Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Helsinki, Finland

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Number of sights 37 sights
Distance 8.7 km
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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: Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin kotimuseo

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Ville Sakari Sohlberg was a member of the Supreme Court from 1952 to 1955 and from 1957 to 1975 and a prominent industrialist, son of Wilhelm Aleksanteri Sohlberg and a member and chairman of the board of directors of Oy G. W. Sohlberg Ab from 1938 to 1984.

Wikipedia: Sakari Sohlberg (FI)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Tove Janssonin puisto

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Tove Janssonin puisto

Tove Jansson Park is a 7,433 square metre park next to Uspenski Cathedral in Katajanokka, Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Tove Janssonin puisto (FI)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Uspenski Cathedral

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Uspenski Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. It is the largest Greek Orthodox church in both Northern and Western Europe.

Wikipedia: Uspenski Cathedral (EN), Website, Website

475 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: The Stone of The Empress

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Keisarinnankivi is a monument located at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki in central Helsinki, Finland. The monument, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, is the oldest public monument in Helsinki. It was revealed with celebrations on the name day of Nikolai on 18 December 1835 to commemorate the first visit to Helsinki by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Emperor of Russia Nicholas I. The monument was erected at the spot where the imperial couple stepped ashore from the steamship Ischora on arrival in Helsinki on 10 June 1833. The monument was funded by a national collection of funds and by a grant given by the Imperial Senate of Finland.

Wikipedia: Keisarinnankivi (EN), Website

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Market Square

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Market SquareUser:JGHowes / Attribution

The Market Square is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east. HSL maintains a year-round ferry link from Market Square to Suomenlinna, and in the summer there are also private companies providing ferry cruises, both to Suomenlinna and to other nearby islands. The Presidential Palace, Helsinki City Hall, Swedish Embassy and the Stora Enso Headquarters building are all located adjacent to Market Square.

Wikipedia: Market Square, Helsinki (EN)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Havis Amanda

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Havis AmandaJean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

Havis Amanda is a fountain and a statue in Helsinki, Finland by the sculptor Ville Vallgren (1855–1940). The work was modelled in 1906 in Paris, and erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki in 1908. Today it is recognized as one of the most important and beloved pieces of art in Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Havis Amanda (EN), Website

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Esplanadi Park

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Esplanadi, colloquially known as Espa, is an esplanade and urban park in downtown Helsinki, Finland, situated between the Erottaja square and the Market Square. It is bordered on its northern and southern sides by the Pohjoisesplanadi and Eteläesplanadi streets, respectively. Aleksanterinkatu runs parallel to Esplanadi. Esplanadi is well known as a popular walking area, and street performances are also often held in the park.

Wikipedia: Esplanadi (EN)

432 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Old Market Hall

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The Old Market Hall is the oldest market hall in Helsinki, Finland. It is located along the Eteläranta street near the Helsinki Market Square in the Kaartinkaupunki district. By 2013, the hall had also become a popular tourist attraction.

Wikipedia: Old Market Hall, Helsinki (EN), Website

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Memorial to Jewish Refugees - Hands Begging for Help

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The Memorial to Jewish Refugees or Hands Pleading for Help is a sculpture in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, on a slope near the Makasiini terminal. The work was designed by Rafael Wardi and Niels Haukeland and was unveiled on November 5, 2000. The sculpture is dedicated to the memory of eight Jewish refugees handed over by Finland to Nazi Germany during World War II. Only one of them survived the Nazi extermination camps alive.

Wikipedia: Apua anovat kädet (FI), Website

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Helsinki Observatory

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Helsinki Observatory Eva Isaksson / CC BY-SA 3.0

Helsinki University Observatory housed the Department of Astronomy at the University of Helsinki, south Finland until end of 2009. It is now an astronomy-themed visitor centre and museum.

Wikipedia: Helsinki University Observatory (EN)

73 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Tähtitornin vuori

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Tähtitornin vuori

Tähtitorninvuori or Tähtitorninmäki is a rocky hill about 30 meters high in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, next to the South Harbor. The hill is mostly a park, but there are also a few public buildings.

Wikipedia: Tähtitorninvuori (EN)

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Deutsche Kirche

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The German Church is a church in the Kaartinkaupunki district of Helsinki and belongs to the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the Evangelical Church of Finland.

Wikipedia: Deutsche Kirche (Helsinki) (DE), Website

213 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Against the Raging Sea

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Facing the Sea is a relief made by Matti Haupt on the wall of the former head office of Suomen Höyrylaiva Oy, now the Church House, at Eteläranta 8 in Helsinki, Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Päin merta myrskyävää (FI), Website

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Lightbringer - National Memorial to the Winter War

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The National Memorial to the Winter War, or Bringer of Light, is a steel statue located on Kasarmitori Square in Helsinki, completed in 2017. The monument is designed by sculptor Pekka Kauhanen and is a soldier about 10 metres high. It is the largest steel statue in Finland. Kauhanen won a design competition organised by the Ministry of Culture in 2013.

Wikipedia: Talvisodan kansallinen muistomerkki (FI), Website

262 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Andreaskyrkan

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Andreas Church is a free parish in Helsinki. The parish is a member of the Missionskyrkan i Finland denomination. The parish church is located on Korkeavuorenkatu, in Kaartinkaupunki. The congregation cooperates locally, nationally, and internationally and occasionally supports a number of missions and relief missions abroad. The head of the congregation is Markus Österlund.

Wikipedia: Andreaskirkko (FI), Website

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Helsingin baptistiseurakunta, Betel

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Helsinki Baptist Church is a Baptist congregation founded in 1903. The leader and pastor of the church is Jari Portaankorva.

Wikipedia: Helsingin baptistiseurakunta (FI)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Kolmikulma

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Kolmikulma, also known as the Diana Park, is a small, rectangular triangular-shaped park located in the Kaartinkaupunki district in the city center of Helsinki, Finland. It is limited by the Yrjönkatu, Uudenmaankatu and Erottajankatu streets. The park was renovated in 2006 and 2007.

Wikipedia: Kolmikulma (EN)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: Tellervo, Tapios daughter (Diana)

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Tellervo, Tapio's daughter is a bronze sculpture by Yrjö Liipola from 1928. It is located in Helsinki's Kolmikulma Park in the Kaartinkaupunki district.

Wikipedia: Tellervo, Tapion tytär (FI), Website

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: The Whistling City-Dweller

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The Whistling City-Dweller Taideteos: Björn Weckström Valokuva: Htm / CC BY 4.0

The Whistling Helsinki Resident is a sculpture donated to the City of Helsinki by sculptor Björn Weckström. The sculpture is located on Iso Roobertinkatu and was unveiled in 1995.

Wikipedia: Viheltelevä helsinkiläinen (FI), Website

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Topelius and children

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Topelius and children

Topelius and the Children is a monument to Zacharias Topelius in Koulupuistikko in Kaartinkaupunki, Helsinki. The park is bordered by Korkeavuorenkatu, Merimiehenkatu, Yrjönkatu and Ratakatu. The sculpture was designed by Ville Vallgren and was erected in 1932.

Wikipedia: Topelius ja lapset (FI), Website

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Design Museum

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Design Museum is a museum in Helsinki devoted to the exhibition of both Finnish and foreign design, including industrial design, fashion, and graphic design. The building is situated in Kaartinkaupunki, on Korkeavuorenkatu Street, and is owned by the Republic of Finland through Senate Properties. The building was completed in 1895 and originally built as a school building for the Swedish school Läroverket för gossar och flickor.

Wikipedia: Design Museum, Helsinki (EN), Website

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: Museum of Finnish Architecture

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Museum of Finnish Architecture

The Museum of Finnish Architecture is an architectural museum in Helsinki, Finland. Established in 1956, it is the second oldest museum of its kind devoted specifically to architecture. The museum was founded on the basis of the photographic collection of the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), which was established in 1949.

Wikipedia: Museum of Finnish Architecture (EN), Website, Tripadvisor

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: St. John's Church

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St. John's Church in Helsinki, Finland, is a Lutheran church designed by the Swedish architect Adolf Melander in the Gothic Revival style. It is the largest stone church in Finland by seating capacity.

Wikipedia: St. John's Church, Helsinki (EN), Website

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Helsingin vapaaseurakunta

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Helsinki Free Parish is a free parish based in Helsinki. The congregation's meeting rooms are located on Annankatu, Punavuori. The leading pastor of the church is Joona Väisänen.

Wikipedia: Helsingin vapaaseurakunta (FI), Website

129 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Helsingfors Adventkyrka

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Helsingfors Adventkyrka / fair use

Annankatu Adventist Church is an Adventist congregation located in Punavuori, Helsinki. The church was founded in 1894 and is the first Adventist congregation in Finland. The pastors of the church are Sakari Vehkavuori and Atte Helminen.

Wikipedia: Annankadun adventtiseurakunta (FI), Website

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Sight 26: Pyhän Markuksen luterilainen seurakunta

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St. Mark's Lutheran Parish is a parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland in Helsinki. The parish was founded in 2003, but the background was the Finnish Luther Foundation's fair activities, which began in 2000. The congregation organizes its services in the premises of the Helsinki Adventist Church.

Wikipedia: Pyhän Markuksen luterilainen seurakunta (FI)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 27: Lighthouse Christian Center

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Lighthouse Christian Center / fair use

Lighthouse Christian Center is a Pentecostal church founded in 2002 in Helsinki. The community is a congregation of African origin that cooperates with the Pentecostal Church of Finland. Originally, the parish operated as a registered association and was organised as a religious community in 2016. Church activities include weekly worship services, Bible teaching, prayer meetings, and Sunday schools. In addition, the church organizes evangelistic events in the summer.

Wikipedia: Lighthouse Christian Center (FI), Website

21 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 28: Helsingin metodistiseurakunta

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The Helsinki Finnish Methodist Church is a Finnish Methodist congregation in Helsinki, Finland. It belongs to the Finnish Methodist Church and was founded in 1894. The current congregation building is located in the Punavuori district of Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Helsinki Finnish Methodist Church (EN), Website, Website

440 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 29: Tehtaanpuisto

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Tehtaanpuisto

Tehtaanpuisto, often called Sepänpuisto, is a park on the southern edge of Punavuori in Helsinki, around Mikael Agricola Church. It is bounded by Tehtaankatu in the south, Laivurinkatu in the east and Sepänkatu in the northwest. The church plot almost divides the park in two, but there is a narrow park zone along Sepänkatu that connects its parts to each other.

Wikipedia: Tehtaanpuisto (FI)

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 30: Salvation Army

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Salvation Army Sakari Kiuru / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Salvation Army Museum is a museum showcasing the history of the Salvation Army in Helsinki. The museum exhibition highlights the work done with children, the poor and substance abusers through the ages, sheds light on the lives of officers who served abroad and the history of the Salvation Army's various ministries in the Salvation Army.

Wikipedia: Pelastusarmeijan museo (FI)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 31: Sinebrychoffin puisto

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The Sinebrychoff Park, colloquially referred to as the "Koff Park", is a park in Punavuori, Helsinki, Finland, near Hietalahti. The park was named after the Sinebrychoff brewery, which had its premises next to the park from 1819 to 1992 and to whose lands the park used to belong, and the Sinebrychoff family that owned both. In addition to the Old Church Park and Kaivopuisto, the park is among the most popular parks in Helsinki.

Wikipedia: Sinebrychoff Park (EN)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 32: Sinebrychoff Art Museum

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The Sinebrychoff Art Museum is an art museum located on Bulevardi in Helsinki, Finland. The museum exhibits the old European art collections of the Finnish National Gallery. In addition, half of the museum acts as a historic house museum, displaying the 19th century estate of the Sinebrychoff family.

Wikipedia: Sinebrychoff Art Museum (EN), Website

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 33: Alexander Theatre

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The Alexander Theatre is a Finnish theatre in Helsinki at Bulevardi 23–27 in the neighborhood of Kamppi.

Wikipedia: Alexander Theatre (EN), Website

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 34: Fila Church Helsinki

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Fila Church Helsinki / fair use

Fila Church Helsinki, full name Helsingin Filadelfia Parish, is a Finnish and English-speaking Pentecostal church in Kamppi, Helsinki. The parish was founded as a bilingual congregation in 1920. Helsinki Philadelphia is the second oldest Pentecostal church in Finland.

Wikipedia: Fila Helsinki (FI), Website

377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 35: Hietalahti Market Hall

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Hietalahti Market Hall --Jisis 13:13, 8 September 2008 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Hietalahti market hall is an old market hall located near the Hietalahdentori market square in Helsinki, Finland, hosting several restaurants and cafés. The market hall acts as concentration for restaurants and cafés, offering Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, French and Middle Eastern cuisine both at lunchtime and in the evening.

Wikipedia: Hietalahti market hall (EN), Website

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 36: Olo n:o 22

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Olo n:o 22 is an outdoor sculpture in Hietalahti, Helsinki, Finland.

Wikipedia: Olo n:o 22 (EN), Website

737 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 37: Harbour

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The Port is a relief made by sculptor Eino Räsänen in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. The relief depicts two women, one carrying heavy objects on her shoulder, the other with her hands. In the center are three bent men, two of whom carry sacks on their backs. One man lifts the chain used to moor the ship. At the bottom right and left are dishes and other objects, in the background are four ships and a lighthouse.

Wikipedia: Satama (reliefi) (FI)

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