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The Senate Building, designed by C. L. Engel, is situated on one side of the Senate Square, left of the Cathedral. Its...

This simply adorable little blue house stands on the southeast corner of Senate Square, and can easily be recognized by its color. This i...

The novelty at Cafe Engel is provided by the powerful lamps that are used late in the year to prevent darkness-related depression. Table...

The Bank of Finland, situated right behind the Cathedral, is one of the best known administrative buildings in Finland...

If you are a heavy metal fan, Hevimesta is definitely the place to head to. Housed in the Ministry of Agriculture's building, this place...

Olutkellari, or "Beer Cellar", has a style of old-fashioned Helsinki pub life without being aged. Located in an old cellar that was once...

The Ritarihuone was once an assembly building built around 1862. Today, it is owned by the Finnish nobility and houses the library, archi...

The Helsinki City Museum, established in 1911, presents the history of the Helsinki area. The museum building was designed by architect L...

One of the things that define Finland is the Silakka or Baltic herring. The fish is typologically a subspecies of the normal herring; yet...

A church does not always have to be made of wood or stone: it could be made of something more ephemeral. Every year a little church made...

Ristorante Taormina takes its customers on a journey to the Sicilian kitchen. This popular restaurant, situated near the Cathedral, has a...

Fishmarket provides an exquisitely lovely, white-linen locale for the upscale set. Tucked into an underground cellar just across from He...

Alexander Nevski is a famous Russian restaurant in the heart of Helsinki. This stylish but old-fashioned restaurant has transformed its m...

Walk up to Sasso and you will be impressed by the façade itself. The effect is enhanced indoors, where craftily-planned lighting adds amb...

Named after a character in the Finnish epic Kalevala, this is the place to get a real taste of traditional Finnish cuisine. The menu is i...

Right next to the main buildings of the University of Helsinki there is a new Copacabana restaurant, which has on its...

Its location, close to the sea in Kauppatori, is advantageous for bringing in the catch of the day. Competitors have challenged this rest...

G. W. Sundmans is situated in a historical 19th-century building, which also houses the popular Sundmans Krog. Its spacious interiors inc...

Postres is one of the newest and freshest restaurants in Helsinki and already people are willing to travel across the country to visit it...

Raku-Ya follows the ideology of "Izakaya", which simply means a place where one can eat and drink. The best thing about Raku-Ya is that y...