Guidebook for Helsinki

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Guidebook for Helsinki

Food Scene

Wonderful menu, great wines. Inexpensive lunch and fine dining in the evenings.
51 locals recommend
Restaurant Kolmon3n
11 Kolmas linja
51 locals recommend
Wonderful menu, great wines. Inexpensive lunch and fine dining in the evenings.
Coffee, nice lunches and wine, all with a view of Karhupuisto. Dogs welcome.
50 locals recommend
Bergga
14 Viides linja
50 locals recommend
Coffee, nice lunches and wine, all with a view of Karhupuisto. Dogs welcome.
Coffee with a great terrace overlooking the bay. Dining and wine available as well.
33 locals recommend
Cafe Piritta
12 Eläintarhantie
33 locals recommend
Coffee with a great terrace overlooking the bay. Dining and wine available as well.
Great sushi for lunch, also in the evenings, Mondays closed.
14 locals recommend
Roji
16 Kolmas linja
14 locals recommend
Great sushi for lunch, also in the evenings, Mondays closed.
Beer, wine, coffee next to the Hakaniemi square.
54 locals recommend
Cafe Talo
2 B Hämeentie
54 locals recommend
Beer, wine, coffee next to the Hakaniemi square.
Great coffee.
58 locals recommend
Good Life Coffee Oy
17 Kolmas linja
58 locals recommend
Great coffee.
All-day breakfast, pretty nice kitchen, though their service attitude may be a bit bohemian.
18 locals recommend
Early Bird
12 Kolmas linja
18 locals recommend
All-day breakfast, pretty nice kitchen, though their service attitude may be a bit bohemian.
Nice Thai food, take away or eat in.
Korphai
Nice Thai food, take away or eat in.
Another great Thai place.
90 locals recommend
Lemon Grass
12 Kolmas linja
90 locals recommend
Another great Thai place.
Very nice brunch on weekends.
40 locals recommend
Rupla
16 Helsinginkatu
40 locals recommend
Very nice brunch on weekends.
Coffee and food.
68 locals recommend
Ipi Kulmakuppila
13 Porthaninkatu
68 locals recommend
Coffee and food.
Fine dining.
11 locals recommend
Töölönranta
56 Helsinginkatu
11 locals recommend
Fine dining.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local legend. Check out the jukebox for Finnish oldies.
24 locals recommend
Pub Sirdie
21 Kolmas linja
24 locals recommend
Local legend. Check out the jukebox for Finnish oldies.
Beer, wine and board games.
10 locals recommend
Toveri
3 Castréninkatu
10 locals recommend
Beer, wine and board games.

Parks & Nature

Walk around, get a coffee or ice cream at the Blue villa cafe, go stand-up-paddling from the western shore near Opera.
97 locals recommend
Toloviken
97 locals recommend
Walk around, get a coffee or ice cream at the Blue villa cafe, go stand-up-paddling from the western shore near Opera.

Entertainment & Activities

SUP rental.
Hakuna Matata SUP Rental
4 Karamzininranta
SUP rental.
Outdoor swimming and saunas.
62 locals recommend
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
5 Hammarskjöldintie
62 locals recommend
Outdoor swimming and saunas.

Getting Around

Buy your local transport ticket from R-kioski on Viides linja. Trams 1/1A, 3 and 9. Tram no. 3 is great for sightseeing southern Helsinki, take it towards south (endstation: Eteläsatama). It's a circle line that switches its number to 2 when you pass Eteläsatama, but if you take the whole ride, you will eventually find yourself in Karhupuisto again.
39 locals recommend
Karhupuisto station
39 locals recommend
Buy your local transport ticket from R-kioski on Viides linja. Trams 1/1A, 3 and 9. Tram no. 3 is great for sightseeing southern Helsinki, take it towards south (endstation: Eteläsatama). It's a circle line that switches its number to 2 when you pass Eteläsatama, but if you take the whole ride, you will eventually find yourself in Karhupuisto again.
Use this stop to get off the Finnair City Bus.
Diakoniapuisto station
Use this stop to get off the Finnair City Bus.
Bus no. 23 to the Pasila railway station (end station Ruskeasuo) or from across the street to the Helsinki Railway Station / City centre.
Wallininkatu station
Bus no. 23 to the Pasila railway station (end station Ruskeasuo) or from across the street to the Helsinki Railway Station / City centre.