenininpuisto
Lenin Park is a 3.5-hectare park designed by garden architect Maj-Lis Rosenbröijer in Alppila, Helsinki.
Sight 8: Ukko
Ukko is a roller coaster located in Linnanmäki Amusement Park in Helsinki. The device, called Skyloop, is manufactured by German Maurer Söhne. The track was opened to the public on the 61st anniversary of Linnanmäki on 27 May 2011.
Sight 9: Sea Life
Sea Life Helsinki is part of Merlin Entertainments owns the European -wide Sea Life chain, the world's largest public aquarium chain.
Sight 10: Taiga
Taiga is a steel roller coaster located at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. Taiga is the tallest (52m), fastest (106km/h) and longest (1,104m) roller coaster in Finland.
Sight 11: Linnanmäki
Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 27 May 1950 and is owned by the non-profit Children's Day Foundation, which operates the park in order to raise funds for Finnish child welfare work. In 2019, the foundation donated €4.5 million, and so far has donated a total of over €120 million to this cause.
Sight 12: Kirnu
Kirnu is a steel roller coaster located at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. Kirnu is Intamin's first ball coaster.
Sight 13: Josafatinpuisto
Josafat Cliffs is a rocky green area in Harju, Helsinki, north of Helsinginkatu.
Sight 14: Tram Museum
The Tram Museum or Tram Museum is a special museum operating under the Helsinki City Museum in Taka-Töölö, Helsinki. The museum presents the history of tram traffic in Helsinki. It is housed in Helsinki's oldest tram hall, dating back to 1900, designed by architect Waldemar Aspelin.
Sight 15: Ilmatar and the Scaup
Ilmatar ja sotka is the best-known work by Finnish sculptor Aarre Aaltonen, which depicts the birth of the world from the perspective of the Kalevala. The epic subject matter has been depicted in a way that refers to art deco and classicism. The statue is located in Helsinki's Sibelius Park, east of Mechelininkatu, which cuts through the park.
Sight 16: Sibelius Monument
The Sibelius Monument by Eila Hiltunen is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957). The monument is located in Sibelius Park in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland.
Sight 17: Helsingin Siion-seurakunta
Helsinki Zion Church is a Pentecostal revival church in Töölö, Helsinki. It has about 500 members. The Zion Church is based on believers in Jesus who believe in the Bible as such and strive to apply it in their lives.
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