About us
The Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau has the perfect vantage point from which to follow the latest regional tourism trends. Read our news blog and you too can keep up with all that is happening among Helsinki’s tourist attractions, service providers, events and nightlife.
The Helsinki tourism news blog is a group blog, meaning that it has multiple contributors. You can contact the contributors by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname[at]hel.fi, or you can contact our communications, marketing, convention or tourist information units by sending an e-mail to tourist.media[at]hel.fi, tourist.marketing[at]hel.fi, convention.bureau[at]hel.fi or tourist.info[at]hel.fi.
Elisabeth Heinrichs
An urban city girl, originating from the Munkkiniemi district of Helsinki, who enjoys writing. The writer prefers to travel in Helsinki by tram because in that way one sees what’s happening in the city and can follow the beat of it. Her favorite scent is the smell of the sea – it’s a fresh breeze of sea air, which has always been present in the writer’s life. She has lived a couple of years in Italy, from where her infatuation for dresses and appreciation for good food got started. The writer lives in Pasila, which she believes will be one of Helsinki’s most interesting districts in the future. Her ideal Helsinki day would be spent in a café or in a park with loved ones and good food. In this blog Elisabeth writes about food related issues: cafés, restaurants and food related news.
Best in Helsinki
One of the writer’s favorite places in Helsinki is Munkkiniemi, where one can walk along the beautiful beach, enjoy the nature, eat well, drink good coffee and be nostalgic over one’s childhood. Töölö is close to her heart thanks to its wonderful cafés and restaurants, but also because of the Töölönlahti Bay, which she used to walk around almost on a daily basis when she lived in the area for five years. Ullanlinna is also one of her beloved districts because there the buildings are like eye candy for the soul and the best flea market can be found there.
Riitta Kokkonen
Designer/traveller/aesthete, who finds inspiration in simple lines, organic shapes, color white, rock music and Patti Smith. Blogs about design and architecture in the city.
Best in Helsinki
The tiny independent design boutiques, layers of the city architecture, the sea and white summer nights on the streets of Helsinki.
Marketta Lehtonen
Started working as an information officer at tourist information and nowadays is in charge of the event calendar besides the blog writing. Interested in exhibitions, cultural and city events in all genres. Besides the cultural happenings travelling and foreign languages are close to the heart.
Best in Helsinki
Marine Helsinki: places such as Market Square, Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress and Seurasaari Island. Historical Helsinki: districts such as Kruununhaka, Eira and Töölö. The best parks: definitely Esplanade Park and Kaivopuisto Park. Cafés with their delicacies: Fazer, Engel, Strindberg and Ekberg are worth to visit. All in all Helsinki is a vivid capital that’s changing all the time and there is always something new to explore.
Morjens, Visit Helsinki Blog-folk!
De däran… sidan i all ära å så vidare bortåt, men sku de kanske int ändå vara en idé ti låt någon me lite gedignare angloamerikansk verbalsväng sköta den engelska biten?
Ja bläddra igenom krogrecensionerna å de kändes ju ganska… hejssanhoppssan. Formellt sku dom garanterat vinna på att komprimeras robust; som turist vill man ha tätare fakta, mer neutralt rapporterande attityd å mindre blomstergullit tjafs som väcker misstankar om att krögarens brorsdotter ha fixa till reklamen mot gratis luncher i ett år.
Bara ett förslag. Må väl,
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Saliven
Hej!
Tack för responsen! Alla skribenter är hemma från Helsingfors, vilket vi tycker att ger bloggen dess lokala karaktär.
Gällande mattexterna, så är inte vår mening att göra krogrecensioner, utan berätta om Helsingfors rika restaurang- och caféutbud för resenärer.
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-Visit Helsinki Teamet-