Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #14 in Helsinki, Finland

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.3 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: Aurinko

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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.

Wikipedia: Pajamäki Solar System Scale Model (EN), Website

609 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Pitäjänmäki Church

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Pitäjänmäki ChurchPaju, Finland. / CC BY-SA 2.5

Pitäjänmäki Church is a church building in the Pitäjänmäki district in Helsinki. It was originally completed in 1959 as a side church in the Huopalahti parish. It became the main church of the Pitäjänmäki parish when the church became independent in 1966.

Wikipedia: Pitäjänmäen kirkko (FI)

1546 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 3: Pohjois-Haagan veljeshauta

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The Pohjois-Haaga mass grave is a grave in Lassila, Helsinki, Finland, near the Pohjois-Haaga railway station that dates to the time of the Finnish Civil War in 1918. 28 men of the Red Guards or civilians thought to have been affiliated with them executed by the German Baltic Sea Division soldiers are buried at the site.

Wikipedia: Pohjois-Haaga mass grave (EN), Website

657 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Hakavuoren kirkko

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Hakavuoren kirkkoPaju, Finland. / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hakavuori Church is a disused red-brick church building of Haaga Parish in Pohjois-Haaga, Helsinki. It was in operation from 1963 to 2016.

Wikipedia: Hakavuoren kirkko (FI)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Haagan Alppiruusupuisto

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The Haaga Rhododendron Park is a public park containing various varieties of rhododendron, located in the district of Haaga in Helsinki, Finland. Although originally used for breeding and research purposes, the park is now a popular attraction among locals.

Wikipedia: Haaga Rhododendron Park (EN)

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