Guidebook for Helsinki

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Guidebook for Helsinki

Drinks & Nightlife

Live music. Mostly punk.
19 locals recommend
Bar Lepakkomies
1 Helsinginkatu
19 locals recommend
Live music. Mostly punk.
Movie theater with drinks and snack.
88 locals recommend
RIVIERA
2 Harjukatu
88 locals recommend
Movie theater with drinks and snack.
If you wanna dance all night long.
140 locals recommend
Kaiku
4 Kaikukatu
140 locals recommend
If you wanna dance all night long.
Right sized live music venue.
128 locals recommend
Kuudes linja
13 B Hämeentie
128 locals recommend
Right sized live music venue.
Pretty bad choice for the late night, but sometimes it's the choice you need choose.
Stadin Tähti
2 Mäkelänkatu
Pretty bad choice for the late night, but sometimes it's the choice you need choose.
If you find yourself from Musta Härkä, you have propably met some locals and are having a blast. Good luck for tomorrow!
10 locals recommend
Musta Härkä
52 Mäkelänkatu
10 locals recommend
If you find yourself from Musta Härkä, you have propably met some locals and are having a blast. Good luck for tomorrow!
Well, jazz bar.
7 locals recommend
Sture Jazz Bar
29 Sturenkatu
7 locals recommend
Well, jazz bar.
Live music and musical theatre. Pretty nice cafe on daytime.
Ravintola Kapsäkki
68 Hämeentie
Live music and musical theatre. Pretty nice cafe on daytime.
Legendary rock bar.
48 locals recommend
Tavastia
4 Urho Kekkosen katu
48 locals recommend
Legendary rock bar.
Little sister of Tavastia rock bar.
Semifinal
4-6 Urho Kekkosen katu
Little sister of Tavastia rock bar.
Easy going rock bar. Live shows in the basement, beer at upstairs.
22 locals recommend
Bar Loose
21 Annankatu
22 locals recommend
Easy going rock bar. Live shows in the basement, beer at upstairs.
Sooooo good wine in a nice atmosphere.
31 locals recommend
BasBas & Staff Wine Bar
27-29 Tehtaankatu
31 locals recommend
Sooooo good wine in a nice atmosphere.

Food Scene

Nice interior and good food.
10 locals recommend
Ravintola Vihreä Holvi
8 Harjutori
10 locals recommend
Nice interior and good food.
Street with many small vegetarian oriented restaurant and shops. You can also find the most inexpensive bars along the street.
33 locals recommend
Vaasankatu
Vaasankatu
33 locals recommend
Street with many small vegetarian oriented restaurant and shops. You can also find the most inexpensive bars along the street.
Teurastamo area (Meat packing district of Helsinki) offers many kind of things to do. There is design- & farmers market every now and then, restaurants, festivals and bars.
92 locals recommend
Teurastamo
2 Työpajankatu
92 locals recommend
Teurastamo area (Meat packing district of Helsinki) offers many kind of things to do. There is design- & farmers market every now and then, restaurants, festivals and bars.
African food. Good for vegetarians.
7 locals recommend
African Pots
45 C Mäkelänkatu
7 locals recommend
African food. Good for vegetarians.
Coffee roastery and a cafe.
23 locals recommend
Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo
29 Päijänteentie
23 locals recommend
Coffee roastery and a cafe.
Laid back cafe in a park. Open only on summertime.
Käpylän kiska
Kullervonkatu
Laid back cafe in a park. Open only on summertime.
Sweet cafe in the middle of idyllic Käpylä neighborhood.
17 locals recommend
Kahvila Siili
8 C Ilmattarentie
17 locals recommend
Sweet cafe in the middle of idyllic Käpylä neighborhood.
Rock bar with good pizza and burgers. Great for vegetarians and vegans.
30 locals recommend
Bar Loosister
50 Hämeentie
30 locals recommend
Rock bar with good pizza and burgers. Great for vegetarians and vegans.
Best ice cream in town.
9 locals recommend
Jädelino
2 Työpajankatu
9 locals recommend
Best ice cream in town.
A nice cafe with lunch and brunch at Teurastamo district.
92 locals recommend
Teurastamo
2 Työpajankatu
92 locals recommend
A nice cafe with lunch and brunch at Teurastamo district.
A much-vaunted Zero waste restaurant.
46 locals recommend
Ravintola Tori
2 Punavuorenkatu
46 locals recommend
A much-vaunted Zero waste restaurant.
For Yoga and breakfast.
34 locals recommend
Roots Helsinki Vallila
8-10 Eurantie
34 locals recommend
For Yoga and breakfast.
Delicious but quite costly restaurant. Great for vegetarians and vegans.
34 locals recommend
Restaurant Grön
36 Albertinkatu
34 locals recommend
Delicious but quite costly restaurant. Great for vegetarians and vegans.
A really laid back cafe on a very lively Helsinginkatu.
40 locals recommend
Rupla
16 Helsinginkatu
40 locals recommend
A really laid back cafe on a very lively Helsinginkatu.

Sightseeing

Completely different kind of pool, specially on winter time.
218 locals recommend
Allas Sea Pool
2a Katajanokanlaituri
218 locals recommend
Completely different kind of pool, specially on winter time.
Very finnish public sauna.
151 locals recommend
Kotiharjun Sauna
1 Harjutorinkatu
151 locals recommend
Very finnish public sauna.
More modern way to explore finnish sauna culture.
322 locals recommend
Löyly Helsinki
4 Hernesaarenranta
322 locals recommend
More modern way to explore finnish sauna culture.
Rapids. This is where Helsinki was founded few years back.
21 locals recommend
Vanhankaupunginkoski
9 Katariina Saksilaisen katu
21 locals recommend
Rapids. This is where Helsinki was founded few years back.
Suvilahti is a center for graffiti, Flow-festival, good skate sessions and many other cultural habitat.
27 locals recommend
Suvilahti
1 Kaasutehtaankatu
27 locals recommend
Suvilahti is a center for graffiti, Flow-festival, good skate sessions and many other cultural habitat.

Shopping

Super nice spot with fleamarket, food, drinks, live music.
31 locals recommend
Konepajan Bruno
Bruno Granholmin kuja
31 locals recommend
Super nice spot with fleamarket, food, drinks, live music.
Cool flea market and cafe-kombo.
9 locals recommend
Vallilan Stoori
9 locals recommend
Cool flea market and cafe-kombo.
Local record store.
Teen Wolf Records
11 Fleminginkatu
Local record store.
Fleamarket on weekends. Check if it's on berofe going.
Kattilahallin Kirppis
22 Sörnäisten rantatie
Fleamarket on weekends. Check if it's on berofe going.

Arts & Culture

My favorite museum. Giant skeletons and and a lot to learn about animals.
89 locals recommend
Finnish Museum of Natural History
13 Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu
89 locals recommend
My favorite museum. Giant skeletons and and a lot to learn about animals.
Childrens museum. Here you can have fun for free.
Children’s Town
16-18 Aleksanterinkatu
Childrens museum. Here you can have fun for free.
National museum is located in a very beautiful building. Childrens world on a top floor.
107 locals recommend
The National Museum of Finland
34 Mannerheimintie
107 locals recommend
National museum is located in a very beautiful building. Childrens world on a top floor.
Several exhibitions on one ticket.
135 locals recommend
HAM - Helsinki Art Museum
8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu
135 locals recommend
Several exhibitions on one ticket.
Amazing art gallery.
21 locals recommend
Helsinki Contemporary
10 Bulevardi
21 locals recommend
Amazing art gallery.
Suomenlinna sea fortress is unique island in front of Helsinki. A ferry leaves from Kauppatori.
430 locals recommend
Suomenlinna
430 locals recommend
Suomenlinna sea fortress is unique island in front of Helsinki. A ferry leaves from Kauppatori.
Very original public sauna.
Kaurilan Sauna
9 Heikinniementie
Very original public sauna.
Modern art museum in the heart of Helsinki.
384 locals recommend
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
2 Mannerheiminaukio
384 locals recommend
Modern art museum in the heart of Helsinki.

Getting Around

Closest tram stop to our house.
Vallilan varikko station
Closest tram stop to our house.
City bikes can be found all over the city. Really great way to move around and explore the city!
City Bikes
City bikes can be found all over the city. Really great way to move around and explore the city!

Essentials

Few bigger grocery stores on our neigborhood as well as restaurants.
31 locals recommend
Arabia Shopping Centre
111 Hämeentie
31 locals recommend
Few bigger grocery stores on our neigborhood as well as restaurants.
Cheapest and closest grocery store.
28 locals recommend
Alepa Sturenkatu 40
40 Sturenkatu
28 locals recommend
Cheapest and closest grocery store.
Laundromat at the entry of the grocery store.
65 locals recommend
S-market Vallila
11 Aleksis Kiven katu
65 locals recommend
Laundromat at the entry of the grocery store.
Closest cleaner's.
Pesuheikki Oy
77 Hämeentie
Closest cleaner's.