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Visit Helsinki to see the famous Cathedral in sunset

Celebrate Pride in Helsinki – this month and every month

Helsinki Pride is Finland’s largest cultural event, filling June with parades, performances, panels, and parties that bring the city to life.
But the celebration of love, diversity, and equality doesn’t end when the month does.
Find out how Helsinki shows its Pride all year long.

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20 Years of Creativity in the Helsinki Design District

2025 marks 20 years of the Helsinki Design District, the district includes boutiques,
studios, galleries, and restaurants has become a living showcase of Helsinki’s design spirit.
Whether you’re strolling through familiar streets or discovering the area anew,
it’s a great time to experience design where it lives.

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Summer in Helsinki

Summer is the perfect time to visit Helsinki.
As the sun lingers in the sky and the Baltic Sea glimmers like glass.
Try dipping into the sea after sauna or island-hopping along the coast.
Grab a Helsinki-made ice-cream at an iconic canopy kiosk (all around the city!)
or enjoy the magical Suomenlinna outdoor theatre. Choices are endless and so are Helsinki summer’s light hours.

Helsinki sauna culture

Sauna may be a 10,000-year-old Finnish tradition, but in Helsinki, it pulses with new life. 
From 200-year-old public saunas to sleek, modern havens by the sea, the city invites everyone to step in,
slow down, and experience sauna the Helsinki way!

Eat & Drink in Helsinki:

Fall in love with the tastes of Helsinki. The food scene in Helsinki is diverse and inclusive,
vibrant and of high quality – just like the city itself. It is characterised by sustainable choices
and authentic flavours, drawn from the capital’s fresh urban greenery and magnificent sea.

Where to stay in Helsinki

From chic design hotels to cozy city apartments and eco-friendly havens,
Helsinki offers accommodation for every taste and budget.

Fall in love with Helsinki:

Helsinki is a totally unique combination of quirky urbanity and peaceful nature
that gives silence and space to feel more, hear more and experience more.
It offers you the freedom to have it all. 

70% covered by nature and sea

Tentsile in Vallisaari island - nature and urban fun Urban nature

30 public saunas

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