The favorite time of the year for many gastronomes is here, the crayfish season that is! One of the most atmospheric and stylish crayfish parties will be held at the traditional Kulosaari Casino. In a great setting, on the beautiful Kulosaari Island one can enjoy the so called scissor hands as well as the popular [...]
You can start a stunning summer day in Helsinki by getting to know the recently opened yoghurt bar Kippo, which has introduced frozen yoghurt to Finland. Kippo offers a wide range of fillings (e.g. dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, salmiakki and berries). Only Finnish organic milk products have been used in the making of the frozen [...]
Popular Jazz Cruise starts again in Aug 5 and will go on until the Sept 9, 2011. Enjoy a wide range of jazz music, rhythmic bossa nova, favourite film music and other evergreens from the 1930s onwards performed by top musicians. The jazz rhythms are invoked by The Jazzy Three. Beautiful Canal Route cruise was [...]
The renewed cafè and dressing-room building on Hietaniemi beach finally passed the final safety inspection on Thursday the 14th of July. This means that the Sports Department of Helsinki can start making the interior for the dressing-rooms and the café will open its doors in the end of this month. The whole 600 square meter [...]
Sébastien Loeb and Kimi Räikkönen – the best rallydrivers in the world – are making a show run in the Esplanade Park on Sunday July 24, at 2 pm. Make sure to arrive early to get a good spot. This rally event is open and free of charge. Loeb and Räikkönen will drive around the [...]
Summertime is one of the best seasons for developing new partnerships and trying out new business ideas in Helsinki! In the Punavuori district, on Fredrikintori (Fredrik’s market), there’s a unique café where present time is combined with the city’s past. Market café Suksii has taken use of different old items like barn walls, doors found [...]
There will soon be opening a new café at the Finlandia Hall – Café Veranda. Spacious, sunlit, vivid and stylishly modern facilities offer a lovely meeting point on one of the city’s most central locations! The café located on the Töölönlahti shore invites you to enjoy not only delicious coffee products and good company, but also [...]
Helppi used to live in internet, but one stormy night a giant spark sizzled its way along the cable and sucked up Helppi onto the tram cable next to Senate Square. Helppi was thrown with the sparks from the cable onto the rooftop of the Cathedral. Helppi loved Helsinki the minute he arrived in our [...]
What is a common topic between Arabianranta, restaurant Juuri, Sauna Arla and Kaarle XII Thursday night? Correct! They are all represented by Best of Helsinki –nominees by Helsinki City Tourism Information. In the competition you can vote for the most characterful destination for trendy young adults (Nordic Oddity), the greatest family attraction (Family resort and [...]
Despite rumors, one can find a Lappish winter wonderland also this summer in Kivikko, northeast Helsinki! Unique Lapland Helsinki, that is located in Ylläs-halli, has for the second time now brought reindeers and husky dogs to sultry Helsinki! A large sport hall gives the fantasy world its unique setting. The services of Unique Lapland Helsinki [...]
