Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Helsinki, Finland

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.1 km
Ascend 0 m
Descend 0 m

Experience Helsinki in Finland in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HelsinkiIndividual Sights in Helsinki

Sight 1: Freemason's Grave

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A Mason's Tomb may refer to:Masonic Tomb (Helsinki), a tomb and grave memorial located in Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki Mason's Tomb (Tampere), a monument in Hatanpäänpuisto, Tampere.

Wikipedia: Vapaamuurarin hauta (FI)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Kaisaniemi Park

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Kaisaniemi park is a popular park, in the center of Helsinki, in the region of Kluuvi. The Kaisaniemi Park was named after Catharina "Cajsa" Wahllund. Part of the park was given to the University of Helsinki in 1829, for gardening. The oldest greenhouse was opened in 1889.

Wikipedia: Kaisaniemi Park (EN)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden

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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.

Wikipedia: Kaisaniemen kasvitieteellinen puutarha (FI), Website

458 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Museum of Civil Defence

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Museum of Civil Defence Sakari Kiuru / CC BY 3.0

The Helsinki Civil Defence Museum is a museum of the Helsinki City Rescue Department along Siltavuorenranta in Kruununhaka. The museum presents the history and present of civil defence and was built in a civil defence shelter during World War II. The exhibition spaces include a home from the Continuation War and objects from the civil defence industry. The Helsinki Civil Defence Association is responsible for the maintenance of the museum and organises safety training for associations, groups and school classes visiting the museum on request.

Wikipedia: Helsingin Väestönsuojelumuseo (FI), Website

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Burgher's house

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Burgher's houseJennifer Boyer from Maryland, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Spraymaster's House is a wooden building in Kruununhaka, completed no later than 1818, which is the oldest stationary wooden house in the Helsinki city centre. Alexander Wickholm, who worked as a spray master, bought it as an apartment for his family in 1859. The building is one of the offices of the Helsinki City Museum, and it has been restored to showcase the home life of a family of civil servants in the 1860s. The property includes a one-storey main building and a courtyard building, but at one time there was also a stable, barn, wagon shed and woodshed on the plot. These buildings were demolished in 1905 and replaced by a three-storey stone house. The courtyard building has been used as a sauna, baking room and living rooms. Originally, the main building was painted with red soil, but when Wickholm bought the house, it had already been painted ochre yellow.

Wikipedia: Ruiskumestarin talo (FI), Website

894 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Paasivuoren puistikko

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Paasivuoren puistikko Photo: Htm. The statue seen in the park is Johannes Haapasalo's Nyrkkeilijät (1932) (The Boxers). Puistossa oleva veistos on Johannes Haapasalon Nyrkkeilijät (1932). / CC BY-SA 3.0

Paasipuisto, formerly Sirkuspuisto, is a small rectangular park in Siltasaari, Helsinki. It is bounded on one side by Saariniemenkatu and on three sides by Paasivuorenkatu. The park is otherwise surrounded on all sides by high-rise apartment buildings, except for the view of Hakaniementor from the east end.

Wikipedia: Paasivuoren puistikko (FI)

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