Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in Helsinki, Finland

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 9.9 km
Ascend 0 m
Descend 0 m

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 Helsinki

Sight 1: Keidas

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Keidas P.V. Lehtinen, Markus Frey / Tekijänoikeuslain 25 §

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.

Wikipedia: Keidas (vuoden 2007 elokuva) (FI)

222 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Harppi ja tähdet

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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.

Wikipedia: Harppi ja tähdet (FI)

1369 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: Sompasauna

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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.

Wikipedia: Sompasauna (FI), Website

1916 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 4: Dallapénpuisto

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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.

Wikipedia: Dallapénpuisto (FI)

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Puu-Vallila

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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.

Wikipedia: Puu-Vallila (FI)

764 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: The Worker Mother

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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.

Wikipedia: Työläisäiti (FI)

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Lenininpuisto

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Lenininpuisto

Lenin Park is a 3.5-hectare park designed by garden architect Maj-Lis Rosenbröijer in Alppila, Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Lenininpuisto (FI)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Ukko

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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.

Wikipedia: Ukko (vuoristorata) (FI)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Sea Life

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Sea Life / fair use

Sea Life Helsinki is part of Merlin Entertainments owns the European -wide Sea Life chain, the world's largest public aquarium chain.

Wikipedia: Sea Life Helsinki (FI)

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Taiga

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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.

Wikipedia: Taiga (roller coaster) (EN)

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Linnanmäki

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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.

Wikipedia: Linnanmäki (EN), Website

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Kirnu

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Kirnu

Kirnu is a steel roller coaster located at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. Kirnu is Intamin's first ball coaster.

Wikipedia: Kirnu (EN)

960 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 13: Josafatinpuisto

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Josafat Cliffs is a rocky green area in Harju, Helsinki, north of Helsinginkatu.

Wikipedia: Josafatin kalliot (FI)

1592 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 14: Tram Museum

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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.

Wikipedia: Ratikkamuseo (FI), Url

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Ilmatar and the Scaup

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Ilmatar and the Scaup Patsas: Kuvanveistäjä Aarre Aaltonen. Valokuva: Käyttäjä:Htm / CC BY 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Ilmatar ja sotka (FI)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Sibelius Monument

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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.

Wikipedia: Sibelius Monument (EN)

799 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 17: Helsingin Siion-seurakunta

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Helsingin Siion-seurakunta / fair use

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.

Wikipedia: Helsingin Siion-seurakunta (FI), Website

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