r/helsinki

I am travelling to Helsinki, please can someone tell me how is the weather there and how much winter wear i should carry? All weather apps are showing different “feel like” temperature and i am confused

What is the best and/or most authentic restaurant in Helsinki for Peking duck? Or the metropolitan area.

I have rescued three orchids from the bio bin already, one is currently blooming again. Please, stop throwing them away. Just remove the small brown peat plug they are sold with, add sphagnum moss to the pine bark they came with, and keep them in a humid, not soaked, state, with light reaching the roots. They bloom again, and they are kept for years.

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for recommendations for sending two large suitcases from Finland to Germany (to a friend’s address).

I’ll be travelling to Germany myself, but my journey involves a flight plus several train connections afterwards. I really don’t want to drag two heavy suitcases through airport and multiple train changes, so I’m thinking of shipping them separately beforehand and travelling light.

I already know about Send My Bag, which seems like the most obvious door-to-door option. Are there any other reliable services/platforms I should compare with it?

Ideally I’m looking for: Door-to-door pickup and delivery Ability to send actual suitcases (not necessarily having to put them inside cardboard boxes) Reasonable price

Has anyone done something similar recently? Which service did you use, how much did it cost approximately, and would you recommend it?

Thanks folks!

I will be traveling to Finland next March for a sporting event in Tampere. From the airport I can take a bus or train North. Seems easy enough. Quick transfer after one stop on the train or direct from the airport by bus. I generally prefer trains because I've experienced a big traffic jam in a bus. Not fun. (Honestly though, last summer there were some problems with Eurostar being sabotaged, so nothing is perfect).

All of that seems easy enough. It's the return that will be a little more complicated. I plan to spend 2 days in Helsinki before flying home. I believe I'd want to stay somewhere pretty central. Close to cafes and restaurants. Maybe a church tour or something (I'll be tired). Possibly one of those cruises to Estonia (in March??)

My question is about getting from the train to the hotel and back from the train to the airport and how not to overly complicate things by staying somewhere inconvenient for transferring, but still offering an easy location for relaxing.

I'm not necessarily looking for hotel advice (no particular budget so if you have somewhere wonderful in March, lay it on me) and I don't mind using Uber/cabs

I just don't want to feel stressed about missed trains and planes, but I also want to be able to just walk outside and find enjoyable activities.

So I gueds mainly I'd like to know how difficult these transfers will be, and in light of all of my preferences, is there advice about where to stay? Any input would be greatly appreciated! ❤️❤️

My mom and I are travelling to Helsinki for 4 days. We dislike typical big tourist spots, which we will already spend a day doing. We will also be visiting the Design District at some point.

I want to ask locals for less known, but interesting spots in and, if it's worth the distance, around Helsinki, to get some recommendations outside the basic google search forum results.

We generally like all culture and walking, and more unique and out-of-the-box experiences with less tourists (even though we are tourists ourselves of course :) )

Thank you in advance!

Hi there.

I'll by layover in HEL for 10h tomorrow (this joke never get old). I was thinking to comes to the city center, casually strolling around.

It's not my first time in Helsinki, so I'm not much interested into tourist attracion, although some amazing architecture are worth to see twice, so I might pop up to the concert hall.

any good suggestion?

I'd like to see a sauna, which I think I'll need after 12h flight. I won't have any swimsuit nor towel (maaaaaybe I can get flip flop, but I'd rather not take space in the hand language for that). Any one who can rent the set?

What is the most unmissable food I can get for lunch?

Maybe I'll pop up a design store or something. Any suggestion?

I'd love to get to a pub for Finnish metal, but I'm afraid my time in HEL is from 5am to 2pm, so... no much of that I guess.

thanks!

Hey everyone,

​This week I traveled to Helsinki for the first time. The parks, trees, flowers, and lakes were absolutely amazing. In Greece, we don't really have that kind of nature right inside our cities.

​In general, I noticed a lot of differences between our cultures. One thing that really stood out is that almost 90% of the people seemed incredibly fit. Damn, that's amazing! So many people were out exercising and eating fruit for breakfast.

​I also noticed that it's perfectly normal to be outside alone. I saw so many people just enjoying their own company. In Greece, we rarely do this, we almost always go out in groups.

​But I have to wonder... is it boring there? Also, is it easy to make friends, or do most people feel lonely?

​What is the everyday life of an average person like there?

Feel free to DM, I would love to learn more about your culture and share also things about our culture in Greece!

It's more of a sociology related question. I have always been interested in upper classes in most countries I have lived in, their circles and behavioral patterns.

I passed from a pre-Flow event today, and I noticed the people dancing there. All tall, blonde and pretty much the same style. For women and men. Men had the same haircut and type of jawline. Women same oversized leather jacket, and short skirts.

I am curious to know if these people are part of the Helsinki "elite" ? Or the upper class ? I understand there is a small demographic here that speaks swedish and they are typically generationally wealthy. Do Finnish people from the same class exist aswell ? The closest family I can think of is the Kone family, that produces the elevators. Maybe some executives from old Nokia ? Do these families usually own villas outside of main cities ?

Can anybody shed some light on this ?

Sup'!

Let me first introduce myself a bit: I am currently living in Switzerland, working as a sysadmin. I'm looking to start new sciences oriented studies (BSc, then maybe MSc or even more), probably at the University of Helsinki. Atm, I'm not sure what field I wanna study specifically, but physics, maths, computer science, information security and quantum computing are fields that captivate me; I just want to learn things more deeply with great people who love learning about their fields.

I'm making this post in hope of getting a few tips, and eventually getting feedback from alumni or whatever.

I was thinking e.g. something like:

• How is the learning aspect approached? Are students more into learning or focused on success?
• How advanced are universities in modernizing learning methods based on neuroscience?
• How much flexibility is there to take courses across different fields/programmes?
• How much would it cost approximately to live in Helsinki as a student (per month/year)?
• How could I raise funds to start my studies? Could I get scholarships from Finland? Or maybe even from Switzerland (more oriented towards Swiss people who studied in Finland).
• How easy is it to find somewhere to live?

etc.

I'd be really grateful to get any answers! I'll take anything, these were just a few examples.

Thanks! :)

many years ago i was in Helsinki and had dinner at a restaurant where i had a wonderful burger that i dont remember the name of and cant find online. I hope somebody know the place and can give me the name.

to get to the restaurant you had to go trough some sort of small alley to get to a small square with seeting and light, at that evening they where playing some sort of mexican music if i remember corretly and there where 2 restaurants across from eachother.

realy hope somebody knows the place and can help me.

In oktober ga ik met mijn broers ( eind 30), zwager en vader naar Helsinki voor een stedentrip. We zoeken nog leuke activiteiten voor overdag. Kan actief zijn, maar ook culinair. Wie heeft er tips om te doen?

Ook goede restaurants zijn meer dan welkom.

Dank alvast voor de tips!

Hello, I'm (30M) planning to visit Helsinki next week. I will be there for two full days. The places I'm interested to visit are:

• Linnanmäki
• SEA Life
• Fööni
• Allas pool
• Paradox museum
• Amos rex
• Oodi
• Suomenlinna
• Zoo

Problem is - not all places are close by. Travel by foot or bus. How would you distribute these places by day? Starting point (hotel) close to allas pool. Breakfast at hotel, lunch some nearby place wherever I be. I have a feeling that its too much for 2 days, and something has to be left out (like zoo or island).

Some questions. Realistically how muny hours is needed to visit main rides at Linnanmaki? Is 3-4 hours enough? How queues are in August? What time is better for visiting allas pool - morning, evening? Do i need to bring my towel? Is 1-2 hours for Suomenlinna enough? I can walk fast.

Maybe somebody can offfer some other must to visit places?

Hi,

I've been looking for Karjala beer in supermarkets around the centre of Helsinki but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone have a tip for a store where I could find it? Thanks!