World Travel www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Helsinki - Finland Travel Guide, Tourism bit.ly/191GdBc Helsinki - Finland Attractions and Tourism Passes: The Helsinki Card entitles visitors to free entry to sights and museums, a free city tour, free travel on the buses, trams, trains and metro, and special discounts at stores, restaurants, theatres, concerts and the opera. The pass is valid for one, two or three days, and can be purchased online, or from the City of Helsinki Tourist Office, the railway station Hotel Booking Centre, or from travel agencies, city centre kiosks and hotels. The price includes a guide book in Finnish, Swedish, English, German and Russian. Prices start from €38 for adults and €16 for children. Finlandia-Talo (Finlandia Hall) Built in 1971, Finlandia Hall is one of Alvar Aalto's most iconic works. Stately, angular and unmistakably Modernist, this striking building serves as Helsinki's main conference and concert venue, and is the current home of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by Robert Kajanus in 1882. If you are unable to visit for a performance, guided tours are offered on fixed dates (see the website for details). Opening Times: During events (guided tours by appointment). Admission Fees: Yes (for tours) Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Mannerheimintie 13, Helsinki, Finland Finlands Nationalmuseum (National Museum of Finland) Located opposite Finlandia Hall, about 10 minutes' walk from Helsinki's city centre, this museum contains rich archaeological and ethnographic collections depicting Finnish life from the earliest times to the present day. The sections on prehistoric Finland and the culture of the Sami people of Lapland are particularly interesting, and the museum building, constructed in 1916, is a Helsinki landmark. Guided tours available. Opening Times: Tues 1100-2000, Wed-Sun 1100-1800. Admission Fees: Yes (free on Tues 1730-2000). Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Mannerheimintie 34, Helsinki, Finland Senaatintori (Senate Square) Dating back to the first half of the 19th century, Helsinki's neoclassical heart was constructed by German architect Carl Ludvig Engel, who was also the official architect of Tallinn in Estonia. Engel was heavily influenced by the architecture of St Petersburg, and the Senaatintori has been used as a stand-in for St Petersburg in numerous Cold War espionage films, including Gorky Park (1983), Reds (1981) and White Nights (1985). Facing a statue of Tsar Alexander II, the white-domed Tuomiokirkko is flanked by the grand neoclassical facades of the Government Palace, Helsinki University, Helsinki Cathedral and the National Library of Finland. Opening Times: Daily dawn til dusk. Admission Fees: No Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Senaatintori, Helsinki, Finland Suomenlinna (Sea Fortress) About 1.5km (1 mile) offshore from Eteläsatama harbour, the sea fortress of Suomenlinna was once the bastion of the Swedish empire, with a larger population than Helsinki itself. Founded in 1748 to protect the coast from Russian attack, the fortress island was finally surrendered to Russia in 1808. This superb fortification was one of the main reasons why the Russians moved the capital from Turku to Helsinki in 1812. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, the fortress buildings contain the Suomenlinna Museum, the Ehrensvärd Museum, the multimedia Suomenlinna Experience, the Suomenlinna Toy Museum, the Military Museum's Manege, the Customs Museum and the WWI-era Submarine Vesikko, amongst other attractions, restaurants and bars. Despite the looming cannons, the rest of the island is a peaceful green haven, and locals flock here for summer picnics. During the summer months, there are daily guided tours around Suomenlinna in English, Swedish and Finnish. In the winter there are tours in English during the weekends. Helsinki City Transport runs regular ferries to Suomenlinna from Kauppatori (free with a Helsinki Card, journey time - 15 minutes). JT-Lines runs a waterbus service on the same route from May to mid-September. Opening Times: Various (see website for details). Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: Yes Address: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland ==================================== Helsinki Videos, Helsinki Restaurants, Helsinki Introduction, Helsinki Transport, Helsinki Tours, Helsinki Attractions, Helsinki Shopping, Helsinki Museums, Helsinki, Helsinki tourism, Helsinki vacation, Helsinki travel guide, Finland travel guide, Finland vacation, Finland tourism, Europe, Finland, Helsinki Nightlife == Helsinki - Finland Travel Guide, tourism, Vacation, Attractions

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