Sightseeing

Esplanade Park – Helsinki’s Central Park

Helsinki’s Esplanade Park – A Place for Promenades The Esplanade © Helsinki Tourism/Marita Haukemaa.. Esplanadi Boulevard, Esplanade Park… however it’s called, no visit to Helsinki can be considered complete without a visit to The Esplanade. Without doubt, that this section of Helsinki near the centre of town is a tourist delight. A... [Read more of this review]

Korkeasaari or Helsinki Zoo

Helsinki Zoo Animals Come All the Way from the Frozen Arctic to the Sweltering Tropics: Helsinki Zoo © Helsinki Tourism/Sakke Somerma.. Known as Korkesaari to the Finns, Helsinki Zoo is far from the largest, even in northern Europe, but it is one of the oldest zoos, having been founded in 1889.  It may not be the largest, but Helsinki Zoo is nevertheless... [Read more of this review]

Kansallisooppera – The Finnish National Opera

Kansallisooppera – Finland’s National Opera Company: Finnish National Opera House - Helsinki.. Founded in 1911, Finland’s national opera company was originally known as the Domestic Opera and then the Finnish Opera until a name change in 1956 when Finnish National Opera (Kansallisooppera in Finnish) was adopted. Although opera has... [Read more of this review]

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Useful facts

Find a Finland Phone Number or Code

Finland Phone Numbers, Phone Codes and Phone Books Finding a phone number in Finland is not difficult, as you might expect from the land of Nokia cell phones! The Finland telephone country code is 358, and you miss the 0 off the phone area code when dialling in from abroad. There are several online Finland telephone directories. For English speakers... [Read more of this review]

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Getting around

Airport Transfers – Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL)

Airport Transportation to and from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport: There are 30 airlines operating out of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport which caters for about 90% of Finland’s international air traffic. For airport transfers into Helsinki city centre, travellers have a choice of public buses,  Finnair’s city bus or car rentals. By Bus From Airport to City... [Read more of this review]

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