Helsinki

Helsinki airport is located in the city of Vantaa (a suburb of Helsinki), at a distance about 17 kilometers north of the center of the city centre. It is the only international airport in Helsinki and the largest (in terms of passengers) in Finland. More than 90% of international flights of Finland pass through the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.

There are about 80 museums located in the Helsinki. This includes both large state-owned museums and small museums that belong to companies and private persons. Which museums in Helsinki is the most popular with tourists and locals?

There are many places for shopping in Helsinki. There are several large shopping centers where you can buy everything necessary, and many small shops and boutiques, which may be interesting for tourists. The most famous shopping streets of the central part of Helsinki are: Mannerheimintie, Aleksanterinkatu, Pohjoisesplanaadi, Eteläesplanadi, Korkeavuorenkatu, Fredrikinkatu, Bulevardi.

Location of interesting for tourists places is shown on the map of Helsinki: attractions, hotels and shops.

Helsinki is the most visited by tourist’s city in Finland. According to border guards, about 4.9 million arrived in Finland foreign tourists pointed out visit to Helsinki as the purpose of there trip in 2015. (A total number of tourists was 7.4 million people in Finland in 2015.) Approximately 13% of them were Russian citizens. According to statistics, most of the tourists visited the amusement park Linnanmäki, Helsinki Zoo, Suomenlinna Fortress, museums and attractions.