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Military Museum
Military Museum Finland has plenty of wartime history and it’s the job of the Military Museum in Helsinki to preserve the collection of over 200,000 artifacts, including equipment, medals, flags, uniforms, photographs and more. The red brick building, which was used as barracks in the 1880s, not o
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Design Museum (Taideteollisuusmuseo)
Design Museum (Taideteollisuusmuseo) The Design Museum, or Taideteollisuusmuseo in Finnish, is a specialized design collection and Finland’s national design museum located in the capital Helsinki. The museum hosts an ever changing array of special exhibitions throughout the year, featuring contemp
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Senate Square (Senaatintori)
Senate Square (Senaatintori) One of Helsinki’s main tourist attractions, Senate Square (Senaatintori) is the beating heart of the Finnish capital. Designed by renowned German architect Carl Ludvig Engel in the 18th century, Engel was charged with giving Helsinki a St Petersburg-style makeover by t
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Market Square
Market Square Market Square, also called Kauppatori, hosts Helsinki’s most famous open-air market with great opportunities for shopping in a hassle-free atmosphere. The stalls sell everything from traditional dishes and snacks to crafts and souvenirs. It’s located right by the sea and is a place w
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Helsinki Cruise Port
Helsinki Cruise Port Once just a small fishing port, Helsinki has been the capital of Finland since 1812 and played host to the Olympic Games in 1952. Today, the port welcomes over 300 cruise ships carrying nearly half a million passengers annually. It is also a departure point for ferries to Tall
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Helsinki Art Museum
Helsinki Art Museum One of the largest museums in all of Finland, the Helsinki Art Museum, is located within the Tennis Palace complex in central Helsinki. However, the museum also has a regional art museum in Uusimaa, keeps the Kluuvi Gallery, and also maintains much of the citys public domain ar
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Museum of Finnish Architecture
Museum of Finnish Architecture Helsinki’s Museum of Finnish Architecture dedicates three stories to design, with a special focus on Finnish architecture from 1900-1970 in its permanent collection on the second floor. The Finnish collection is especially interesting for those interested in Modernis
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Rock Church (Temppeliaukio Kirkko)
Rock Church (Temppeliaukio Kirkko) The Church in the Rock (or Temppeliaukio Church) designed in 1969, remains a foremost Helsinki attraction. Hewn into solid rock in the middle of an ordinary residential square, the Lutheran church features a stunning 78 foot (24 meter) diameter roof covered in 13
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Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum Not far from the center of Helsinki, Seurasaari Island is an open-air museum of the Finnish traditional way of life. It has 87 buildings, 18th and 19th century traditional houses, manors and outbuildings from around Finland. Guides dressed in traditional costume demonstr
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Sederholm House (Sederholmin Talo)
Sederholm House (Sederholmin Talo) Sederholm House (or Sederholmin Talo) dates from 1757 and was the house of Helsinkis then-richest merchant, Johan Sederholm. A two-story stone building with a mustard-colored roof, it was the most luxurious house in the city. Business was done on the ground floor
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Museum of Technology
Museum of Technology Established in 1969, the Museum of Technology, also called Tekiniikan Museo, is the only technology museum in Finland. The museum is operated privately by the Museum Technology Foundation which was established by a variety of engineering and industrial organizations within the
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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Nykytaiteen Museo)
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Nykytaiteen Museo) The Kiasma Museum of Modern Art (or Nykytaiteen Museo) is housed in a curvaceous and quirky chalk-white building. It exhibits a rapidly growing collection of Finnish and international modern art from the 1960s to the 1990s. Leading Finnish arti
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Ateneum Art Museum (Konstmuseet Ateneum)
Ateneum Art Museum (Konstmuseet Ateneum) The Ateneum Art Museum (or Konstmuseet Ateneum) houses Finnish paintings and sculptures from the 18 century to the 1950s. Theres also a small, interesting collection of 19th and early-20th century foreign art, including a copy of Auguste Rodins bronze The T
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National Museum of Finland (Suomen Kansallismuseo)
National Museum of Finland (Suomen Kansallismuseo) The impressive National Museum of Finland (or Suomen Kansallismuseo) looks a bit like a Gothic church with its stonework and tower. Built in 1916 and extensively renovated in 2000, the museums rooms cover different periods of Finnish history. The
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Helsinki Zoo (Korkeasaari)
Helsinki Zoo (Korkeasaari) Big cats, wolverines, and monkeys…welcome to Helsinki Zoo (Korkeasaari). Opened in 1889, the zoo on Korkeasaari Island is the biggest in Finland, and one of the oldest in the world. With over 150 species of animals, it’s a popular year-round destination, with its notable
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Helsinki City Hall (Kaupungintalo)
Helsinki City Hall (Kaupungintalo) Helsinki City Hall, also called Kaupungintalo, didn’t always have an administrative purpose. In fact, it was originally designed as a cultural entertainment hotel by the famous German architect Carl Ludvig Engel back in 1833. The beautiful white and blue façade i
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Finlandia Hall (Finlandiatalo)
Finlandia Hall (Finlandiatalo) Finlandia Hall (or Finlandiatalo) is Helsinkis concert and congress hall. It is also an architecture masterpiece by famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976) who was sometimes referred to as the Father of Modernism. In Helsinki, Aalto wanted to realize the m
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Ylläs
Ylläs With 63 slopes, 28 lifts and four separate snow parks, it’s no surprise that Ylläs is Finland’s largest ski and snowboard area, with runs to suit all levels. Expert skiers have more than 200 miles (330 km) of tracks to choose from, including ski runs up to 1.8 miles (3 km) in length and ampl
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Suomu
Suomu Despite its close proximity to Rovaniemi, Suomu is still among one of the least developed and little known Finland ski resorts. Its tranquil surroundings and laid-back atmosphere, however, have long been renowned among locals. Located right on the Arctic Circle, Suomu is an ideal destin
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Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi As the capital and main transport hub of Finnish Lapland, most travelers will find themselves staying in or passing through Rovaniemi, a city well situated for discovering the region’s many highlights. Rovaniemi’s idyllic setting is its biggest asset, perched at the meeting point of the
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