Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Helsinki, Finland

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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The Hotel and Restaurant Museum specializes in the history of Finnish hotels, restaurants, cafés, tourism and culinary culture. The museum is located in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland. The museum was first opened in 1971 but has operated in its present premises since 1993. The museums collection includes about 20,000 artifacts and other objects from restaurants, bars, diners, spas and hotels. Museum's archives include about 38,000 photographs, menus and other documents. Museum also takes care of the Alko store museum's collection.

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Johan Vilhelm Snellman was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot and J. L. Runeberg.

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The Independent Evangelical Lutheran Parish of Helsinki is a parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Finland in Helsinki. Parish services are held at the Koinonia Centre of the Luther Foundation of Finland.

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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.

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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.

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Elias Lönnrot is a monument in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, by a Finnish sculptor Emil Wikström, unveiled in 1902.

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Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. Before 1991 the Ateneum building also housed the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and University of Art and Design Helsinki.

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Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, at the Senate Square. The church was originally built from 1830 to 1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicolas I. It was also known as St Nicholas's Church until Finland declared its full independence in 1917. It is a major landmark of the city, and one of the most famous historical structures in Finland as a whole when viewed globally.

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The statue of J. V. Snellman is located in front of the Bank of Finland in Kruununhaka, Helsinki. The memorial, funded by fundraising, was unveiled on Snellman's Day, 12 May 1923. The memorial competition was held in 1913 and the statue was completed already in 1916, but the First World War and the Finnish Civil War delayed its unveiling. The statue was cast in Copenhagen, Denmark, and sculpted by Emil Wikström. The pedestal of the statue and the surroundings of the monument were designed by architect Eliel Saarinen. The statue was damaged during the Continuation War during the bombing of Helsinki in February 1944. The damage left by the shrapnel on the pedestal has been left as a reminder of the bombing.

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Helsinki City Museum is a museum in Helsinki that documents and displays the history of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Its mission is to record and uphold Helsinki's spiritual, material and architectural heritage. The museum features personal memories and everyday life of the city's residents. It also acts as the regional museum for central Uusimaa with a mission to promote and steer museum activities in the region.

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Helsinki University Museum is the museum of the University of Helsinki.

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Fazer's Rooster is a sculpture created by Finnish artist Björn Weckström. The sculpture was commissioned by Fazer to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary in 1991. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on Kluuvikatu.

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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.

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

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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.

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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 Ari Korolainen.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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