It's a great way to see the city and water from above but the window is tinted so beware of that…read more Short distance from the Uspenski cathedral and short walk from the senate square.

I highly recommend to visit this Wheel and see Helsinki from the above. The views are great! One…read morecan take good photos and videos. I was alone on whole wheel because I came during the lunch hour and they even have small gift shop down there. Also you can see ferries, ships and different islands!

One of the most idyllic parts of Helsinki is the so called Puu-Käpylä, (ie. Wood Käpylä). Lot of…read morebeautiful wooden architecture surrounded with gardens. Take a bus to the start of Pohjolankatu, and just walk that street and look around - and don't forget to try some of the sidestreets too.

Zippy is a fantastic new addition to the Munkkivuori area! It's situated near the bowling alley and…read moreTalli tennis courts. If you're driving, they'll give you a temporary permit from the counter or park marginally farther for the 4hr disc parking. Zippy has two tracks -- one for kids and one for adults. I took my kid here and she loved it. Hours of fun and outdoor exercise -- I think the entry fee is for three hours but that's really plenty. Strap on the harness, hook up to the zip lines and away you go! Friendly and attentive staff. Tips: They also accept Smartum vouchers for payment. Bring gloves, although they sell them on site for a fair price. Loved it -- can't wait to go back! Wonder what they'll do for winter?

Opened in 2015, this place currently has five tracks for adults (140cm or taller). Place offers…read morevariable level of challenge and English instruction. Although only 5km from Helsinki center, nice forestry feeling in it! My experiences are mostly very good, the only issue being over crowding which then limits your chances of enjoying the site. This means you need some flexibility and two to three hours to xperience all of it. Considering the price, this is something they need to work on. Otherwise recommended!

Nuuksio Reindeer Park is located in the middle of Nuuksio National Park about a 30-minute drive…read morefrom Helsinki and is Finland's Southernmost reindeer park. Here, my husband and I hand-fed lichen to about a dozen reindeer (We LOVED this activity and have so many great photos and videos of it!), sat around a fire inside a Lappish hut while drinking berry juice and tea and eating cinnamon buns, and purchased reindeer-antler souvenirs in a small shop. If you visit this park, you might want to consider also the on-site restaurant and overnight stay in a thatched cottage or reed hut.

Southernmost Finnish Reindeer Park…read more Located immediately adjacent to the Nuuksio National Park, the Reindeer Park offers guests the opportunity to see and feed reindeer in a 'up close and personal' way. There is also a charming wooden 'Tepee' with a fur covered seats and a blazing firepit in the center. Depending on the kind of experience you arrange you may just get juice, tea, and cookies (as we did) but there is also much larger Finnish/Lappish menu available which includes various grilled meats and sausages as well as stew, risotto, salads, etc. It was interesting and kind of fun to feed the reindeer but also a little sad. We went as part of a bus excursion from Helskini and the reindeer were a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of people - if you arranged a more private experience I'm sure they (and you) would be much happier.

Absolutely fantastic climbing gym. Large, spacious place and super many routes for climbers of…read moredifferent levels. All types of climbing, including bouldering. Safe environment. Harnesses and shoes are included in the affordable prices. Great place for the whole family! Dogs are allowed!

The capital area has lots of beautiful islands. Many of them are private but some are open to the…read morepublic. One of them that it definitely worth a daytrip is Iso Vasikkasaari on the coast of Espoo. Several times a day a ferry leaves from Otaniemi, Haukilahti and Matinkylä to bring visitors to the island. For the timetable click here. Adults pay 5 € for a return ticket, children just 2€. Especially on weekends and when the weather is good the ferries are normally full. So try to get on board before Matinkylä. Luckily the island is big enough to never give you the feeling of being overcrowded. There are nice smaller and bigger beaches and several idyllic places along the water and further inside on the island. On the South-Western side the sailing boats at the wooden pier give you the feeling of being somewhere at the Mediterranean Sea rather than in Finland. Closer to the harbor you find a cozy restaurant serving meat and fish dishes. You can of course also just enjoy a cold drink in the shade.

Great experience, very kind and helpful staff. I met people from all over the world. Clean modern…read morefacilities. The cold pool was an experience! The floating saunas outside are gender specific and clothing optional. The mixed gender sauna requires bathing suits.

Beautiful popular spot in Helsinki. There is a great patio, rooftop terrace, and sauna and pool…read morearea. The drinks are also good here and it's a fun area to hang out. We moved inside because all the smoking was bothering me but besides that it was a great experience.

Wonderful nature and peace in Helsinki. Lovely place for walking and picnics. Trees, forests,…read morewater, nature. Nice open air museum and cafe, lots of happenings around the year.

June 2012. It's too…read morebeautiful to spend the day inside, so we visit Seurasaari. A century ago, an ethnographer named Axel Olai Heikel began collecting traditional Finnish structures out on this island. Sweden already had an open-air museum like that (Swedes!), so Heikel decided that Finland should have one, too. The number 24 bus drops us off at the entrance an hour before the island closes, so we rush to the ticket booth and grab a map, hoping to squeeze as much of Finland's glorious architectural heritage as we can into sixty minutes. We read that there are historical re-enactors in the buildings, so we're expecting a Finnish version of Colonial Williamsburg, with artisanal baking demonstrations and maybe some farriery or blacksmithing. Coopering. That kind of thing. But the re-enactors we encounter are mostly high school kids with attitude whose summer job is to hang out on the island wearing period costumes and make sure no one tags the traditional structures or steals stuff. We hustle through a series of smoke cabins, crofter's dwellings, granaries, and farmyards. We glimpse a wooden church. We spot a parsonage. We read that many of these buildings are the last surviving examples of early 19th-century Finnish architecture. They're lovely, these rustic wooden structures with elegant joinery and stripped down minimalism that look like something Alvar Aalto might have built if he'd been a crofter.