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Helsinki is for everyone:
Winter in Helsinki
So, you’re visiting Helsinki in the winter, are you? Is it cold? Yes. Windy by the seaside? Yes. Lots of snow? Possibly. Hopefully! Want to learn to embrace the darkness like the locals? Try ice-swimming with a steaming sauna, museum-hopping (helped by underground tunnels!) or drinking a mug of hot glögi at some of Helsinki’s legendary Christmas markets!
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.
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.
The rainbow colours of Helsinki
Helsinki is for everyone, and everyone is Helsinki. In Helsinki, freedom means creating a life that looks like you without compromising. Everyone has the right to be themselves in Helsinki, to love who they want and to work without fear of discrimination. Helsinki’s LGBTQIA+ scene is active and open to all. From coffee shops to clubs, from sports to handicrafts and from activism to alternative drag scene, the capital of Finland has a lot to offer.
Where to stay in Helsinki
From chic design hotels to cozy city apartments and eco-friendly havens, Helsinki has it all!
Day trips from Helsinki
Why not take a day trip from Helsinki when staying longer? Historic wooden towns by the sea and the neighbouring cities are all part of the same big family!
Fall in love with Helsinki:
Helsinki. A unique combination of quirky urbanity and peaceful nature. Helsinki gives you silence and space to feel more, hear more and experience more. Here, you can be whoever you wish to be.
