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    Ci H.

    This was a very special experience for me. I happened to be there when they had a choir singing at the church at the fort. Beautiful Nordic music. So special. It was a free concert. This sea fortress is a UNESCO world heritage center. Getting there is easy, the ferry takes about 15 mins & ferries run until 2am every 20mins. Buying the daily transportation card gets you access to the ferry. The ferry is easy to find, right by where the cruise ships dock. You can't miss it. Note that museums & tours on the island close early but you can still enjoy the island. There are cafes, restaurants & a grocery store on the island. I highly recommend doing this instead of walking around downtown Helsinki.

    Sunset view from Suomenlinna
    Marjan W.

    Visited recently in Helsinki on vacation. It was a beautiful boat ride at sunset (which hits early in the winter). The fortress itself had much to do and was beautiful, but given the cold weather, we did not explore much as we weren't properly dressed. We did visit the visitor center which had a bathroom and a small room with museum type information and history. It was nice to learn a little more about the fortress. They also had a grocery store with hot coffee and drinks to keep warm. I'd like to visit another day when the weather is warmer on a summer trip to Finland.

    Bianca W.

    This historical place is a must see when visiting Helsinki! A beautiful getaway and chock full of military history. While many of the museums, shops and cafés are closed throughout the winter season, it is still wonderful to just wander around and drink in the beauty of this place. I only got to see the submarine from the outside, as my visit was in December, but even so it was worth the visit. Check their website to find out which museums are open during your visit. There's also a small convenience shop near the ferry dock, so you don't have to rely on expensive café food but can just grab a quick sandwich on your way. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes and weather appropriate clothing and be ready to walk a lot, there's just so much to see. The old forts, churches and tunnels are amazing to explore.

    Stephanie P.

    An amazing walk which you should not miss when being in Helsinki. You get there by boat paying a normal public transport ticket. It takes maybe 15 minutes to get there and the ride is pretty as you see Helsinki from far away along some small islands. The island itself has multiple museums, cafés and restaurants. It is perfect for a picnic as there are large green areas. I would suggest when you arrive to go to the left and not right over the bridge to the other island as this is a prohibited military area and you will just end up coming back. There is a nice walk tour. Take a map from the information centre or from a museum. In this way you can keep track where you wanna go and what you wanna see. There is an old submarine on the way which you can enter with about 2 euros and there are lots of cannons near the coast which you can investigate. We had a coffee at cafe Piper which was very cute and at a nice location. Enjoy the scenery and take a walk around!

    Anthony G.

    A must if you're visiting Helsinki. Absolutely beautiful park to explore on a sunny day or, if it's raining, there are museums as well. A short 15 minute ferry from Kauppatori will take you to this four island cluster that is the fortress of Finland. Explore the military barracks, king's gate, beautiful parks and take in the history and scenery. Just note that it's quite hilly so wear comfortable shoes. Entry to the islands themselves cost just a single ferry trip, your transportation pass covers it but the museums charge small entrance fees. There are also cafes along the way if you get tired and need a coffee, pastry or beer. A great place to explore.

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    Torterry C.

    I think when people come to visit helsinki, this would be one of the places that should visit. I got to know this place from one of my colleague who actually from Finnland. after my hubby and I arrived in the city, the weather was good, so we decided to pay a visit to the island. There are many ways can get to the island, couple different tourist line and a public line. We went with the regualar public tranpot to the island. the ticket station just next to the boat, if you already got a day ticket fot the city, you don't have to get any extra ticket for the boat. I think the boat come each 20-30 mins, wasn't sure. it wasn't a huge trip from the city to the islands. but it sure was a wonderful and beaufitul trip. I enjoyed the view and love every moment with it. I also saw quite a lot soldiers on the way, I think this is some military training school on one of islands of suomenlinna. Suomenlinna belongs is one of the World Heritages, there are six islands in total. This isn't just a tourist place, local also like to come here and spend there time. It originally called Sveaborg or Viapori, it means Fortress of Svea, Suomenlinna was use later that. After we landed, we went to the right side directly, just wanted to explore the place by ourselves. Which I think the area we walked around was for the military training, we also went the other island behind this. I surprised that there are actually appartment for living on the island. we went behind the apartment and walk abit on the bay, it was really beautiful and romantic there, I also saw a small lighthouse. We went back and start to walked from the pier and turned left this time, we saw many houses this time and a church on the hill. The were couple cafe on the way and the infomation center. we pick one to have break, suomenlinna was much bigger than I expected it would be. after the break, we went on and we saw the defent wall that got left behind. it was like looking at the history live. it was amazing to be able to walked around them. we also saw the Augustin Ehrensvärd's grave in the middle, and somes abandoned tunnels, not much left inside, but cool to walked around. we were quite lucky. durin our visit, there were live music concert of the guard band, it was quite a cool show, we enjoyed it, although we don't speak finnish. overall, I think Suomenlinna is a brilliant place to visit if you every visit Helsinki, this is place shouldn't miss.

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    A short ferry ride of about a quarter of an hour from Helsinki, this has got to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. An UNESCO world heritage site, there are many interesting things for visitors, I particularly liked the toy museum, the Ehrensvard Museum and the Vesikko submarine (how on earth did they live and work in such a small space?!). If you buy the Helskini Card you get entrance to the museums included, it's well worth it

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    I wish I had more time here, but I liked what I saw and the views of Helsinki from the ferry were pretty cool.

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    Kruunuvuori

    Kruunuvuori

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    3.6 kmLaajasalo

    Some may say this is a ghost town, I'm not very sure you could call it that way but this is…read morecertainly a very interesting experience. After a small hike you will find within the woods, abandoned houses that look almost intact. Some of them can be as old as the late 1800's but they are now part of this "ghost town" with chaos, old furniture and a lot of graffiti. Walk around, get into some houses and check the inside (be careful when going up the stairs). The view is stunning, from both the houses and the bay area. Perhaps if you live in Helsinki this can be the place to have a barbecue, it's quite interesting.

    I love exploring nature reserves in urban environments and Kruunuvuori fits that bill perfectly…read more It's a forest area in East Helsinki which in the old days was used for the Helsinki population as a weekend retreat. In fact, you can still see various country houses, most of which are in a derelict state and it seems it will only take only one more winter storm for them to fold into pieces like a house built from cards. Nevertheless, Kruunuvuori, which translates as Crown Hill, is well worth a visit if you want to escape from the hectic city life and go for a stroll in the woods. The trails will lead you around in a circle and so you cannot really get lost and it all takes only 30-45 minutes to do one round. While you're walking, you will be able to enjoy nice views over Helsinki Bay and you will spot Helsinki Downtown somewhere in the distance. Now, how to get there: take the metro to "Herttoniemi" and from there catch the bus #88 and get off at the last stop. From there, I suggest you use the map of your smartphone to locate the entrance, which is marked by a barrier...beyond which is all fair game!

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