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▲ Helsinki City Museum Tells the city's history well and in English.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, Thu until 19:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00. See
here .
▲Ateneum, The National Gallery of Finland Largest collection of art
in Finland, including local favorites plus works by Cézanne, Chagall,
Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Hours: Tue and Fri 10:00-18:00, Wed-Thu
10:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00, closed Mon. See here .
▲Sibelius Monument Stainless-steel sculptural tribute to Finland's
greatest composer. Hours: Always open. See here .
Architectural Walk —Archtour's two-hour guided walk shows you a few
of Helsinki's late-19th-century architectural highlights, including the uni-
versity's library and the stock exchange building (€20, mid-June-Aug Mon-
Fri at 14:00, no tours on weekends, leaves from middle of Senate Square, tel.
09/477-7300, www.archtours.com ) .
Local Guides — Helsinki Expert can arrange a private guide (book at least
three days in advance, €220/3 hours, tel. [phone]). Christina Snellman
is a good, licensed guide (mobile [phone], [e-mail]).
Self-Guided Walk
▲▲Welcome to Helsinki
(See “Welcome to Helsinki Walk” map, here .)
This walk offers a convenient spine for your Helsinki sightseeing. Several
points of interest on this walk are described in more detail later, under “Sights
in Helsinki.”
Market Square: Start at the obelisk in the center of the harborfront
market. This is the Czarina's Stone, with its doubleheaded eagle of imperial