Guidebook for Helsingfors

Jenni
Guidebook for Helsingfors

Food Scene

Great lunch buffet with all the beautiful flavours of Mediterranean style cuisine. Weekend brunches are also great!
165 Einheimische empfehlen
Sandro Kallio
17 Kolmas linja
165 Einheimische empfehlen
Great lunch buffet with all the beautiful flavours of Mediterranean style cuisine. Weekend brunches are also great!
Healthy food can be really yummy, this place has proven me. A vegetarian buffet place where you pay by the weight of your portion. This food makes you happy!
79 Einheimische empfehlen
Silvoplee
3 Toinen linja
79 Einheimische empfehlen
Healthy food can be really yummy, this place has proven me. A vegetarian buffet place where you pay by the weight of your portion. This food makes you happy!
Tasty Thai food in a cute setting!
90 Einheimische empfehlen
Lemon Grass
12 Kolmas linja
90 Einheimische empfehlen
Tasty Thai food in a cute setting!
My regular coffee shop, best coffee in town!
58 Einheimische empfehlen
Good Life Coffee Oy
17 Kolmas linja
58 Einheimische empfehlen
My regular coffee shop, best coffee in town!
Tenho has a bit of everything, it's a great bar where you're pretty guaranteed to find a table on the weekends when everywhere gets busy, it's a restaurant with really good food and a kitchen that's open till late and a venue where you can here great live music. What's not to love!
85 Einheimische empfehlen
Tenho Restobar
15 Helsinginkatu
85 Einheimische empfehlen
Tenho has a bit of everything, it's a great bar where you're pretty guaranteed to find a table on the weekends when everywhere gets busy, it's a restaurant with really good food and a kitchen that's open till late and a venue where you can here great live music. What's not to love!
Great for some traditional Finnish food accompanied with traditional Finnish rude customer service. For Kaurismäki film fans.
53 Einheimische empfehlen
Cella
15 Fleminginkatu
53 Einheimische empfehlen
Great for some traditional Finnish food accompanied with traditional Finnish rude customer service. For Kaurismäki film fans.
Fancy local dining.
51 Einheimische empfehlen
Restaurant Kolmon3n
11 Kolmas linja
51 Einheimische empfehlen
Fancy local dining.
This is where I go for those special occasion dinners. Great service, amazing food and a cozy, quiet atmosphere.
29 Einheimische empfehlen
Ateljé Finne
14 Arkadiankatu
29 Einheimische empfehlen
This is where I go for those special occasion dinners. Great service, amazing food and a cozy, quiet atmosphere.
Cool yet cute cafe with a modernistic interior. Lunch is not that great but the pastries are amazing.
68 Einheimische empfehlen
Ipi Kulmakuppila
13 Porthaninkatu
68 Einheimische empfehlen
Cool yet cute cafe with a modernistic interior. Lunch is not that great but the pastries are amazing.
Really good food in an intimate environment.
40 Einheimische empfehlen
Gastro Cafe Kallio
7 Fleminginkatu
40 Einheimische empfehlen
Really good food in an intimate environment.
Best pizza in town.
71 Einheimische empfehlen
Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 Kalevankatu
71 Einheimische empfehlen
Best pizza in town.
Döner place, great veggie kebab.
118 Einheimische empfehlen
Döner Harju
23 Fleminginkatu
118 Einheimische empfehlen
Döner place, great veggie kebab.

Entertainment & Activities

Amusement park on my doorstep! The entrance is free so you can just go for a wonder. I recommend the wooden roller-coaster, it's a real novelty. Kids LOVE this place! (Closed during winter)
100 Einheimische empfehlen
Linnanmäki (pohj.)
100 Einheimische empfehlen
Amusement park on my doorstep! The entrance is free so you can just go for a wonder. I recommend the wooden roller-coaster, it's a real novelty. Kids LOVE this place! (Closed during winter)
Kallio's own cinema. Cute and cozy.
88 Einheimische empfehlen
RIVIERA
2 Harjukatu
88 Einheimische empfehlen
Kallio's own cinema. Cute and cozy.
Adventure park where you get to do courses high in the tree tops. Great fun, not for the faint hearted! (Closed during winter)
11 Einheimische empfehlen
Seikkailupuisto Korkee
8 Mustikkamaanpolku
11 Einheimische empfehlen
Adventure park where you get to do courses high in the tree tops. Great fun, not for the faint hearted! (Closed during winter)

Getting Around

Closest tram stop to my apartment, trams 1 and 8 stop here. Both of them stop running around 23:00.
11 Einheimische empfehlen
Borgbacken (södra)
11 Einheimische empfehlen
Closest tram stop to my apartment, trams 1 and 8 stop here. Both of them stop running around 23:00.
Closest metro station to the apartment.
25 Einheimische empfehlen
Hakaniemen metroasema station
25 Einheimische empfehlen
Closest metro station to the apartment.

Parks & Nature

Local botanical garden and green houses. Little haven in the middle of the city.
39 Einheimische empfehlen
Botanischer Garten Kaisaniemi
2 Kaisaniemenranta
39 Einheimische empfehlen
Local botanical garden and green houses. Little haven in the middle of the city.
Lovely little island with walking trails and a beach for swimming.
86 Einheimische empfehlen
Mustikkamaan uimaranta
1 Mustikkamaanpolku
86 Einheimische empfehlen
Lovely little island with walking trails and a beach for swimming.
Beautiful Central Park is a place of meditation for me. You can feel you're in a forest in here. Loads of trails going around though so bring a map!
111 Einheimische empfehlen
Central Park
111 Einheimische empfehlen
Beautiful Central Park is a place of meditation for me. You can feel you're in a forest in here. Loads of trails going around though so bring a map!

Essentials

Rather large grocery store with good selection of everything. Do note that if you wish to buy alcohol stronger than a beer you should visit Alko, a dedicated alcohol shop, in the same building.
57 Einheimische empfehlen
S-Market
18-20 Siltasaarenkatu
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Rather large grocery store with good selection of everything. Do note that if you wish to buy alcohol stronger than a beer you should visit Alko, a dedicated alcohol shop, in the same building.
Small corner shop 600metres from the apartment. Good for essentials.
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Alepa Wallininkuja
7 Wallininkuja
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Small corner shop 600metres from the apartment. Good for essentials.

Drinks & Nightlife

Techno till late.
68 Einheimische empfehlen
Ääniwalli
13 Pälkäneentie
68 Einheimische empfehlen
Techno till late.
The party's dying out and you want to continue dancing: this is where you go.
140 Einheimische empfehlen
Kaiku
4 Kaikukatu
140 Einheimische empfehlen
The party's dying out and you want to continue dancing: this is where you go.
The beacon of gentrification in Kallio. Good wines, though.
55 Einheimische empfehlen
Wino
11 Fleminginkatu
55 Einheimische empfehlen
The beacon of gentrification in Kallio. Good wines, though.
The most iconic live music venue in Finland.
48 Einheimische empfehlen
Tavastia
4 Urho Kekkosen katu
48 Einheimische empfehlen
The most iconic live music venue in Finland.
Where the cool adults go.
45 Einheimische empfehlen
Ravintola Rytmi
2 Toinen linja
45 Einheimische empfehlen
Where the cool adults go.
My local bar, cozy with good beer selection.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Toveri
3 Castréninkatu
10 Einheimische empfehlen
My local bar, cozy with good beer selection.
Local brewery bar, great selection of beers!
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Stadin Panimo
1 Kaasutehtaankatu
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Local brewery bar, great selection of beers!

Arts & Culture

Art is the food of the soul.
135 Einheimische empfehlen
HAM - Kunstmuseum Helsinki
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
135 Einheimische empfehlen
Art is the food of the soul.
All you ever wanted to know about Helsinki. Free entry!
38 Einheimische empfehlen
Helsinki-Museum
16-18 Aleksanterinkatu
38 Einheimische empfehlen
All you ever wanted to know about Helsinki. Free entry!
Cute little gallery.
Kalleria
10 Kaarlenkatu
Cute little gallery.
One of the most interesting galleries in Hki.
Sorbus
15 Vaasankatu
One of the most interesting galleries in Hki.
Espoo's Modern Art museum, well worth the visit. The building in itself is interesting and the metro takes you there conveniently.
47 Einheimische empfehlen
EMMA - Espoo Museum für moderne Kunst
5 Ahertajantie
47 Einheimische empfehlen
Espoo's Modern Art museum, well worth the visit. The building in itself is interesting and the metro takes you there conveniently.
Interesting contemporary art here.
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Galleria Huuto
1 Kalevankatu
7 Einheimische empfehlen
Interesting contemporary art here.
Well curated art gallery.
6 Einheimische empfehlen
SIC
24 Purpuripolku
6 Einheimische empfehlen
Well curated art gallery.
Student art.
Exhibition Laboratory
36 Merimiehenkatu
Student art.
This is great.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Forum Box
3A Ruoholahdenranta
10 Einheimische empfehlen
This is great.
Helsinki's contemporary art museum. Big international names and some smaller local ones in beautiful Steven Holl architecture.
384 Einheimische empfehlen
Kunstmuseum Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
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Helsinki's contemporary art museum. Big international names and some smaller local ones in beautiful Steven Holl architecture.
Some the most interesting shows in town.
Kiasma Theatre
2 Mannerheiminaukio
Some the most interesting shows in town.
Performance art. Might change your life.
Eskus - Esitystaiteen keskus ry
1 Kaasutehtaankatu
Performance art. Might change your life.
The contemporary dance venue of Finland. Super interesting programme.
Zodiak Presents Ry
1B Tallberginkatu
The contemporary dance venue of Finland. Super interesting programme.