Lunch buffet what cost almost 50e high in the air. Food isnt so great as it can be. I have been…read moreeating here more than 5 times with customers. Starter buffee and view is why people wants to go there. I just dont understand why they dont keep Restaurant open till late. View would be very nice by night! View: ***** Food Starter: **** Food Main: ** Food Dessert: **** Service: ***

Haikaranpesa hearkens back to a very traditional and very Finnish eating experience. From a coat…read morecheck man at the entrance to the decor and food selection. I don't think you will get much more of a real Finland experience than here. For a lunch-only restaurant, it is extremely expensive. The buffet is mostly cold fair, with a large selection of fish and various meats including moose, deer, duck, chicken, and beef. There are a few warm items such as traditional Finnish cream potatoes. The desert selections are quite varied - we had a choice of 11 different cakes. Here's the thing: the food is decent but not 50e worth. But the view is spectacular and I really feel this is one of the best ways to really get a feel of Finland and the food. I can't help but feel that this is a 'client lunch' or 'special occasional' only type of restaurant, though.

Slightly outside of the "main downtown" area, this tourist destination is still technically…read morewalkable if you have time and a bit of energy. (or you can take any one of the timely, clean trams that run through the city). The view is really incredible at the top. It's a small fee (and the platform is small as well), but definitely well worth the time. You can see all the way to the waterfront and everywhere in between. Also, at the base, there are small exhibits dedicated to the olympics, a real-life 1st/2nd/3rd olympic podium to stand on (!), a cafeteria, and access to the main fields at ground level. I believe there is a hostel too, but I didn't stay there on my trip. The entire area is pretty well maintained but the staff were rather stoic (maybe a cultural thing?) Didn't get an overwhelmingly positive - or negative - vibe from any of them. All in all, it's slightly off the beaten path, a bit of history, and well worth the visit.

Helsinki, Finland was the site for the 1952 Summer Olympics! I had always thought that the Winter…read moreOlympics were hosted here, but I was mistaken. Olympic Stadium was actually built in 1938. It is still used today for hosting sporting events and concerts. Unfortunately, we were unable to explore the stadium or its tower. Apparently, the view from the top of the tower is beautiful. I believe they were renovating the place during the time of our visit. We simply admired it from afar and took pictures with the statue of the "Flying Finn".