Helsinki is
the capital city of Finland and is the most densely populated area in the
country. It is a coastal city and is located on the Gulf of Finland which is
part of the Baltic Sea.
In 2012,
Helsinki was the World Design Capital as chosen by the International Council of
Societies of Industrial Design. The Monocle magazine ranked the city as the
most liveable in the world and Helsinki also ranked in the top ten cities of
the world in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s August 2015 Liveability survey.
Aside from
all of this though, Helsinki is simply a great place to visit in my opinion.
There is so much to see and do, from amazing churches and museums to
ice-skating in the Icepark in the centre of the city. There are many guided
walks and tours around the city or you can take a walk through the Design
District of the city and experience it that way. Alongside all of this you can
take a boat tour along the coastline of the city or else out to the Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress which dates back to the eighteenth
century during the era of the Swedish rule. The city is full of small little
side streets with great cafes and shops and the Design District has lots of
independent clothing and design shops, many using traditional Finnish design
and materials.
Helsinki is
well worth a visit and for me it would be the start of any adventure I was to
go in in Finland.
This photo comes from the website www.musqot.com
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