Helsinki: Culture, Coastlines & Creative Workspaces
Visit Finland: From Suomenlinna and Senate Square to Market Square flavours and the innovative VALO Hotel & Work, here’s why Helsinki deserves a spot on your travel list.
If you haven’t thought of Helsinki, Finland as a destination. It is really worth a look. You can get there in three hours on a flight explore its historical sites like the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress and Senate Square, admire its unique architecture, including the Rock Church and Oodi Library, and experience local culture through saunas, design districts, and food markets.
Key attractions in Helsinki
Key attractions include the Helsinki Cathedral, Uspenski Cathedral, and the Sibelius Monument. High quality art museums are plentiful and include Ateneum Art Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki Art Museum – HAM and Amos Rex – Art Museum in Helsinki.
Enjoy the city’s many parks, art museums and waterfront areas during the summer months. You can even take a boat trip and see deer swimming in the Baltic sea.
- with estimates ranging from 40,000 to over 80,000 islands, islets, and skerries, the deer swim from island to island.
- There are many restaurants and high profile eateries aswell as the waterside market place with historic food. Helsinki’s famous waterfront food market is Kauppatori (Market Square), located by the harbor, known for fresh berries, fish, pastries like korvapuusti (cinnamon buns) & pulla, and delicacies such as reindeer meat & rye bread, with vendace (muikku) being a popular grab-and-go option.
- Restaurants include Restaurant Fisken på Disken inside the Kamppi shopping centre – absolutely delicious fresh fish soups.
Work and play during your stay
A place to stay, but perfect for people going to work in the country, which is full of tech companies, is the Valo Hotel. They have a hotel like a co-working space with rooms which have beds that can convert into desks, multiple meetings rooms and a hot tub on the roof with eaterie to mix and mingle. Downstairs they have a well used restaurant and bar and an auditorium.
A perfect place for a work conference where you all need to be on site.
VALO Hotel & Work offers a beautiful hotel, inspiring workspaces and energizing meetings & events under one roof.
They have a large amount of bedrooms and meeting spaces to use around 20 minutes journey by e bike, scooter or taxi from the main area of Helsinki. To book use the usual booking systems.
Address: Mannerheimintie 109, 00280 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 10 3404000
Set in a business district along the E12 highway, this contemporary hotel is 2 km from Ilmala train station and 4 km from the The National Museum of Finland.
Compact, minimalist rooms provide Wi-Fi, tablets and flat-screen TVs, plus minibars and kettles. Upgraded rooms add living areas. Room service is available 24/7.
Amenities include a streamlined restaurant, a bar/lounge and a kids’ playroom, plus a gym, an indoor pool, and a spa area with saunas, steam rooms and an open-air hot tub. Breakfast and parking are available.
Key Takeaways
- Helsinki offers historical sites like Suomenlinna and Senate Square, along with unique architecture and vibrant culture.
- Key attractions include the Rock Church, Oodi Library, and the Sibelius Monument, plus beautiful parks and art museums.
- Market Square is famous for fresh food, including pastries and reindeer meat, making it a must-visit for food lovers.
- VALO Hotel & Work combines hotel comforts with co-working spaces, perfect for both leisure and business travelers.
- Helsinki is easily accessible, only three hours by flight, making it an ideal destination for a quick getaway.
- Check things out with the Finland Chamber of Commerce
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