Guidebook for Local Helsinki

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Guidebook for Local Helsinki

Food Scene

Ravintola Mountain: very good Nepalese kitchen with affordable prices. My favourite!
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Nepalese Restaurant Ravintola Mountain
8 Nordenskiöldinkatu
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Ravintola Mountain: very good Nepalese kitchen with affordable prices. My favourite!
Traditional Finnish restaurant. Not cheap but the new chef is supposedly doing wonders. Worth checking!
Ravintola Messenius
7 Messeniuksenkatu
Traditional Finnish restaurant. Not cheap but the new chef is supposedly doing wonders. Worth checking!
Traditional Finnish red wooden house that hosts the coziest coffee shop in Töölö area. Wonderful view by the sea, also great terrace (no alcohol served though). I recommend to try the cinnamon buns. You can also buy sausages and grill them in the fire.
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Regatta
8 Merikannontie
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Traditional Finnish red wooden house that hosts the coziest coffee shop in Töölö area. Wonderful view by the sea, also great terrace (no alcohol served though). I recommend to try the cinnamon buns. You can also buy sausages and grill them in the fire.
Local hipster pizza bar attracts pizza and salad eaters as well as people who just want to enjoy company and a few glasses of red. Address is now Ruusulankatu 3-5 (doesn't show right in the Airbnb map)
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Linko PizzaBar
5 Ruusulankatu
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Local hipster pizza bar attracts pizza and salad eaters as well as people who just want to enjoy company and a few glasses of red. Address is now Ruusulankatu 3-5 (doesn't show right in the Airbnb map)
Enjoy easy breakfast in a local coffee shop.
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Cafe Picnic
8 Topeliuksenkatu
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Enjoy easy breakfast in a local coffee shop.
Another cozy choice for local coffee shop to enjoy breakfast or to spend a rainy day.
Espresso House Töölöntori
1 Topeliuksenkatu
Another cozy choice for local coffee shop to enjoy breakfast or to spend a rainy day.
This excellent cafe serves breakfast from 7 am till closing time, so it's a perfect place to stop if you're a nightwalker :-)
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Café Tin Tin Tango
7 Töölöntorinkatu
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This excellent cafe serves breakfast from 7 am till closing time, so it's a perfect place to stop if you're a nightwalker :-)
Mamma Rosa is a very nice restaurant, a lot more than just a pizza place. Very affordable lunch!
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Mamma Rosa
55 Runeberginkatu
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Mamma Rosa is a very nice restaurant, a lot more than just a pizza place. Very affordable lunch!

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy local bar, good selection of draft and bottled beers.
Janoinen Lohi
12 Linnankoskenkatu
Cozy local bar, good selection of draft and bottled beers.
Great terrace over the sea, nice place for drinks and to enjoy the the evening sun. Open only in the summer and if it's not raining.
Ravintola Meritalli
6 Merikannontie
Great terrace over the sea, nice place for drinks and to enjoy the the evening sun. Open only in the summer and if it's not raining.
This place has it all: a cozy bar and affordable lunch, cinema, tram museum, place for concerts and stand-up comics. Also very nice terrace in the summer time where you can get BBQ food.
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코르야모 문화 공장
51 B Töölönkatu
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This place has it all: a cozy bar and affordable lunch, cinema, tram museum, place for concerts and stand-up comics. Also very nice terrace in the summer time where you can get BBQ food.
Finnish food served here alongside with a big selection of craft beers. Also a terrace in the summer time.
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Viisi Penniä
55 Mannerheimintie
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Finnish food served here alongside with a big selection of craft beers. Also a terrace in the summer time.
Cafe, bar and terrace for drinks, and perfect place to enjoy the evening sun. in the middle of the city Evenings are regularly hosted by DJ.
Pinehill Terrace
4 Mäntymäentie
Cafe, bar and terrace for drinks, and perfect place to enjoy the evening sun. in the middle of the city Evenings are regularly hosted by DJ.

Sightseeing

Iconic abstract sculpure from the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, made by Eila Hiltunen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibelius_Monument_(Helsinki)
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시벨리우스기념비
Mechelininkatu
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Iconic abstract sculpure from the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, made by Eila Hiltunen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibelius_Monument_(Helsinki)
At its best in summer when the air is warm, bars open and the island is full of tourists. Enjoy the old fortress, and the nature, see the old submarine, and try the local brewery's products. Accessible with a ferry from Kauppatori with the local ticket fare. Don't forget to check the schedule for ferries back, since they don't go all night long.
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수오멘린나
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At its best in summer when the air is warm, bars open and the island is full of tourists. Enjoy the old fortress, and the nature, see the old submarine, and try the local brewery's products. Accessible with a ferry from Kauppatori with the local ticket fare. Don't forget to check the schedule for ferries back, since they don't go all night long.
If you want to see one church during your visit, the Rock church (Temppeliaukion kirkko) is the one.
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템페리아우키오 교회
3 Lutherinkatu
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If you want to see one church during your visit, the Rock church (Temppeliaukion kirkko) is the one.
Created by the famous Finnish architecht Alvar Aalto. See how Carrara marble shines white as well as crumbles and twists in the facade when it doesn't stand the local weather... There's a lovely cafeteria downstairs with a view to the bay.
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핀란드-탈로
13 E Mannerheimintie
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Created by the famous Finnish architecht Alvar Aalto. See how Carrara marble shines white as well as crumbles and twists in the facade when it doesn't stand the local weather... There's a lovely cafeteria downstairs with a view to the bay.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful park island for nice walks in the nature. There is also a restaurant and a coffee shop. People often feed the squirrels here since they are very tame and might even take a nut from your hand. Many old Finnish buildings have been transferred to to the island. You might occasionally also see the Finnish president walking his dog here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seurasaari
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Seurasaari station
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Beautiful park island for nice walks in the nature. There is also a restaurant and a coffee shop. People often feed the squirrels here since they are very tame and might even take a nut from your hand. Many old Finnish buildings have been transferred to to the island. You might occasionally also see the Finnish president walking his dog here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seurasaari
The locals walk and run across the park in Töölö bay. The old villas in Linnunlaulu look marvelous also during the night when their facades are lit. One of the villas host a nice cafeteria in the summer. There are also a few nice spots to arrange a picnic.
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Töölönlahden puisto
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The locals walk and run across the park in Töölö bay. The old villas in Linnunlaulu look marvelous also during the night when their facades are lit. One of the villas host a nice cafeteria in the summer. There are also a few nice spots to arrange a picnic.

Essentials

Great corner shop.
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K-Market Mansku
94 Mannerheimintie
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Great corner shop.
Good supermarket if you don't want to go the city centre.
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K-Supermarket Kamppi
1 Urho Kekkosen katu
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Good supermarket if you don't want to go the city centre.
This shop is open 24/7.
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Alepa Mannerheimintie
102 Mannerheimintie
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This shop is open 24/7.

Entertainment & Activities

Finnish national opera house is located within a walking distance.
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핀란드국립오페라
58 Helsinginkatu
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Finnish national opera house is located within a walking distance.

Shopping

Located in Linnakoskenkatu 5 (Airbnb map shows the wrong address) - is official Moomin and Tom of Finland merchandise shop located just a couple of blocks away. You can find more Moomin and Tom of Finland merchandise also in Finlayson shops (towels, linen etc) as well as in Iiittala shops (mugs and kitchenware).
Aurora Decorari Oy
8 Huopalahdentie
Located in Linnakoskenkatu 5 (Airbnb map shows the wrong address) - is official Moomin and Tom of Finland merchandise shop located just a couple of blocks away. You can find more Moomin and Tom of Finland merchandise also in Finlayson shops (towels, linen etc) as well as in Iiittala shops (mugs and kitchenware).