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| MOSTLY SUMMER PHOTOS. CIty views, islands, sunsets, shoreline walks, ferries, landmarks | |||||
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| Esplanade Park as viewved from Eteläesplanadi (South Esplanade) toward Pohjoisesplanadi (North Esplanade). A very popular spot when the weather is nice. |
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| Sunset view of Valkosaari and Klippan. In the background, to the right, you can see the old lighthouse on Suomenlinna island. Click for place names & larger view. | |||||
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summer. They are only a 3 minute boat ride from the mainland. Above, some views from Liuskasaari, looking toward the mainland Helsinki and the neighborhood of Eira. |
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Helsinki is one of the best summer cities in the world. It is surrounded by water -the Gulf of Finland- and its coast is dotted with beautiful islands, just minutes away from the heart of the city, accessible by taxi boats. Helsinki is clean and pretty. It has lots of parks, large and small. There are numerous cafés with outdoor seating and restaurants with summer patios, on the sidewalk or in a park area. |
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The best way to learn to know Helsinki, and get around, is to walk. The second best is to use the tram. Many of the trams have digital signs inside, naming every stop, making it easy to follow their route on a map. |
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Finns love to go to
picnics in the summer. Some of the most popular destinations are the islands surrounding Helsinki. Many of them are city owned and are open to the public. The most known of the islands is the historic Suomenlinna Fortress Island, that actually consists of several islands, lying close to each other, connected to each other by bridges. Suomenlinna is on the World Heritage List. |
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10pm. South Harbor & empty Market Square. Far right Norh
Esplanade & Esplanade Park. Far left M/S Runeberg & foot bridge to Katajanokka. |
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| View from Havis Amanda fountain, over Market Square sunshades, along North Esplanade to Uspenski Cathedral on Katajanokka. Click photo. | |||
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| Boats
at Tykistölahti (Bay of Artillery) in Suomenlinna. |
Thunderclouds over Suomenlinna Island |
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| Katajanokka
& the North Harbor, looking toward the center
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Aleksanterinkatu. Click on photo for place names & larger view. |
Walking
around historic Katajanokka, including off the beaten path, is time well spent. |
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A
boat driving toward Suomenlinna
island.
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The
harbor, with ships to different destinations. The small
hydrofoil
in the front offers one of the fastest ways (1.5 hours) to get to Tallinn, Estonia. Behind the hydrofoil is the Silja Line ship that parts every night for Stockholm. In the background to the left is the Viking Line ship that also sails to Stockholm. |
| The
tram 3 B stopping on Aleksanterin- katu. (street) |
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