Women-Friendly Travel in Helsinki
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Itäkeskus Shopping Complex
A very large yet traditional shopping complex, Itäkeskus has always been focused on promoting Finnish goods and merchandise. The complex is a few minutes’ ride from the downtown area and has over 240 shops and multiple food stalls for tourists. Most people prefer to spend an entire day exploring the multi story complex and collecting Finnish favorites.
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Kauppakeskus Ruoholahti
A moderately priced shopping mall located in the Ruoholahti area of Helsinki, Kauppakekus is famous for its electronic market where all kinds of electronics (cameras, hand cams and computers) are available at good prices. One can even find branded clothes at a cheap price here too. So if you are travelling with a budget make sure to visit this mall for a good reasonable buy.
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Kiseleff Bazaar Hall
Located in the old downtown area of Helsinki, Kiseleff Bazar is a collection of various budget shops that sell souvenirs, toys, ornaments, antiques, celebration and decoration hangings and knives. People visiting the Market Square and the Cathedral should make a round of this place too.
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Kampin Kesus
Located in the heart of the city, in the Kampi district, Kampin Kesus is a large, posh mall with international brands displayed in its windows. The complex has several in house restaurants that shoppers enjoy going to while on a day long shopping spree.
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Stockmann Department Store
Stockmann’s Store is a classic example of ‘everything under one roof’. The store’s main entrance is at Aleksanterinkatu but it also opens up in various other streets of downtown Helsinki. From glassware to clothes to furnisher to jewelry, you name it and the Stockmann has it! Stockmann’s is very famous with the Finns and particularly with Helsinkians who visit it often for monthly shopping.
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Kämp Galleria
Unlike other shopping malls in Helsinki, Kamp Galleria is a totally upscale complex that houses the most prestigious worldwide brands. If you have a budget in mind for your shopping spree, window shopping is the best you can do in this building! For the majority of the urban high class Finns this mall is the most convenient and likeable place to be.
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Annantalo
Helsinki’s Cultural Office runs this special program for children to keep them entertained during their holidays. Annantalo is an art center that is filled with children learning basic art techniques, attending small exhibitions, workshops and dance performances.
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Children’s Museum
This is part of the Helsinki City Museum that holds exhibitions with and for children. To keep them engaged, the Museum holds exhibitions under attractive names like Guinea Pig, where children are told about the animals found in Helsinki. There are colorful displays of cows and fish and children are allowed to have sensory experiences as well, for example they are taught and shown how to milk a cow.
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Kids and Teens- Finnish Opera
The National Opera runs special programs for children featuring exciting stories and documentaries to promote learning and creativity.
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Helsinki Zoo
Located on the Korkeasaari Island, Helsinki Zoo is the biggest attraction for children in Finland. The Zoo covers hundreds of acres of land and has a collection of animals and birds. Children love looking at the animals while they feed them and marvel at their size and colors! Many engaging activities have also been developed for kids in the Sea Life section of the Zoo such as having your child’s birthday celebrated there!
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Esplanadi Park
Esplanadi Park is located right in the center of Helsinki with lush green lawns that are crowded by both locals and tourists in the summer months. The park also offers a picnic place for people to get together and spend the day out with friends and family.
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Senate Square
Senate Square is the most popular destination within Helsinki. It was built by a famous Russian architect, Carl Ludvig Engel(1778-1840). Today the Senate Square houses concerts, events and a site seeing tour. The Square occupies a huge area and has a number of monuments and important buildings located on all four sides.
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Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
This Museum has all the contemporary work of Finnish artists and those from neighboring countries. The place also hosts various exhibitions around the year to entertain tourists and to display the cultural and historic side of Finland. The museum building itself is a work of art and is worth a visit on your trip to Helsinki. Entrance fee for adults is 7 Euros while for students it is 5 Euros. Visitors under 18 are admitted free of charge and the first Wednesday of each month is free for all from 5pm to 8 pm! Opening times: Tuesday 10am to 5pm; Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 8 30pm; Monday closed. Address: Mannerheiminaukio 2, Phone: +358 9 1733 6501
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Tennispalatsi
This complex is a cultural center located in the Kammpi area of the city center. The place houses a lot of shops, a multi Cineplex called ‘Finkino’, an Art Museum, Tennis Palace and the Museum of Cultures. Tennispalatsi has had a rich history in the sports arena as well. Back in 1938 it was constructed as a center for the Olympic Games held in 1940 and later was the ground for a few basketball games in the 1952 Olympics.
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Three Smiths Statue
Rich art is depicted in every alley way and intersection of Helsinki. The Three Smiths Statue is a famous sculpture carved by Felix Nylund at the intersection of the two most famous streets of Helsinki, Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie. The statue was attacked in the war in 1944 and damaged areas are still visible. Within the city, The Three Smiths is a popular meeting place for people.
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Statue of Mannerheim
Situated along the Mannerheim Street in the heart of Helsinki is this statue of the great Finnish Military leader, Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim. The statue is a very famous cultural landmark for Helsinkians.
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Mannerheim Museum
This museum used to be the dwelling of the military leader Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim. Today it serves as a museum to display his personal belongings and other special artifacts that he acquired throughout his life and his long travels as a soldier. Admission costs 8 Euros.
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Helsinki City Museum
This museum occupies a series of buildings throughout the city. It has some of the oldest and most sacred collectables under its many roofs and tourists tend to visit exhibitions in all buildings so as not to miss out. The central building has been restored as a memory of the old town years of Helsinki. All displays and exhibitions are free of charge. Address: Sofiankatu 4 Tel: +358 9 3103 6630
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Botanical Garden
These gardens are located in the old downtown area of the city, a few minutes’ walk from the central station. The Gardens include extensive acres of land dedicated to growing special wildlife flowers, shrubs and herbs. They represent the contributions that Finland makes in conservation of nature. A number of greenhouses are also constructed within the premises where new plants are grown and nurtured. Botanical Garden is very close to the University of Helsinki from one side.
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Swedish Theater
Located in the heart of the city, along the Esplanadi street, is the first stage that Finland ever had. The Swedish theater was inaugurated in 1827 as a small wooden building. Through the years as interest in theater and film making grew in the Finnish, this small house had to expand and it became a beautifully constructed building in 1866 that could house hundreds of people.
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Suomenlinna Fortress
This Sea Fortress dates back to the times when Finland had to protect its borders from international enemies and military seizures. The fort was built on this small island and even today Suomenlinna houses the same old buildings and has an ancient touch to it. If you want to get a feeling of Finland’s eventful past, this is the place to top your list. The ferry ride from Helsinki’s shore is full of adventure and excitement is guaranteed.
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Coastal Artillery Museum
As the name goes, this museum is a memory of all the times that Finland has had to protect itself from external offense during the two World Wars. The exhibits display the artillery, guns, missiles and gunpowder used and the ways in which Finland maintained its sovereignty through the years. It was opened in 1948 with the thick walls of the Suomenlinna fortress. The museum is open seasonally during the following times. Opening Time: 12th May to August from 10 am to 6 pm. Throughout September from 11 am to 4pm. Closed from October to May 11th. Admission fees are 4 Euros for adults and 2 Euros for children. Location: Kustaanmiekka Phone: 09/181-452-95
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Ehrensvärd Museum
Suomenlinna is a Finnish island that has a military history associated to it. This museum on the island has a model of a large ship within its confines, and other military artifacts from the 18th century. It is built after the name of General Augustin Ehrensvärd, who had supervised the construction of the Sea Fortress. Admission fees are 3 Euros for adults and 1 Euro for children. Opening times: it is closed from November to March. Opening times are April and October, Saturday to Sunday 11am-4pm; May-Aug 10am-5pm; September 11am-4pm Location: Suomenlinna B40 Phone: 09/684-18-50
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Submarine Vesikko
The only submarine that Finland is allowed to own, Vesikko dates way back to the World War when it malfunctioned and sank a Finnish ship. Since then the Paris Peace Treaty has forbidden Finland the use of submarines for any purpose whatsoever! Vesikko, has been made into a museum since 1973 and it’s open to visitors from mid May to August from 11 am to 6 pm. Admission fees for adults is 4 Euros while for children it is 2 Euros. Phone: 09/181-46238