Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Helsinki, Finland

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.9 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: Munkinpuisto

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Munkinpuisto is a park area located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki. The area has been popularly named "Kone Park" after the former headquarters of Kone Oy, the landmark of the area.

Wikipedia: Munkinpuisto (FI)

301 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Studio Aalto

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Studio Aalto

The Studio Aalto is a house in the Tiilimäki neighbourhood of Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, which Alvar Aalto designed during 1955–56 to be the studio of his architect bureau. Due to a large number of commissions, the office needed more space in which to work. The studio is said to be one of his best buildings from the 1950s. Near the studio there is also Villa Aalto, the home of the Aaltos. Both the studio and the Villa are now part of the Alvar Aalto Museum, and they are open to the public. The Alvar Aalto Academy and Alvar Aalto Museum Architectural Heritage Department are housed in Studio Aalto.

Wikipedia: Studio Aalto (EN)

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Munkkiniemen kirkko

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Munkkiniemi Church in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, was completed in 1954. Before the Munkkiniemi parish became independent in 1961, it served as a side church in the Huopalahti parish. The church was designed by architect Pauli Salomaa. The church is built of concrete and clean brick. The floor of the church hall is staggered, decreases and narrows from the main door to the altar. Above the altar is a skylight, where the light falling is a key factor in the otherwise simplified church hall. The entrance to the church is special, and the church hall is stepped under the votive ship. The asymmetric shape of the church hall, the use of materials and the lighting solution are characteristic of the 1950s church architecture. The church has an area of 302 m2 and has seating for 440 people. The altar wall has a bronze sculpture crucified, authorized by sculptor Johannes Haapasalo. The pulpit is also at the bottom of the hall, on the floor level. The organ of the church is 18-tone and were built by the Kangasala organ factory in 1979.

Wikipedia: Munkkiniemen kirkko (FI)

397 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Free Throw

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Free Throw valokuva: Kulttuurinavigattori, veistos: Juhana Blomstedt / CC BY 3.0

The free throw is Juhana Blomstedt's (1937–2010) last sculpture, located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, on the lawn of the Munkkiniemi co-educational school. The sculpture is made of corten steel and is illuminated by four lamps embedded in the ground. The work was unveiled in October 2010.

Wikipedia: Vapaaheitto (FI)

918 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Munkkivuoren kirkko

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Munkkivuori Church is a church building of Munkkiniemi parish right next to the Munkkivuori shopping centre in the Munkkiniemi district of Helsinki. There is a parish hall attached to the church. A separate clock tower with three clocks dates from 1963. The church was designed by architect Olavi Kantele, who had previously worked for a long time in Aarne Ervi's office. The parish of Munkkivuori became independent in 1967 from the parish of Munkkiniemi. At the beginning of 2011, the parishes were reunited.

Wikipedia: Munkkivuoren kirkko (FI)

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