You will see all Highlights of Helsinki.

You will see all Highlights of Helsinki.

Amazing place. Oodi is Helsinki’s new Central Library and a living meeting place. Its wide range of services and facilities are available to residents seven days a week, from early in the morning till late in the evening. Oodi functions as a living room for residents, located right at the heart of Helsinki.

Jugend style buildings. Most beautiful and expensive buildings of Helsinki.

Kaivopuisto is situated right at the tip of the Helsinki peninsula. It is one of the oldest and most popular parks in the city. The streets surrounding the park also form a residential area of around 500 inhabitants. The neighbourhood is home to old villas and several embassies, and has become known as a diplomat district. The rocky peninsula tip used to be covered in pristine forest and swamps. In the 1830s, a high-society spa opened its doors in the area with an adjacent refurbished park. The park was far enough removed from the bustle of the city centre and became a meeting point and recreational hub for society. These days Kaivopuisto or "Kaivari" serves the pastime needs of nearby residents as well as the whole metropolitan area. The biggest yearly get-together is the May Day picnic when tens of thousands of Helsinkians flock to the park to welcome the approaching summer – although the weather can be anything from t-shirt bliss to a hailstorm. In Finland, the May Day celebrations merge labour day traditions with an urban carnival.

The Sibelius park was named after Finland's greatest composer Jean Sibelius on his 80th birthday in 1945. A favourite destination in the park is the Sibelius Monument designed by Eila Hiltunen.

The Old Market Hall in Helsinki has served its customers since 1889. Merchants sell everything from cheese, fish, shellfish, vegetable, fruit and cakes to spices, coffee and tea. They are also more than happy to help with any special orders.

The Senate Square and its surroundings form a unique and cohesive example of Neoclassical architecture. The square is dominated by four buildings designed by Carl Ludvig Engel (1778-1840): Helsinki Cathedral, the Government Palace, the main building of the University of Helsinki and the National Library of Finland. A statue of Alexander II (1894) stands in the middle of the Senate Square. Helsinki Cathedral is arguably Finland's most famous and photographed building. The oldest stone building in Helsinki is the Sederholm House located on the southeast corner of the square. Today the building hosts the Helsinki City Museum. The Esplanade park and the Market Square are just a block away. The Senate Square also hosts a sound installation called the Sound of the Senate Square. It is a modern version of the European glockenspiel and can be heard every day at 17:49 as it travels from one building to the next. The composition runs for 5 minutes 18 seconds and is composed by Harri Viitanen and Jyrki Alakuijala.

Excavated directly into solid rock, the Temppeliaukio church is situated in the heart of Helsinki, at the end of Fredrikinkatu. Because of its special architecture, the church, completed in 1969, is one of the main attractions in Helsinki. The church hall is covered with a dome, lined with copper and supported on the rock walls by reinforced concrete beams. The interior walls are of rugged rock and rubble wall. Before noon, the light spreads from the row of windows surrounding the roof periphery to the altar wall, where an ice-age crevice serves as the altarpiece. Due to its excellent acoustics the church is a popular venue for concerts.