Guidebook for Helsinki

Heidi
Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

Good breakfast / lunch options, also for vegans. Friendly staff.
6 locals recommend
Melt Vallila New York Eatery
18 Suvannontie
6 locals recommend
Good breakfast / lunch options, also for vegans. Friendly staff.
Tasty coffee, nice chats with baristas and good place to meet locals.
23 locals recommend
Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo
29 Päijänteentie
23 locals recommend
Tasty coffee, nice chats with baristas and good place to meet locals.
Peaceful Japanese style restaurant, open for lunch or dinner.
15 locals recommend
Mashiro
22 Mäkelänkatu
15 locals recommend
Peaceful Japanese style restaurant, open for lunch or dinner.
The only Venezuelan restaurant in Helsinki. Friendly service.
Coco Grill Restaurant
27 Mäkelänkatu
The only Venezuelan restaurant in Helsinki. Friendly service.
My favourite Ethiopian restaurant in Helsinki.
8 locals recommend
Addis Ethiopian Kitchen
28 Sturenkatu
8 locals recommend
My favourite Ethiopian restaurant in Helsinki.
In this Georgian family run restaurant you can find the best Georgian food in Helsinki even though service can be little bit poor sometimes. Good price-quality relation.
12 locals recommend
Restaurant Georgian Vibe
62 Hämeentie
12 locals recommend
In this Georgian family run restaurant you can find the best Georgian food in Helsinki even though service can be little bit poor sometimes. Good price-quality relation.
Several different restaurant in this area: Kellohalli, Palermo, B-Smokery, Ho's Food, Jädelino ice cream etc.
92 locals recommend
Teurastamo
2 Työpajankatu
92 locals recommend
Several different restaurant in this area: Kellohalli, Palermo, B-Smokery, Ho's Food, Jädelino ice cream etc.
Small Russian family run restaurant. Tasty blinis, soups, pellmell and other.
15 locals recommend
BLINIt
9 Sturenkatu
15 locals recommend
Small Russian family run restaurant. Tasty blinis, soups, pellmell and other.

Drinks & Nightlife

This tiny bar is a good place to have a beer and hang out with locals.
29 locals recommend
Pikku-Vallila
19 Vallilantie
29 locals recommend
This tiny bar is a good place to have a beer and hang out with locals.
Local distillery with bar and tours around the distillery.
Helsinki Distilling Company
2a Työpajankatu
Local distillery with bar and tours around the distillery.

Getting Around

Closest bus stop when arriving with a bus from the railway station. Also tram stop right next to it (7A, 7B).
9 locals recommend
Vallilan kirjasto
9 locals recommend
Closest bus stop when arriving with a bus from the railway station. Also tram stop right next to it (7A, 7B).

Parks & Nature

One of the closest parks. There also is a separate park for dogs.
Roineenpuisto
5 Roineentie
One of the closest parks. There also is a separate park for dogs.
Park right opposite to the apartment with kids playground and rocks with a good sunset views over Helsinki. Locals gather on these rocks for picnics during the warm summer days and evenings.
Keuruuntie
Keuruuntie
Park right opposite to the apartment with kids playground and rocks with a good sunset views over Helsinki. Locals gather on these rocks for picnics during the warm summer days and evenings.
Nice walk towards Vanhankaupunginlahti & Arabia and from there towards Lammassaari and the rocks of Kuusiluoto. Very nice picnic spot with views over Helsinki.
65 locals recommend
Fårholmen
65 locals recommend
Nice walk towards Vanhankaupunginlahti & Arabia and from there towards Lammassaari and the rocks of Kuusiluoto. Very nice picnic spot with views over Helsinki.
Sandy beach and beautiful forest park area for walking.
86 locals recommend
Mustikkamaan uimaranta
1 Mustikkamaanpolku
86 locals recommend
Sandy beach and beautiful forest park area for walking.
Interesting area for walking. River & white-water. Cafe. Museum of Technology.
21 locals recommend
Vanhankaupunginkoski
9 Katariina Saksilaisen katu
21 locals recommend
Interesting area for walking. River & white-water. Cafe. Museum of Technology.

Entertainment & Activities

Flow festival in Suvilahti in August: music, art, food etc.
7 locals recommend
Flow Festival Oy
2 C Vilhonvuorenkatu
7 locals recommend
Flow festival in Suvilahti in August: music, art, food etc.
Outdoor swimming pool (+ sauna) built for Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Good place for picnic and sunbathing during warm summer days.
62 locals recommend
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
5 Hammarskjöldintie
62 locals recommend
Outdoor swimming pool (+ sauna) built for Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Good place for picnic and sunbathing during warm summer days.

Everything Else

Authentic Finnish sauna experience
113 locals recommend
Kulttuurisauna
17 Hakaniemenranta
113 locals recommend
Authentic Finnish sauna experience
One of the oldest public saunas in Helsinki.
151 locals recommend
Kotiharjun Sauna
1 Harjutorinkatu
151 locals recommend
One of the oldest public saunas in Helsinki.
One of the newest saunas & swimming pools in Helsinki.
218 locals recommend
Allas Sea Pool
2a Katajanokanlaituri
218 locals recommend
One of the newest saunas & swimming pools in Helsinki.
Besides the good restaurant and cafe (open only during summer season), they also have a new sauna and possibility to dipping into sea.
Ravintola Lonna
Besides the good restaurant and cafe (open only during summer season), they also have a new sauna and possibility to dipping into sea.
The oldest swimming hall in Finland. Ope during the winter season. Worth buying the ticket for the second floor and enjoying some smacks and drinks between swimming and saunas.
69 locals recommend
Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
21 B Yrjönkatu
69 locals recommend
The oldest swimming hall in Finland. Ope during the winter season. Worth buying the ticket for the second floor and enjoying some smacks and drinks between swimming and saunas.

Arts & Culture

Perhaps the most interesting contemporary art museum in Helsinki.
384 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
384 locals recommend
Perhaps the most interesting contemporary art museum in Helsinki.
Closest library and a good place work reading, writing or working.
9 locals recommend
Vallilan kirjasto
9 locals recommend
Closest library and a good place work reading, writing or working.