Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pub Tram
—In summer, this antique red tram makes a 50-minute circle through the city
while its passengers get looped on the beer for sale on board (€8 to ride, €5.50 beer, mid-
May-Aug Tue-Sat 14:00-20:00, no trams Sun-Mon, leaves at the top of each hour from in
front of the Fennia building, Mikonkatu 17, across from train-station tower,
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Helsinki at a Glance
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Temppeliaukio Church
Awe-inspiring, copper-topped 1969 “Church in the
Rock.”
Hours:
June-Sept Mon-Sat 10:00-17:45, Sun 11:45-17:45; closes one hour
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UspenskiOrthodoxCathedral
Orthodoxy's most prodigious display outside of
Eastern Europe.
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:30-16:00, Sat 9:30-14:00, Sun 12:00-15:00. See
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Lutheran Cathedral
Green-domed, 19th-century Neoclassical masterpiece.
Hours:
June-Aug Mon-Sat 9:00-24:00, Sun 12:00-24:00; Sept-May Mon-Sat
9:00-18:00, Sun 12:00-18:00. See
here
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National Museum of Finland
The scoop on Finland, featuring folk costumes,
an armory, czars, and thrones; the prehistory exhibit is best.
Hours:
Tue-Sun
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Seurasaari Open
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Air Folk Museum
Island museum with 100 historic build-
ings from Finland's farthest corners.
Hours:
June-Aug daily 11:00-17:00; late May
and early Sept Mon-Fri 9:00-15:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00, buildings closed mid-Sept-
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Suomenlinna Fortress
Helsinki's harbor island, sprinkled with picnic spots,
museums, and military history.
Hours:
Daily May-Sept 10:00-18:00, Oct-April
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Senate Square
Consummate Neoclassical square, with Lutheran Cathedral.
Hours:
Always open. See
here
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Helsinki City Museum
Tells the city's history well and in English.
Hours:
Mon-
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Ateneum
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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
