Helsinki Travel Guide Finland: Touristic Information

Helsinki Travel Guide Finland. A modern city featuring some of the most distinctive architecture in the world both old and new Helsinki is one of the cultural hot spots of Northern Europe. An idealholiday destination for both for lovers of the arts and those who relish its exciting and vibrant nightlife Helsinki is also a child-friendly city perfect for family vacations and being surrounded by forests lakes and the sea it is also a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. Situated on the Baltic Sea Finlands capital Helsinki is a modern city of over half a million people and is the second most northern capital in Europe. Surrounded by an archipelago of hundreds of tiny islands and culturally influenced by both the East and West Helsinki is unique combining both modern and historic architectural styles with a love of open spaces that is at the very heart of Finnish identity. See our recommendations and tourism guide to Helsinki! Helsinki is world famous for its architecture; the city centre is renowned for its neoclassicalism especially around Senate Square. Close by on a hilltop stands the Uspenski Cathedral Europes largest Russian Orthodox church and a stunning example of the Byzantine-Russian style. Scattered about the city are fine examples of Jugendstil or Art Nouveau. Elsewhere the Temppeliaukio Church and Finlandia Hall represent early Modernism