ONLINE VACATION
HELSINKI, FINLAND
3/3/14
Hi Everyone. Today's trip is to Helsinki, Finland. It's a new place
for me, I know nothing about it.
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located in
southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the
Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 614,074 as of January 2014.
Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural
and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities.
Approximately 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland have
settled in the Helsinki region.
In 2009, Helsinki was chosen to be the World Design Capital for 2012 by
the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. In
2011, the Monocle Magazine ranked Helsinki the most livable city in
the world in its Livable Cities Index 2011.
Helsinki is spread across a number of bays and peninsulas and over a
number of islands. The inner city area occupies a southern peninsula.
Much of Helsinki outside the inner city area consists of postwar
suburbs separated from each other by patches of forest. A narrow, 6
mile long Helsinki Central Park that stretches from the inner city to
the northern border of Helsinki is an important recreational area
for residents.
Major islands in Helsinki include Seurasaari, Lauttasaari and Korkeasaari.
Other significant islands are the fortress island of Suomenlinna
(Sveaborg) and the military island of Santahamina. Finland's biggest
zoo is located in Korkeasaari.
February is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
19 and 29 degrees Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month
with average temperatures between 58 and 71 degrees F. August tends
to be the rainiest month with an average of 3.15 inches, and a yearly
average of 25.79 inches of rain. February is normally the snowiest
month with an average of 9.4 inches, and a yearly average of 28.3
inches of snow.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Helsinki, Finland.
~Marsha~
COAT OF ARMS
MAP
LUOTSIKATU IN KATAJANOKKA
STURENKATU
HELSINKI IN SUMMER
ALEKSANTERINKATU IN CENTRAL HELSINKI
WOODEN VALLILA (HOUSES)
ALEKSI IN CENTRAL HELSINKI (MARKET STREET)
HELSINKI LUTHERN CATHEDERAL
PROBABLY THE MOST PROMINENT BUILDING OF THE CITY
HELSINKI SQUARE
VIEW ACROSS ELAINTARHANLAHTI
PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND (ON THE RIGHT)
NEW SUPPLEMENTAL OFFICES (ON THE LEFT)
VIEW OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST DISTRICTS OF HELSINKI
THE HELSINKI OLD CHURCH AND ITS SURROUNDING PARK ARE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND, THE TOWERS OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH ARE NEAR CENTER, AND MIKAEL AGRICOLA CHURCH NEAR RIGHT, GULF OF FINLAND IN BACK
VIEW OF HELSINKI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
JOHANNES CHURCH
SUOMENLINNA AT NIGHT IN WINTER
KAMPPI CENTRAL AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
KAMPPI CENNTER (SHOPPING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX)
HAAGA-HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
KIASMA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
BUILT IN 1998, DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARCHITECT STEVEN HOLL
FINNISH NATIONAL THEATRE (SPELLED EUROPEAN WAY)
AND ALEKSIS KIVI STATUE IN RAUTATIENTORI
HELSINKI OLYMPIC STADIUM (FROM 1952 SUMMER OLYMPICS)
TRAMS IN HELSINKI
HELSINKI METRO
BRIGHT ORANGE TRAINS IS THE WORLD'S NORTHERNMOST SUBWAY
MALMI AIRPORT, ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
STOCKMANN DEPARTMENT STORE
(ALONG THE ALEKSANTERINKATU'S CHRISTMAS STREET)
RESTAURANT VLTAVA (RIGHT)
SANOMATALO (IN BACKGROUND)
ROOFTOPS OF THE SOUTHERN INNER CITY DISTRICTS
THE USPENSKI ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
NATIONAL MUSEUM
ALTAR OF THE TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH THAT IS BUILT UNDERGROUND
ITIS SHOPPING CENTRE (LARGE SHOPPING MALL IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS)
THE DISTRICT OF TOOLO
THE DESIGN MUSEUM
THE HOUSE OF ESTATES
INTERIOR OF OLD MARKET HALL KAUPPAHALLI
HUVILAKATU IN ULLANLINNA
SILTASAARI
SUVILAHTI
HELSINKI OBSERVATORY
BUSINESS CENTER
MORMON TEMPLE
MARKET BUILDING
MARKET SQUARE
CATHEDRAL SUNSET STREET ROAD
DOWN THE STREET
SIBELIUS MONUMENT
****************************************************************
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
MAIN BUILDING
KAISATALO LIBRARY
****************************************************************
AERIAL VIEW
ALONG THE WATER
FORTRESS OF SUOMENLINNA
A LITTLE ISLAND
LOOKS LIKE A LIGHTHOUSE (?)
WOW!!!
THE ESPLANADI PARK IN EARLY JUNE
HIETANIEMI BEACH IN THE SUMMER
THE SOUTH HARBOR
KULOSAARI BRIDGE
WATER TOWER
OLD PHOTOS
EROTTAJA RESCUE STATION
Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
3/2/14
BACK TO THE ONLINE VACATION INDEX
for me, I know nothing about it.
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located in
southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the
Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 614,074 as of January 2014.
Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural
and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities.
Approximately 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland have
settled in the Helsinki region.
In 2009, Helsinki was chosen to be the World Design Capital for 2012 by
the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. In
2011, the Monocle Magazine ranked Helsinki the most livable city in
the world in its Livable Cities Index 2011.
Helsinki is spread across a number of bays and peninsulas and over a
number of islands. The inner city area occupies a southern peninsula.
Much of Helsinki outside the inner city area consists of postwar
suburbs separated from each other by patches of forest. A narrow, 6
mile long Helsinki Central Park that stretches from the inner city to
the northern border of Helsinki is an important recreational area
for residents.
Major islands in Helsinki include Seurasaari, Lauttasaari and Korkeasaari.
Other significant islands are the fortress island of Suomenlinna
(Sveaborg) and the military island of Santahamina. Finland's biggest
zoo is located in Korkeasaari.
February is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
19 and 29 degrees Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month
with average temperatures between 58 and 71 degrees F. August tends
to be the rainiest month with an average of 3.15 inches, and a yearly
average of 25.79 inches of rain. February is normally the snowiest
month with an average of 9.4 inches, and a yearly average of 28.3
inches of snow.
I hope you enjoy this trip to Helsinki, Finland.
~Marsha~
COAT OF ARMS
MAP
LUOTSIKATU IN KATAJANOKKA
STURENKATU
HELSINKI IN SUMMER
ALEKSANTERINKATU IN CENTRAL HELSINKI
WOODEN VALLILA (HOUSES)
ALEKSI IN CENTRAL HELSINKI (MARKET STREET)
HELSINKI LUTHERN CATHEDERAL
PROBABLY THE MOST PROMINENT BUILDING OF THE CITY
HELSINKI SQUARE
VIEW ACROSS ELAINTARHANLAHTI
PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND (ON THE RIGHT)
NEW SUPPLEMENTAL OFFICES (ON THE LEFT)
VIEW OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST DISTRICTS OF HELSINKI
THE HELSINKI OLD CHURCH AND ITS SURROUNDING PARK ARE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND, THE TOWERS OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH ARE NEAR CENTER, AND MIKAEL AGRICOLA CHURCH NEAR RIGHT, GULF OF FINLAND IN BACK
VIEW OF HELSINKI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
JOHANNES CHURCH
SUOMENLINNA AT NIGHT IN WINTER
KAMPPI CENTRAL AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
KAMPPI CENNTER (SHOPPING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX)
HAAGA-HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
KIASMA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
BUILT IN 1998, DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARCHITECT STEVEN HOLL
FINNISH NATIONAL THEATRE (SPELLED EUROPEAN WAY)
AND ALEKSIS KIVI STATUE IN RAUTATIENTORI
HELSINKI OLYMPIC STADIUM (FROM 1952 SUMMER OLYMPICS)
TRAMS IN HELSINKI
HELSINKI METRO
BRIGHT ORANGE TRAINS IS THE WORLD'S NORTHERNMOST SUBWAY
MALMI AIRPORT, ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
STOCKMANN DEPARTMENT STORE
(ALONG THE ALEKSANTERINKATU'S CHRISTMAS STREET)
RESTAURANT VLTAVA (RIGHT)
SANOMATALO (IN BACKGROUND)
ROOFTOPS OF THE SOUTHERN INNER CITY DISTRICTS
THE USPENSKI ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
NATIONAL MUSEUM
ALTAR OF THE TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH THAT IS BUILT UNDERGROUND
ITIS SHOPPING CENTRE (LARGE SHOPPING MALL IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS)
THE DISTRICT OF TOOLO
THE DESIGN MUSEUM
THE HOUSE OF ESTATES
INTERIOR OF OLD MARKET HALL KAUPPAHALLI
HUVILAKATU IN ULLANLINNA
SILTASAARI
SUVILAHTI
HELSINKI OBSERVATORY
BUSINESS CENTER
MORMON TEMPLE
MARKET BUILDING
MARKET SQUARE
CATHEDRAL SUNSET STREET ROAD
DOWN THE STREET
SIBELIUS MONUMENT
****************************************************************
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
MAIN BUILDING
KAISATALO LIBRARY
****************************************************************
AERIAL VIEW
ALONG THE WATER
FORTRESS OF SUOMENLINNA
A LITTLE ISLAND
LOOKS LIKE A LIGHTHOUSE (?)
WOW!!!
THE ESPLANADI PARK IN EARLY JUNE
HIETANIEMI BEACH IN THE SUMMER
THE SOUTH HARBOR
KULOSAARI BRIDGE
WATER TOWER
OLD PHOTOS
EROTTAJA RESCUE STATION
Information from Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
3/2/14