Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Helsinki, Finland
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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 HelsinkiSight 1: The Shipwrecked
Shipwrecked is a bronze sculpture in Helsinki's Tähtitorninmäki district, Ullanlinna. Unveiled in 1898, the work was designed by sculptor Robert Stigell. The work was cast in Paris, where Stigell also finished his sculptures. The height of the work is 4.5 metres, but with the granite pedestal the height rises to six metres. The stand was manufactured in Hanko.
Sight 2: Torso
Torso is a work by sculptor Marjo Lahtinen, unveiled at Tähtitorninvuori in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, on Helsinki Day, 12 June 2008. Torso belongs to the public art collection of the Helsinki City Art Museum.
Sight 3: Lähetyskirkko
The Mission Church in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, is the church of the Finnish Missionary Society in the Mission House. The red-brick Mission House and Church were designed by architect Karl August Wrede and commissioned in 1900. The FMS sold the office premises of the Mission House in 2018 and they were converted into residential apartments, the FMS remained in the ownership of the FMS.
Sight 4: St. Henry's Cathedral
St. Henry's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated in honor of Bishop Henrik, a 12th-century Bishop of Turku. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Helsinki. In terms of membership, the cathedral is the largest in Finland, with approximately 5,000 members.
Sight 5: Watchdog Pekka
Pekka the Dog is a bronze sculpture by Emil Cedercreutz, completed in 1932 and unveiled in front of the then Salus Hospital in 1934. The large Belgian Shepherd Malinois is located in Kaivopuisto Park in Helsinki on Kalliolinnantie.
Sight 6: Mannerheim Museum
The Mannerheim Museum is located in Helsinki, Finland. It is dedicated to preserving and displaying items related to the life and times of Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim, a Finnish statesman and military officer. The Mannerheim Museum is located on top of a hill in a prestigious residential area next to the Kaivopuisto park in Helsinki. The building was the home of Mannerheim from 1924 to 1951. With the exception of a few rooms that have been converted for exhibition purposes, his home has been preserved in its original state.
Sight 7: Statue of Peace
The Peace Statue is the sculpture of Essi Renvall, a sculptor in Kaivopuisto in Helsinki. It was erected as the 20th anniversary of the YYA agreement in 1968. The statue is located on the beach along Ehrenströmintie for some distance from the Olympic Terminal to the south.
Sight 8: Meripuisto
The Meripuisto Park is a 2.27 -hectare park in the Ullanlinna district in the southern city of Helsinki, between Merikatu and Merisatama. It is about 500 meters long but at its widest less than 100 meters wide. There is also a street called Merisatamanranta between the park and the sea. In the east-west direction, the park extends from the Virgin Path that separates it from Kaivopuisto Park, Weckksellie. The park is divided into a spacious park space and functional areas. Much of it is open lawn.
Sight 9: Memorial for Seafarers
The Memorial to Seafarers and the Dead at Sea was designed by Oskari Jauhiainen and Eero Eerikäinen and erected in Helsinki in 1968 in honour and recognition of seafarers.
Wikipedia: Merenkulkijoiden ja mereen menehtyneiden muistomerkki (FI)
Sight 10: Juhani Aho
The statue of Juhani Aho is a bronze statue by Juhani Aimo Tukiainen, a writer, with two lights, one in Eira in Helsinki and one in the birth of Aho in Iisalmi. Both were erected in 1961.
Sight 11: Mikael Agricola Church
Mikael Agricola Church is a Lutheran church located in the Punavuori district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Lars Sonck and built between 1933 and 1935. The church was inaugurated on 14 April 1935. It is named after bishop Mikael Agricola.
Sight 12: 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.
Sight 13: St. John's Church
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.
Sight 14: Lighthouse Christian Center
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.
Sight 15: Helsingin metodistiseurakunta
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
Sight 16: Sinebrychoffin puisto
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.
Sight 17: Bad Bad Boy
Bad Boy is a pink sculpture made of concrete in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, Finland. The sculpture was created by sculptor Tommi Toija and represents a naked urinating boy. The sculpture is 8.5 metres (28 ft) tall and weighs seven and a half tons. The water flow in the sculpture is heated so the boy can urinate all year round, even in winter. The sculpture was made of spray concrete around a steel frame and was made in Sweden.
Sight 18: Hyväntoivonpuisto
Hyvävonpuisto Park is a public park in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, which is still under construction. When completed, it is about a kilometer long and reaches from the Mediterranean to the seaside to the Melkin Pier. The 88 -meter wide park is as wide as the Esplanade Park in the center of Helsinki. The Hyvävonpuisto Park runs between Jätkäsaari residential buildings and is also a central path of cycling. There are routes across the park to the yards of the houses.
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