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WELCOME TERVETULOA ISTEN
HOZTA VÄLKOMMEN
TERE
TULEMAST BIENVENIDOS
FOON
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WILLKOMMEN
BEM-VINDO
WITAJCIE
ZAYT VILKUM SVEIKI SWAAGATAM IRASHAIMASU
VITEJTE
ONGI
ETORRIAK WELKOM
KALOS
ORISATE
DOBRO DOšLI FÁILTE DOBRO POZHALOVAT
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Most
photos on My Best Helsinki can be viewed in a larger format by
clicking on the photos.
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APOLOGIZE FOR THE LARGE WATERMARKS ON THE PHOTOS, BUT AS IT HAS
TURNED
OUT, MY PHOTOS HAVE BEEN STOLEN A LOT, especially the "Helsinki Sophia
Street Dome"-photo below. |
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Havis
Amanda
Fountain by Helsinki's South Harbor Market Square.
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The
Helsinki Cathedral, a.k.a. the Dome, on a cloudy midnight,
seen from historic Sofia Street |
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Kindly
remember: All
photos
& images, including enlarged pop-up photos, images,
content & design on this page and all My Best Helsinki pages,
are privately owned, copyrighted work
©
R.C.Candolin-Gelber 1999,
2000-2007, 2008 and / or © Annu Lilja 1999,
2000-2007, 2008. If you
are interested in purchasing a photograph, please contact us. Thank You. |
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For
information about Finnish cultural
and
historical items:Virtual
Finland |
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Finnish
is a complex, beautiful language.
For over 2,000
forms of
the Finnish noun
for "shop", click Professor
Fred
Karlsson.
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IN
HELSINKI, STREET SIGNS ARE IN
FINNISH AND SWEDISH. The
Finnish
word
for "street"
is "katu". |
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Footbridge
from Katajanokka to
the South Harbor Market Square. |
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Esplanade
Park & North Esplanade |
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Great
Helsinki view from top of the Dome steps: |
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Different
view of the Dome. |
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The
largest Neo-Gothic stone church in Europe in background. |
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House
of the estates in Helsinki. |
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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: |
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Also check out, in different
location: |
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ASUNA Fredrikinkatu
24,
00120
Helsinki, Tel (09) 611 543 |
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GAUDETE (Fredrikinkatukatu 35,
00120
Helsinki Tel (09) 608 635 |
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MYYMÄLÄ 2 Uudenmaankatu 23,
Helsinki,
tel + 358 (0)41 7832327 |
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BEAMHILL
Yliopistonkatu
7, 00100
Helsinki, Tel +358 (0)9 622 2653 |
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Great
view from top of the Dome steps toward Aleksanterinkatu and |
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toward
Helsinki's South Harbor - see the top of one of the ferries to
Sweden. |
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Detail of
the Helsinki
Railway Station. Architect Eliel Saarinen. |
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The
Helsinki Government Palace, peeking out
between the Helsinki Cathedral pillars. |
Helsinki
railway station plattform with its new
glass & metal cover structure. |
The
National Theater building, as seen from the
side entry steps to the Helsinki Railway Station.
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View
over Helsinki center toward North Harbor and
Uspenski Cathedral. Stockmann in foreground. |
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Helsinki
South Harbor in the winter. View over the bay, toward Katajanokka
neigborhood. The
widely disliked white "Enso house" by Alvar Aalto partly
blocks the view of the Uspenski
Cathedral at left. |
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