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Most photos on My Best Helsinki can be viewed in a larger format by clicking on photos.
Havis Amanda statue at the Helsinki Market Square in the South Harbor.      Helsinki by night. So beautiful. Sofia street, facing the Dome.
Havis Amanda Fountain & South Harbor Market Square. Click on photo The Dome on a cloudy midnight  from historic Sofia Street

Get Helsinki tourist information at  City
of Helsinki or the Helsinki Tourist Office.
  For information about Finnish cultural
 and historical items: Virtual Finland
      
Finnish is a complex, beautiful language.  
For over 2,000 forms of the Finnish noun
for "shop", click Professor Fred Karlsson.

For information 
about Helsinki:
HELSINKI EXPERT

 IN HELSINKI, STREET SIGNS ARE IN
FINNISH AND SWEDISH. The Finnish
word for "street" is "katu". 
 The CLIMATE IN HELSINKI We do not want to scare you off, but check
out: HELSINKI IN THE WINTER 		  Finland's EU Presidency      

Footbridge from Katajanokka to Market Square, midnight in June. The little cruise ship J.L.L.Runeberg in center. The buildings on Eteläranta in background, including Palace hotel. Esplanade Park, Runeberg statue. Kämp hotel.      
Footbridge from Katajanokka to the South Harbor Market Square. Esplanade Park & North Esplanade 
Wonderful HELSINKI video PANORAMAS WEB - CAM     HOTEL LINKS       SAUNA INFO SAUNA SOCIETY  
Brief history of Helsinki Puplic Swimming pools, indoors & outdoors    
TERRIFIC MAP of HELSINKI & surrounding ISLANDS & ferry routes.  Our favorite Helsinki map.
Easy to navigate,  gives you a hybrid view & a powerful zoom-in option.
"You gotta get a grip on your life, Loretta!" GO TO HELSINKI UNIVERSITY
 Get rich, maybe: OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange
LOST? Helsinki STREET MAP ("kartta".) Got any money left? SHOPPING MAP 
The shopping map above does not list every  new shop or boutique. For trendier shopping / brands & occasional unique finds, we recommend
walking along Uudenmaankatu, Fredrikinkatu & Eerikinkatu. (katu = street)  Periodically, these shops have great sales. Check out these 3 examples:
Also check out, in different location:
ASUNA Fredrikinkatu 24,
00120 Helsinki, Tel (09) 611 543  		  GAUDETE (Fredrikinkatukatu 35,
00120 Helsinki  Tel (09) 608 635		 MYYMÄLÄ 2  Uudenmaankatu 23,
Helsinki, tel + 358 (0)41  7832327		 BEAMHILL   Yliopistonkatu 7, 00100
Helsinki, Tel +358 (0)9 622 2653
   

Reflections along Mannerheimintie
One single shot of reflections from one wall of windows on Mannerheimintie, in the very center of Helsinki.  
The "HELSINKI DESIGN DISTRICT"-link  gives you the
addresses of several different  shops in the Punavuori /
Center area. Clothes, design, interior, jewelry, etc		 If department stores are your thing, check
out Stockmann, "Helsinki's Bloomingdale's" 
TIRED OF SHOPPING?  Go visit the HISTORIC SUOMENLINNA (Sveaborg) FORTRESS ISLANDS.  A popular destination
even among locals.
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HELSINKI'S MAJOR SWEDISH LANGUAGE
NEWSPAPER,  HUFVUDSTADTSBLADET		 HELSINKI'S MAJOR FINNISH LANGUAGE
NEWSPAPER,  HELSINGIN SANOMAT, in English

This panorama of the South Harbor is taken from PALACE HOTEL, our favorite hotel in Helsinki. You can see the SILJA LINE and
Viking Line Helsinki to Stockholm ferries in this photo. (Not the small ship in the front).
Panorama of South Harbor
It  takes 2.87 years to swim from New York to Helsinki. You endure extreme cold, eat uncleaned raw fish and garbage from
passing ships and drink salt water. Forget about luggage. We  found a better way. FINNAIR, which in exchange for money
(rates fluctuate seasonally), flies you directly from JFK to  Helsinki-Vantaa  in seven hours, give or take.  They also carry
your luggage. Their food is  better than garbage.   Another choice is  SAS, from Newark to Helsinki via either Stockholm or
Copenhagen. Other airlines also offer one stop service through various cities. The Finnish word for "airplane" is "lentokone".
CLICK ON PHOTO FOR A HUGE VIEW WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREA & BUILDINGS
    View from Palace Bar Terrace, toward the Market Square & Katajanokka                 
This is from the Terrace Bar of the Palace Hotel, where the staff is friendly, professional and hospitable.  We think of it
as our home in Helsinki. The  photo (on right) (Click to enlarge) is of the concierge, Klaus, assisting a customer at Palace
reception. When you make a reservation, tell Klaus we sent you. We recommend the junior suites with the sea view.		     
WHERE TO GO in HELSINKI? WHAT TO DO in HELSINKI? 
                                                                            
FOR MUSIC VENUES, CHECK OUT:
CLUBS & BARS IN HELSINKI		   Visit Eternal Erection, a fine                           

THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2007  was hosted by the City of HELSINKI.

The cute Finnish "Monster" hard rock band LORDI won the Eurovision song contest in 2006.
Other NOTEWORTHY LINKS to Helsinki's music scene

Feed your kids to the animals at  the HELSINKI ZOO  ... and then turn yourself in to the FINNISH POLICE


  Our favorite way to get around in the center area of Helsinki is to walk. But sometimes you need to use something faster than your feet.
Information about Helsinki Public Transportation: TRAMS, BUSES, the METRO, or a CAR RENTAL



To hear a Finnish radio station, click
HERE, then select a station. The
Finnish word for "Finland" = "Suomi".		 TIME in Helsinki.("time" = "aika"). A good Currency Converter.
The Euro fluctuates. The Finnish
word for