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WalkHelsingin blogissa annetaan menovinkkejä aktiivisille ulkoilijoille. Näissä tapahtumissa saa nauttia raittiista ulkoilmasta:

Bodominjärven mysteeri

su 18.9. 2022 klo 11.00

Helluntaina 1960 neljä nuorta lähti telttailemaan Espoon Bodominjärvelle. Vain yksi heistä palasi elävänä, hänkin vakavasti loukkaantuneena. Mitä Bodominjärvellä tuona yönä tapahtui? Kuka oli murhasta epäilty kioskinpitäjä? Mihin katosi nuorten lompakot? Entä murha-ase? Kävelyretkellä tutustutaan paikkoihin, jotka liittyvät Suomen kenties tunnetuimpaan murhamysteeriin.

Kierroksella kerrotaan, miten poliisitutkinta eteni, millaisessa maailmassa vuonna 1960 elettiin, miten lehdistö suhtautui tapaukseen ja keitä kaikkia verityöstä epäiltiin.

Kävelyopastus on osa Helsingin kävelyfestivaalin ohjelmaa. Lisätietoa festivaalin kotisivuilta.

Salaperäisyyksien Saari – Koko perheen Tanssipolku Tervasaaressa

la 17.9.2022 klo 17:00

Ylittäessäsi sillan kaupungin melu vaimenee tasaiseksi taustahuminaksi. Kaikki ei olekaan juuri niin kuin mantereella olet tottunut. Uskallatko poiketa polulta ja painaa korvan maata vasten?

Salaperäisyyksien saari on kokemuksellinen tanssipolku Tervasaaren ympäri, joka kutsuu havainnoimaan kaupunkiluontoa luovasti ja moniaistisesti. Tanssitaiteilijat Nelly Hakkarainen ja Marja Rautakorpi johdattavat kulkijat saaren ympäri Wooguru Kw:n kitaransoiton säestyksellä. Paikasta toiseen liikutaan ryhmänä, toiminnallisten tehtävien siivittämänä. Välillä pysähdytään katsomaan lyhyitä tanssikohtauksia ja ihmettelemään yhdessä ympäristöä ja siellä lymyilevää liikettä. Lisätietoa täällä.

Tokoinranta Parkrun

la 17.9.2022 klo 09:00

Tokoinranta Parkrun on kaikille avoin, ilmainen viikottainen 5km lenkki, jonka voit juosta, hölkätä tai kävellä. Saat suorituksestasi ajan. Tule mukaan yksin, kaverin tai koiran kanssa!

Lähtö on lauantaisin klo 9:30 Tokoinrannasta Miina Sillanpään monumentin vierestä. Tulethan paikalle 5-10 minuuttia ennen lähtöä ja jos et ole ollut mukana aikaisemmin, muista rekisteröityä etukäteen (www.parkrun.fi/register) ja tulosta mukaan viivakoodisi saadaksesi ajanoton.
Parkrun järjestetään täysin vapaaehtoisten voimin ja tarvitsee yhteisön tukea viikottain. Jos olet kiinnostunut tulemaan mukaan vapaaehtoiseksi, ota yhteyttä järjestäjään.

Parkrun järjestettiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 2004 Lontoon Bushy Parkissa, josta se on hiljalleen levinnyt ympäri maailmaa levittäen yhteisöllisyyttä ja liikunnan iloa. Lisätietoa täällä.

WalkHelsingin menovinkit aktiivisille ulkoilijoille.

Helsingin kävelyfestivaali
1.-18.9.2022

Helsingin kävelyfestivaalilla on kymmenittäin kiehtovia kävelyopastuksia: historiaa, rikoksia, taidetta, hautausmaita, sotahistoriaa, yms. Myös WalkHelsinki mukana. Katso koko ohjelma kotisivuilta.

Kissojen yö Korkeasaaressa
pe 9.9.2022
la 10.9.2022

Kissojen Yö -päivinä eläintarha on avoinna klo 10-23, sisäänpääsy suljetaan klo 21. Päiväsaikaan klo 16 asti Korkeasaaressa on lapsille suunnattua ohjelmaa, iltaohjelma on enemmän aikuiseen makuun.

Annalan sadonkorjuumarkkinat
la 10.9.2022 klo 11:00

Annalan perinteiset sadonkorjuumarkkinat Annalan piha-alueella. Myynnissä sadonkorjuutuotteita sekä syksyisiä kädentaitoja. Annalan harrastepiiri Lanka&Liemen kasvivärjäysnäytös sekä kasvivärjäyksen esittelyä. Soilikki&Pielikki -harrastepiirin pelargoni neuvonataa. Hyötykasviyhdistyksen sadonkorjuukahvila ja tuotetori. Poniratsastusta tapahtuman aikana järjestää Annalan oma ponitallitalli. Lisätietoa kotisivuilta

Vanhan Herttoniemen pihakirppis
su 11.9.2022 klo 10:00

Vanha Herttoniemen pihakirppistä on toivottu myös syksyisin. Tänä syksynä toive toteutuu: pihakirppis on sunnuntaina 11. syyskuuta klo 10 alkaen! Myynti jatkuu niin pitkään kuin tavaraa riittää. Facetapahtuma

1. The Helsinki Music Centre

The Helsinki Music Centre is a concert hall and a music center. It is the number one venue of classic music in Finland. The building is home to Sibelius Academy and two symphony orchestras, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Address: Mannerheimintie 13 A. Website

2. Finnish National Opera

Opera House is the home of Finnish National Opera, which is opera company with high-classed international standards. Opera House is also the home of Finnish National Ballet. There are in the Opera House about 300 performances each year.

Address: Helsinginkatu 58. Website

3. Dance House

Dance House Helsinki is a performance and event venue especially designed for dance. The program of Dance House Helsinki consists of performances and events organized by various Finnish and international dance and cultural operators.

Address: Kaapeliaukio 3. Website

4. Finnish National Ballet

Finnish National Ballet is the only professional ballet company in Finland. It is also the only Finnish company that regularly performs a classical ballet repertoire. It performs in Opera House.

Address: Helsinginkatu 58. Website

5. Circo – Center for New Circus

Circo is a circus house that offers experiences in form of performances and festivals. Circo locates in Suvilahti’s old power plant.

Address: Kaasutehtaankatu 1. Website

6. Savoy Theatre – Savoy-teatteri

The Savoy Theatre is well known as a concert place for world music. Each year about 200 groups from around the world perform at the Savoy.

Address: Kasarmikatu 46-48. Website

7. UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

UMO is the most famous jazz big band in Finland. Orchestra is performing in many different venues. Read more

Article photo: UMO

Helsinki has a lot of interesting things to do with kids. Here’s our five tips:

1. Helsinki Zoo

Korkeasaari is a 22-hectare rocky island where is the biggest zoo in Finland. Korkeasaari is one of the most popular places among tourists in Helsinki. The 150 animal species and almost 1000 plant species show the diversity of nature. In Korkeasaari you can see lions, monkees, bears, snow leopards, camels, etc.

Address: Mustikkamaanpolku 12. Website

2. Linnanmäki amusement park

Linnanmäki is the most popular amusement park in Finland. It was opened in 1950. Linnanmäki has almost 50 different rides of different sizes. There’s also other attractions, such as arcades, games and restaurants. Next to Linnanmäki there’s Sea Life which transports you into the amazing underwater world.

Address: Tivolikuja 1 (tram 3 and 9 or bus 23). Website

3. Children’s Town

Children’s Town is in Helsinki’s historical center within the Helsinki City Museum. There children can play in boutiques and workshops from 18th century Helsinki, sit at a school desk in a 1930s primary school class and visit a grandma’s home from the 1970s. Children’s Town is in Sederholm House which is the oldest building in Helsinki, dated back to 1757.

Address: Aleksanterinkatu 16–18. Website

4. Heureka

Heureka is a science center in Vantaa, about 10 kilometres from Helsinki. The aim of the Heureka is to popularize scientific information and to develop the methods used to teach science.

Address: Kuninkaalantie 7. Website

5. Tropicario

Tropicario is a trip to the world of snakes and lizards. There are in Tropicario among others spiders, turtles and crocodiles.

Address: Sturenkatu 27. Website

There are many atmospheric old cafes in Helsinki. Here we present three of them.

Café Ekberg

Traditions since 1852. Own words: ”Our skilful bakers, pastry chefs and cooks have treated our customers to domestic and international delicacies for over a century and a half already. Genuine and warm-hearted customer service, high-quality ingredients and professional pride have always been our core values. Our ambition is to provide you with memorable delicacy experiences.”
Address: Bulevardi 9. Website

Fazer Café

In 1891, Karl Fazer founded a French-Russian patisserie on Kluuvikatu, which, thanks to its high-quality delicacies and environment, quickly became a popular meeting place.
There are sweet and savory delicacies, a diverse selection of coffee, tea and cocoa, breakfasts, tasty soup and salad lunches and many other taste experiences.
Address: Kluuvikatu 3. Website

Strindberg

In 1992 the cafe opened its doors for the first time. Now it is getting an update to honor its original atmosphere. The goal of the renovation is that the cafe would serve as a shared living room in the middle of the city.
Address: Pohjoisesplanadi 33. Website

We present Helsinki’s best restaurant classics.

1. Savoy

Savoy is the flagship of Finnish gastronomy and restaurant culture. Interior was designed by Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino Aalto. Foods from 50 e.
Address: Eteläesplanadi 14. Website

2. Sea Horse

Finnish food and culture since 1934. Á la Carte includes Hunter’s Sandwich, Baltic Herrings, Finnish traditional meatballs, etc. Foods from 20 e.
Address: Kapteeninkatu 11. Website

3. Elite

Restaurant Elite has been in same place since 1932. It has been popular restaurant among artists. Elite serves Finnish cuisine including salmon soup, slow-cooked lamb and vorschmack. In the summer clients are also served on the outdoor terrace. Foods from 18 e.
Address: Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22. Website

4. Zetor

Restaurant Zetor is in the heart of Helsinki. It serves traditional finnish food like Rainbow trout soup, Hash, Reindeer fillet and Grilled liver. Restaurant Zetor claimed that it is the official sponsor of all tractor men and tractor women since 1991! Foods from 20 e.
Address: Mannerheimintie 3-5. Website

5. Palace

Michelin star restaurant, established in 1952. Palace has always been a pioneer of Finnish gastronomy. Today the Palace kitchen aims to create an innovative yet sophisticated Nordic dining experience.
Address: Eteläranta 10. Website

Here’s museums for art lovers. Helsinki offers great museum of modern art, contemporary art and old art.

1. Kiasma

Kiasma (opened 1998) is Finland’s leading contemporary art museum. The building of Kiasma is designed by American architect Steven Holl. The basic functions of the museum are organising changing exhibitions and augmenting its collection.
Address: Mannerheiminaukio 2. Website

2. Ateneum

The Ateneum is a major museum in Finland and it has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. The building was designed by Finnish architect Theodor Höijer in 1887.
Address: Kaivokatu 2. Website

3. Amos Rex

Amos Rex museum is the largest private art museum in Finland. The Museum arranges 8–12 exhibitions a year around special themes covering both contemporary and more traditional art. Amos Anderson (1878–1961), the founder of the museum, was a generous patron who supported Finnish art and science.
Address: Mannerheimintie 22-24. Website

4. HAM (Helsinki Art Museum)

HAM is one of the largest art museums in Finland and the Nordic countries. It functions as interpreter of the history of the visual arts and of new trends in visual culture. Museum located in moveicomplex Tennispalatsi.
Address: Salomonkatu 15 Website

5. Sinebrychoff Art Museum

The museum exhibits works of old European masters from the 14th to the mid-19th century. The permanent collection includes statues and porcelain artefacts from the 16th and 17th century.
Address: Bulevardi 40. Website

6. Kunsthalle

Helsinki Kunsthalle hosts 7-8 major exhibitions each year. The focus of the exhibitions is on contemporary art but the exhibition program also includes design and architecture.
Address: Nervanderinkatu 3. Website

7. EMMA (Espoo Museum of Art)

EMMA is located in the exhibition centre WeeGee in Espoo. The collection features modern art from Finland and abroad. EMMA displays also temporary exhibitions.
Exhibition Centre WeeGee includes as well Espoo City Museum, Helinä Rautavaara Museum, Finnish Toy Museum Hevosenkenkä and Finnish Museum of Horology.
Address: Ahertajantie 5. Website

Helsinki has many fascinating historical museums. Here are ten popular museums:

1. Helsinki City Museum

Visitors to Helsinki City Museum meet the lighter and darker sides of the city’s history, learn about the roots and cultural background of the people of Helsinki. The main exhibitions are in two places, Aleksanterinkatu 16 and in Hakasalmi Villa. Permanent and temporaty exhibitions.
Address: Main place (Aleksanterinkatu 16), Hakasalmi Villa (Mannerheimintie 13b), Website

2. The National Museum of Finland

National Museum illustrates Finnish history from prehistoric times to the present. The building is designed by architects Eliel Saarinen, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren.
Address: Mannerheimintie 34. Website

3. Seurasaari Open Air Museum

The open-air museum of Seurasaari is located on a beautiful island just a few kilometres from the Helsinki Center. The Museum was founded in 1909. All the different provinces of Finland are represented in 87 well preserved old buildings. The museum is open from may to september.
Address: Seurasaari, Meilahti. Website

4. Suomenlinna Fortress

Suomenlinna was built during the Swedish era as a maritime fortress and a base for the Archipelago Fleet. It located in several islands about two kilometres outside of Helsinki City Center. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Finland’s most popular tourist attractions. There is many museums in Suomenlinna (Submarine Vesikko, Toy Museum, Ehrensvärd Museum, Military Museum and Customs Museum). Take a ferry from The Wholesale Market.
Website

5. Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum is top museum for the kids. Experience Finnish nature, history on life, world nature and much more in same building.
Address: Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13. Website

6. Designmuseum

Design Museum is an internationally operating museum of design that keeps a national collection in its field. The Museum maintains a 75 000 object design collection. There’s permenent exhibition and temporary exhibitions.
Address: Korkeavuorenkatu 23. Website

7. Museum on Finnish Architecture

The permenent exhibition takes its visitors on a journey into the Finnish architecture of the 20th century. Museum has also temporary exhibitions.
Address: Kasarmikatu 24. Website

8. Finnish Aviation Museum

The Finnish Aviation Museum is a national special aviation museum located close to Helsinki Airport (in Vantaa). The museum collection includes about 80 civil and military aircraft.
Address: Tietotie 3 (Vantaa). Website

9. The Mannerheim museum

Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1867—1951) was the President and Marshal of Finland. The museum depicting the life and times of Baron Mannerheim. It has been functioning since 1951 in the same villa in the Kaivopuisto district of Helsinki where he lived during the period 1924—51.
Address: Kalliolinnantie 14. Website

10. The Museum of Technology

The Museum of Technology is the only general museum of technology in Finland. The Museum of Technology highlights basic technological phenomena, technical inventions and industrial processes.
Address: Viikintie 1 (Buses 68 and 71 from Railwail Station). Website

1. Suomenlinna Fortress

Suomenlinna was built during the Swedish era as a maritime fortress and a base for the Archipelago Fleet. It located in several islands about two kilometres outside of Helsinki City Center. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Finland’s most popular tourist attractions. There is many museums in Suomenlinna (Submarine Vesikko, Toy Museum, Ehrensvärd Museum, Military Museum and Customs Museum). Take a ferry from The Wholesale Market.
Website

2. Seurasaari Open Air Museum

The open-air museum of Seurasaari is located on a beautiful island just a few kilometres from the Helsinki Center. The Museum was founded in 1909. All the different provinces of Finland are represented in 87 well preserved old buildings. The museum is open from may to september.
Address: Seurasaari, Meilahti. Website

3. Ateneum

The Ateneum is a major museum in Finland and it has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. The building was designed by Finnish architect Theodor Höijer in 1887.
Address: Kaivokatu 2. Website

4. Empire Helsinki

The Old center of Helsinki is designed by architect Carl Ludvig Engel in the first part of the 19th century. Engel’s Helsinki is known for Empire style (or Neoclassicism). Engel designed buildings surrounding Senate Square, including Helsinki Cathedral, The Senate (now the Palace of the Council of State), the library and the main building of Helsinki University. The enviroment of Senate Square is one of the most representative Empire-style milieus in whole Europe.
Address: Around Senate Square

5. Temppeliaukio Church

Temppeliaukio Church (”The Rock Church) is one of the main attractions in Helsinki because of its special architecture. The church hall is covered inside a rock. The church completed in 1969 and it is designed by architect-brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen.
Address: Lutherinkatu 3. Website

6. The National Museum of Finland

National Museum illustrates Finnish history from prehistoric times to the present. The building is designed by architects Eliel Saarinen, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren.
Address: Mannerheimintie 34. Website

7. Nuuksio National Park

Nuuksio National Park is a big forest about 30 kilometres from Helsinki. There’s wild nature, lovely lakes, green forests, crags and swamps. The easiest ways to get know to Nuuksio is follow marked trails. In Haukkalampi you can find many trials from easy to difficult (1,5 km – 17 km).
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8. WalkHelsinki’s Walking Tours

A guided tour is a great way to explore the city. WalkHelsinki has the best Helsinki guides in town. The examples of private guided tours: Finnish culture and lifestyle, Murderwalk, Trendy Kallio, The Happiest country in the world. WalkHelsinki is Helsinki Travel Award Winner.
Read more.

9. Linnanmäki & Sea Life

Linnanmäki is the most popular amusement park in Finland. It was opened in 1950. Linnanmäki has almost 50 different rides of different sizes. There’s also other attractions, such as arcades, games and restaurants. Next to Linnanmäki there’s Sea Life which transports you into the amazing underwater world.
Address: Tivolikuja 1. Website

10. Löyly Sauna & Restaurant

In you want to relax in traditional Finnish way, you should try public sauna. Helsinki has only few public saunas anymore, but they are very popular. Löyly in the combination of sauna and restaurant. On a beautiful summer’s day, the terrace is the place to be and saunas are available daily.
Address: Hernesaarenranta 4. Website