Guidebook for Helsinki

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Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

A fairly new restaurant with charisma. Top reviews. 10 min walk from the apartment.
56 locals recommend
Baskeri & Basso Bistro
56 locals recommend
A fairly new restaurant with charisma. Top reviews. 10 min walk from the apartment.
A beautiful restaurant with top Finnish cuisine. Take a bus #14 or #18. Mid-price.
29 locals recommend
Ateljé Finne
14 Arkadiankatu
29 locals recommend
A beautiful restaurant with top Finnish cuisine. Take a bus #14 or #18. Mid-price.
Nice cafe close to the sea. Always good selection of salty and sweet pastry.
55 locals recommend
Birgitta
2 Hernesaarenranta
55 locals recommend
Nice cafe close to the sea. Always good selection of salty and sweet pastry.
A small and cute coffee shop. Super nice service.
26 locals recommend
Kuuma
54 Jollaksentie
26 locals recommend
A small and cute coffee shop. Super nice service.
Good bistro type of restaurant and cafe in the old Market Hall (Kauppahalli). 15 min walk from the apartment.
41 locals recommend
Restaurant Story
Eteläranta
41 locals recommend
Good bistro type of restaurant and cafe in the old Market Hall (Kauppahalli). 15 min walk from the apartment.
Tradition Finnish cuisine.
97 locals recommend
Sea Horse
11 Kapteeninkatu
97 locals recommend
Tradition Finnish cuisine.
Good pizza and nice drinks.
71 locals recommend
Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 Kalevankatu
71 locals recommend
Good pizza and nice drinks.
Good vegetarian food with north African twist. 5 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price. Great Sunday brunches.
37 locals recommend
Sandro Eira
34 D Tehtaankatu
37 locals recommend
Good vegetarian food with north African twist. 5 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price. Great Sunday brunches.
Good pizza. Located on a tiny island, 3 min from the seashore. Boat transportation.
36 locals recommend
Ravintola Skiffer Liuskaluoto
36 locals recommend
Good pizza. Located on a tiny island, 3 min from the seashore. Boat transportation.
Small and cosy restaurant serving good food. Friendly service.
38 locals recommend
Kuurna
6 Meritullinkatu
38 locals recommend
Small and cosy restaurant serving good food. Friendly service.
A friendly cafe run by two sisters from New York.
42 locals recommend
Brooklyn Cafe
25 Fredrikinkatu
42 locals recommend
A friendly cafe run by two sisters from New York.
Very simple and small restaurant. Excellent cuisine with thought.
34 locals recommend
Restaurant Grön
36 Albertinkatu
34 locals recommend
Very simple and small restaurant. Excellent cuisine with thought.
Asian fusion kitchen. Always delicious. Great drinks. 15 min walk from the apartment.
80 locals recommend
Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
80 locals recommend
Asian fusion kitchen. Always delicious. Great drinks. 15 min walk from the apartment.
Lovely small cafe. Tasty salads and pastry.
8 locals recommend
Fleuriste
13 Uudenmaankatu
8 locals recommend
Lovely small cafe. Tasty salads and pastry.
Do you like Alvar Aalto architecture? If yes, this is a must. High price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
41 locals recommend
Restaurant Story
Eteläranta
41 locals recommend
Do you like Alvar Aalto architecture? If yes, this is a must. High price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
A really nice little cafe. Salty and sweet. Delicious things for take-away. One of my favorites.
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A really nice little cafe. Salty and sweet. Delicious things for take-away. One of my favorites.
Nice eatery. Relaxed and comfortable. Mid-price. 10-15 min walk from the apartment.
27 locals recommend
The Cock
17 Fabianinkatu
27 locals recommend
Nice eatery. Relaxed and comfortable. Mid-price. 10-15 min walk from the apartment.
A lovely Italian restaurant. Great for lunch. Mid-price.
Enso
4 Korkeavuorenkatu
A lovely Italian restaurant. Great for lunch. Mid-price.
A lovely Italian-Finnish restaurant. Friendly service. Very good reviews. High price. 10 min walk from the apartment.
46 locals recommend
Ravintola Tori
2 Punavuorenkatu
46 locals recommend
A lovely Italian-Finnish restaurant. Friendly service. Very good reviews. High price. 10 min walk from the apartment.
A new fine dining restaurant with very good reviews. Very small restaurant with few tables. High price. Less than 5 min walk from the apartment (around the corner basically).
17 locals recommend
ORA
28 Huvilakatu
17 locals recommend
A new fine dining restaurant with very good reviews. Very small restaurant with few tables. High price. Less than 5 min walk from the apartment (around the corner basically).
A nice restaurant for beer lovers looking for something special. Mid-price. Good reviews. 10-15 min walk from the apartments
Ohrana Krouvi Panimo
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
A nice restaurant for beer lovers looking for something special. Mid-price. Good reviews. 10-15 min walk from the apartments
A casual restaurant serving fusion Asian food. Low price. 15 min walk from the apartment. Located in a beautiful old warehouse. Closes at 4pm.
Coconut Street Catering
A casual restaurant serving fusion Asian food. Low price. 15 min walk from the apartment. Located in a beautiful old warehouse. Closes at 4pm.
A brand new vegetarian restaurant. Not yet reviewed but according to the talk in the town, it should be very good. Mid-price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
47 locals recommend
Yes Yes Yes
1 Iso Roobertinkatu
47 locals recommend
A brand new vegetarian restaurant. Not yet reviewed but according to the talk in the town, it should be very good. Mid-price. 15 min walk from the apartment.
A good pizza place for vegans. Well suited for kids as well. 5-10 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price.
22 locals recommend
Alfons' Pizza
35 Vuorimiehenkatu
22 locals recommend
A good pizza place for vegans. Well suited for kids as well. 5-10 min walk from the apartment. Mid-price.
A lovely Italian restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Great service and sweet atmosphere. Located just across the street. Mid-price.
La Bottega 13
13 Tehtaankatu
A lovely Italian restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Great service and sweet atmosphere. Located just across the street. Mid-price.
A nice, Scandinavian restaurant with a stylish interior. Perfect for lunch or dinner. Mid-price.
9 locals recommend
Fabrik Helsinki
25 Tehtaankatu
9 locals recommend
A nice, Scandinavian restaurant with a stylish interior. Perfect for lunch or dinner. Mid-price.
A beautiful restaurant on a small island of Liuskasaari. Fine-dining for a reasonable price. Excellent reviews! Desserts are especially good. 2 min boat trip from the coast (6e, added to your bill for the boat trip).
HSS Paviljong
Liuskasaari
A beautiful restaurant on a small island of Liuskasaari. Fine-dining for a reasonable price. Excellent reviews! Desserts are especially good. 2 min boat trip from the coast (6e, added to your bill for the boat trip).

Drinks & Nightlife

Good selection of wines. Good service. Nice interior.
14 locals recommend
Latva
9 Pohjoinen Makasiinikatu
14 locals recommend
Good selection of wines. Good service. Nice interior.
Great outdoor cafe and bar by the sea.
70 locals recommend
Kaivopuiston Mattolaituri Oy
3 A Ehrenströmintie
70 locals recommend
Great outdoor cafe and bar by the sea.
A little cider bar for cider lovers. Specialized in Asturian ciders. 10 min walk from the apartment.
Sidrería bar&café
18 Merimiehenkatu
A little cider bar for cider lovers. Specialized in Asturian ciders. 10 min walk from the apartment.

Everything Else

The most beautiful old public sauna with swimming pool in Scandinavia. Separate hours for women and men.
69 locals recommend
Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
69 locals recommend
The most beautiful old public sauna with swimming pool in Scandinavia. Separate hours for women and men.
Closest medical clinic.
6 locals recommend
Eiran sairaala station
6 locals recommend
Closest medical clinic.
New public sauna, bar and restaurant by the sea.
322 locals recommend
Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
322 locals recommend
New public sauna, bar and restaurant by the sea.

Shopping

Lovely shop & gallery selling mainly Finnish design and craft.
12 locals recommend
Lokal
9 Annankatu
12 locals recommend
Lovely shop & gallery selling mainly Finnish design and craft.
Salakauppa is a super cute small design shop.
Salakauppa
5 Postikatu
Salakauppa is a super cute small design shop.
Lovely paper shop selling selling prints, notebooks and stationery.
6 locals recommend
Papershop
18 Fredrikinkatu
6 locals recommend
Lovely paper shop selling selling prints, notebooks and stationery.
Best little bookshop in town.
6 locals recommend
Nide Kirjakauppa Oy
35 Fredrikinkatu
6 locals recommend
Best little bookshop in town.
Nice open-air flea market.
57 locals recommend
Hietalahti Market
34 Lönnrotinkatu
57 locals recommend
Nice open-air flea market.
New flagship store of Artek.
52 locals recommend
Artek Helsinki
1 B Keskuskatu
52 locals recommend
New flagship store of Artek.
Nice museum shop!
Taidemuseon Museokauppa
15 Salomonkatu
Nice museum shop!
Good antique shop; furniture, tableware and textiles. Plenty of old Finnish design.
8 locals recommend
Fasaani-Antik Oy
5 Korkeavuorenkatu
8 locals recommend
Good antique shop; furniture, tableware and textiles. Plenty of old Finnish design.
Lovely, little Japanese shop. Beautiful selection and wonderful service.
COMMON
1 Pursimiehenkatu
Lovely, little Japanese shop. Beautiful selection and wonderful service.
Contemporary Scandinavian design: furniture and small items.
Formverk
12 Iso Roobertinkatu
Contemporary Scandinavian design: furniture and small items.
Beautiful store by textile designer Johanna Gullichsen.
6 locals recommend
Johanna Gullichsen Flagship Store
1 Erottajankatu
6 locals recommend
Beautiful store by textile designer Johanna Gullichsen.
A small Finnish textile brand. Prints by young designers. Lovely feeling and service.
Kauniste Freda shop
24 Fredrikinkatu
A small Finnish textile brand. Prints by young designers. Lovely feeling and service.
Beautiful linen and textiles. Location in Tori Korttelit. Plenty of other small shops around.
Lapuan Kankurit Store & Studio
2 Katariinankatu
Beautiful linen and textiles. Location in Tori Korttelit. Plenty of other small shops around.
Stationery, books, kitchen stuff, bags... Beautiful selection and always plenty of nice surprise finds.
Pino
22 Fredrikinkatu
Stationery, books, kitchen stuff, bags... Beautiful selection and always plenty of nice surprise finds.
Textiles, jewelry, children's clothing... Designed in Finland, made in India. Beautiful colors and materials. Friendly service.
TIKAU
9 Korkeavuorenkatu
Textiles, jewelry, children's clothing... Designed in Finland, made in India. Beautiful colors and materials. Friendly service.
Fashion for men and women.
12 locals recommend
beam.
15 Erottajankatu
12 locals recommend
Fashion for men and women.
Beatiful antique and second hand shop. Lovely display! Furniture, textiles, tableware...
38 locals recommend
Kuurna
6 Meritullinkatu
38 locals recommend
Beatiful antique and second hand shop. Lovely display! Furniture, textiles, tableware...
Nice Swedish shop for home and office.
Granit
2 Bulevardi
Nice Swedish shop for home and office.
Excellent flea market opened during weekends. All kinds of exciting happenings and good food.
31 locals recommend
Konepajan Bruno
Bruno Granholmin kuja
31 locals recommend
Excellent flea market opened during weekends. All kinds of exciting happenings and good food.
Beatiful fashion store for women by Finnish fashion designer Anna Ruohonen. Classic.
Anna Ruohonen Concept Store
15 Annankatu
Beatiful fashion store for women by Finnish fashion designer Anna Ruohonen. Classic.

Arts & Culture

Nice exhibitions of Finnish Architecture
16 locals recommend
Museum of Finnish Architecture (Arkkitehtuurimuseo)
24 Kasarmikatu
16 locals recommend
Nice exhibitions of Finnish Architecture
Lovely museum of early 20th century housing in Helsinki. A beautiful location, interiors and yard. Highly recommended!
8 locals recommend
The Worker Housing Museum
4 Kirstinkuja
8 locals recommend
Lovely museum of early 20th century housing in Helsinki. A beautiful location, interiors and yard. Highly recommended!
Beautiful contemporary art museum. Lovely museum shop!
47 locals recommend
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
5 Ahertajantie
47 locals recommend
Beautiful contemporary art museum. Lovely museum shop!
The most beautiful art gallery in town.
41 locals recommend
Kunsthalle Helsinki
3 Nervanderinkatu
41 locals recommend
The most beautiful art gallery in town.
Beautiful old, public library. Good children's department.
11 locals recommend
Rikhardinkatu Library
3 Rikhardinkatu
11 locals recommend
Beautiful old, public library. Good children's department.
Suomenlinna is an old bastion. Beautiful architecture, galleries, historical museums, cafes, restaurants, design and craft... Ferry trip takes about 15 minutes, leaving from Kauppatori / main market square.
430 locals recommend
Suomenlinna
430 locals recommend
Suomenlinna is an old bastion. Beautiful architecture, galleries, historical museums, cafes, restaurants, design and craft... Ferry trip takes about 15 minutes, leaving from Kauppatori / main market square.
An art gallery showing contemporary Finnish art. Located next the best shop for artists in town.
6 locals recommend
Galleria Heino
9 Erottajankatu
6 locals recommend
An art gallery showing contemporary Finnish art. Located next the best shop for artists in town.

Essentials

21 locals recommend
Alepa Pietarinkatu
12 Pietarinkatu
21 locals recommend
14 locals recommend
K-Market Pietari
5 Pietarinkatu
14 locals recommend
SOL Pesula
7 Kapteeninkatu
Closest shoemaker.
Tehtaankadun Suutari
21 Tehtaankatu
Closest shoemaker.
Beautiful organic grocery shop.
25 locals recommend
Anton & Anton Ullanlinna
52-54 Kapteeninkatu
25 locals recommend
Beautiful organic grocery shop.
Closest farmacy.
Kaivopuiston apteekki
10 Neitsytpolku
Closest farmacy.

Getting Around

Central railway station.
20 locals recommend
Railway Square
Rautatientori
20 locals recommend
Central railway station.
There are plenty of city bike stops in town.
KaupunkiPyörä Suomi Oy
24 Eteläesplanadi
There are plenty of city bike stops in town.
Closest harbor. Ferries to Estonia and Sweden (Silja Line).
6 locals recommend
South Harbour
6 locals recommend
Closest harbor. Ferries to Estonia and Sweden (Silja Line).