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I have heard that Savoy is a great place for a business meeting with a client. Good Luck

Go to the Soup Kitchen, enjoy the most noursihing soup you've probably had in a long long while and do a little people watching

Great hotel. Stylish but not over designed. Amazing view of sunrise over the harbour, minutes walk from the design district, sights and sounds of Helsinki. Loved it.

rocking meatballs!

Great traditional Finnish food. Traditional 30ies interior. Belongs to the cathegory of Lehtovaara and Kosmos.

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Société du Cochon no longer exists. It's been replaced by a place called "Ravintola Kolme Seppää".

For more info, see: http://www.cochon.fi/

This is a really cool street with three phases of Helsinki street history shown in the pavement, objects, and sidewalks of the street.

There are informative signs on the buildings lining the street.

This is the main city market, with the usual fruits, veggies, and fish stalls. But there are also a huge number of crafts stalls, geared heavily towards tourists, where you can find typical (and not so typical) Finnish works.

If you do come here, come hungry so you can buy the a bit expensive but very tasty foods like paella and salmon. My favorite is Muikku, a small fish fried in rye flour. Tastes like yummy fish-flavored chips.

If you are hear just before Christmas, there is a craft fair along the Esplanade, a short walk away. The merchants then go full out showing what they can do.

Catch the HKL ferry from the east corner of Market Square. It costs the same as a regular bus ride (or you can use your HKL ticket if it has not expired).

Take a flashlight to the island, as there are tunnels to explore within the fort walls.

Head towards the second island, where there's a nice picnic field.

If you go to the farthest point on the island at around 5 pm, the Swedish cruise ships squeak by the narrow channel, looking like they are actually on the island, they are so close. Really cool to see.

Good Dong Bei/Sichuan chinese food. Spicy stuff in what is usually the land of bland.

A Fantastic little hidden secret with sympathetically wild and romantic decor. You will be sipping coffee or a fresh home made non-alcoholic drink while a stuffed deer couple is guarding behind your back. Try blueberry pie with home-made berry quark or imaginative vegetarian lunch. Located next to Kallio's mad beer bars and other street crazy phenomena of Helsinki Bronx = Kallio. The owners are beautiful and eccentric too. You can purchase a painted "dressed duck" tray or funny little milk jugs that look like a 1/2 liter milk packaging. Check out the opening hours before going...

Kolo - a new tiny shop by stylist Mari Vatanen on the corner of the Swedish theater in Helsinki Esplanadi. This little flower shop sells also "juttuja & asioita" = stuff and stories. Check out the opening hours before hand. The swedish theatre also has a cafe KAFKA, where you may bump into Finnish actors or writers. They also serve affordable soup for lunch and coffee with Cinnamon bums. The theatre inside hass very beautiful interior decor. Also, funnily this theatre is the only building in Helsinki touched by famous American-Finnish Architect Eero Saarinen. His office did the renovations in the 1950´s. Eero is known better for the JFK terminal 5 in New York and the eternally iconic Tulip chairs.

Restaurant Cafe Silvoplee has the tastiest organic and vegetarian food in Helsinki. It is owned by a domestically famous actress and sex symbol Satu Silvo and her organic food lover friends. You can fill your plate is LUOMU - the Finnish organic food that is either cooked or "fresh & alive" = non-cooked, and called Elävä ravinto. This kind of "living food" is very refreshing and excellent if you´re feeling tired, stress or ill, or even recovering from a disease. Silvoplee also served organic cakes and ginger beer or Luomu wine. The interior is a little too new age but the columns are painted by charming artist Vincent Bakkum. Lots of creatives and women form the regular the clientele. Open Monday-Saturday 11-18. Ps. Try the wheatgraas shots or carrot Juice!

Juttutupa, a buzy restaurant and Bar in Siltasaari, Hakaniemi serves generous pizzas and sometimes too much cold beer. Try the pizza "tailored" Caprese with rucola oil, fresh onion, lots of garlic & fresh tomatoes, tuna and mussles. You may see designer Harri Koskinen having his after gym beer or Philosopher Pekka Himanen having a moment to relax from thoughts!

Juttutupa, a buzy restaurant and Bar in Siltasaari, Hakaniemi serves generous pizzas and sometimes too much cold beer. Try the pizza "tailored" Caprese with rucola oil, fresh onion, lots of garlic & fresh tomatoes, tuna and mussles. You may see designer Harri Koskinen having his after gym beer or Philosopher Pekka Himanen having a moment to relax from thoughts!

Suomenlinna, fortication on the front of Helsinki. Take a ferry from Kauppatori market squer. It will cost only same price as public trafic ticket. You will see Helsinki from the sea and historical fortifications. Also the living on the islands is like in the old times.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela masterpieces are "a must see" for everyone interested in art and visiting Finland.

It serves very tasty sandwiches and salads, so it's a good place for lunch :)

The trams.

Helsinki public transit is, in general, outstanding, its two sole issues being the early hour at which it stops running and the unfortunate preponderance of urine-soaked wetbrains on certain tram lines, but the trams are probably my single favorite way to get around town. They come just often enough, stop just close enough to where you want to be, and the pleasure you'll experience in riding them combines communitarian twenty-first century virtue with a certain easygoing pace. More cities should do public transit like this.

A21 Cocktail Lounge

We serve unforgettable experiences!

Press the doorbell and step inside to our living room where you can enjoy exclusive atmosphere, sensational cocktails and design that caresses senses. Our mission is to provide sensations that tickle the heart and mind.

Cocktails are culinary experiences The philosophy of A21 underlines the culinary art of making cocktails. We cater liquid sensations and also teach you how to do them in our cocktailschool.

Great Italian home food.

Small, rustic, intimate place. Three course menu one can afford with one's own money. Excellent food.

A reasonably priced breakfast buffet and free wifi makes Luft a place to spend a lonely Sunday morning.

The best place to get a caffeine fix in Southern Helsinki.

Best espresso based coffees in Helsinki. There's another location in the Punavuori district, on Pursimiehenkatu 23.

A great way to spend a sunny summer day is to rent a kayak, starting at 10€/hour.

Authentic Nepalese food cooked and served by Nepalese staff. The restaurant design is modern spacious and very comfortable. A large selection of authentic Nepalese dishes are provided together with fine wines and a traditional warm Nepalese atmosphere.

Nice sushi lunch & friendly staff

Best coffee I've had in ages.

The best late night place to eat . Excellent selection of wine and local delicacies. Reminds me of a Viennese cafe. Waiters are very knowledgeable

Nice local bistro with something to offer for everyone. Popular place for locals to eat during the weekend. Food served also in the corner bar. Best bits of Old Skipper's successfully transfered into the new bistro!

Helsinki is not known for Mexican but if you are far from home and for some reason crave good guacamole, this is the place to go. Tons of tables tucked away in several rooms, if you have a large party, this is the place to go.

My son is still looking for a place that serves horchata though :-(

The nicest restaurant in Western Helsinki.

Besides all the great normal tourist places of Helsinki, I think the nature is very special. There is no other easier way to enjoy it right "downtown" than to take a walk around the bay of Töölönlahti. For those who have more time, this activity can be streched north along the green Central Park all the way to the countryside.

The other great feature of central Helsinki is that the sea is always close by and easily accessable because the harbours have been moved to eastern Helsinki.

The trams are great - especially #3 and #7 that make a round trip.