{"id":903,"date":"2016-05-27T15:26:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/?p=903"},"modified":"2017-11-23T23:28:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T20:28:32","slug":"helsinki-fun-guide-tips-from-the-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/helsinki-fun-guide-tips-from-the-locals\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsinki Fun Guide &#8211; tips from the locals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-912\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-912\" src=\"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/helsinki_lauri-rotko_blog.jpg\" alt=\"Summer in Helsinki. (Photographer Lauri Rotko)\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/helsinki_lauri-rotko_blog.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/helsinki_lauri-rotko_blog-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/helsinki_lauri-rotko_blog-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer in Helsinki.\u00a0(Photographer Lauri Rotko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Helsinki is a unique Nordic Capital, between East and West. There are lots of interesting shops, restaurants and sights that you can find, with the help of this little guide, including some inside tips from real people living in Helsinki. As a Helsinki native myself, many of these places on the list are my favourite places, as well. In this list I have included the favourites of trendy city people living in the heart of Helsinki.<\/p>\n<p>The writer of this article is Kata, a Finnish flight attendant living\u00a0in Helsinki.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopping<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finnish design:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marimekko<\/li>\n<li>Marimekko Outlet<\/li>\n<li>Iittala<\/li>\n<li>Artek<\/li>\n<li>Minna Parikka<\/li>\n<li>Moomin shop<\/li>\n<li>Aarikka<\/li>\n<li>Pentik<\/li>\n<li>Ivana Helsinki<\/li>\n<li>Stockmann<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finnish souvenirs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Market Square<\/li>\n<li>Torikortteli<\/li>\n<li>Kauppahalli<\/li>\n<li>Stockmann<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Famous International Brands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stockmann<\/li>\n<li>Louis Vuitton<\/li>\n<li>Luxbag<\/li>\n<li>Della Marga<\/li>\n<li>Furla, Boss, Michael Kors etc. Galleria Esplanad<\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;Occitane<\/li>\n<li>Mulberry<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Flea Markets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hietalahti Square<\/li>\n<li>Konepajan Bruno<\/li>\n<li>Vallilan Stoori<\/li>\n<li>Kaivarin Kanuuna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Restaurants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finnish Cuisine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saaga<\/li>\n<li>Lappi<\/li>\n<li>Juuri<\/li>\n<li>Nokka<\/li>\n<li>Olo<\/li>\n<li>Havis<\/li>\n<li>Saari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Asian Cuisine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurant China<\/li>\n<li>Long Wall<\/li>\n<li>Kabuki<\/li>\n<li>Koto<\/li>\n<li>Samrat<\/li>\n<li>Namaskaar<\/li>\n<li>Farang<\/li>\n<li>Gaijin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>International Cuisine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saslik (Russian food)<\/li>\n<li>Boulevard Social<\/li>\n<li>Bronda<\/li>\n<li>Pjazza<\/li>\n<li>Yume<\/li>\n<li>Grotesk<\/li>\n<li>Sandro&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Caf\u00e9s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kamome (A Japanese film &#8220;Kamome&#8221; was partly filmed in this cafe), Address: Pursimiehenkatu 12<\/li>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 Engel<\/li>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 Esplanad<\/li>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 Strindberg<\/li>\n<li>Kappeli<\/li>\n<li>Aschan Cafe Jugend<\/li>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 Veranda (Finlandia-talo)<\/li>\n<li>Fazer Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Ekberg<\/li>\n<li>Johan &amp; Nystr\u00f6m (Katajanokka)<\/li>\n<li>Marke Square and Kauppahalli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kafe Moskova<\/li>\n<li>Putte&#8217;s Bar &amp; Pizza<\/li>\n<li>Grotesk<\/li>\n<li>Teatteri<\/li>\n<li>Kiila<\/li>\n<li>Pjazza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Terraces and seaside caf\u00e9s\/bars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Torni Atelj\u00e9 Bar<\/li>\n<li>Ursula<\/li>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 Carousel<\/li>\n<li>Birgitta<\/li>\n<li>Hernesaaren ranta<\/li>\n<li>Mattolaituri<\/li>\n<li>Piritta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Island restaurants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurant Saaristo<\/li>\n<li>Saari<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant Boathouse<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant NJK<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant Pihlajasaari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Great picnic spots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suomenlinna Fortress Island<\/li>\n<li>Kaivopuisto<\/li>\n<li>The stairs of the Helsinki Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>Pihlajasaari<\/li>\n<li>Seurasaari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sauna and swimming:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>L\u00f6yly design sauna (New in 2016!)<\/li>\n<li>Allas Sea Pool (New in 2016!)<\/li>\n<li>Yrj\u00f6nkadun uimahalli<\/li>\n<li>Stadionin uimala<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For families &amp; kids:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finnair Sky Wheel<\/li>\n<li>Linnanm\u00e4ki<\/li>\n<li>Sea Life<\/li>\n<li>Korkeasaari Helsinki Zoo<\/li>\n<li>Suomenlinna<\/li>\n<li>Natural History Museum<\/li>\n<li>Science Center Heureka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daytrips outside of Helsinki:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ferrytrip to Tallinn (Estonia)<\/li>\n<li>Nuuksio<\/li>\n<li>Porvoo<\/li>\n<li>Fiskars<\/li>\n<li>Tammisaari, Hanko<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helsinki is a unique Nordic Capital, between East and West. There are lots of interesting shops, restaurants and sights that you can find, with the help of this little guide, including some inside tips from real people living in Helsinki. As a Helsinki native myself, many of these places on the list are my favourite &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/helsinki-fun-guide-tips-from-the-locals\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Helsinki Fun Guide &#8211; tips from the locals<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-in-english","category-hotellit-fi-vinkit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":996,"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions\/996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotellit.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}