Top Five Helsinki Sights

It was announced the other day we're doing Helsinki as our next destination in the Trippa Series.  Currently being produced, here is our run through of the top five sights from the capital of Finland

Suomenlinna

A sea fortress just off the coast of Helsinki is Suomenlinna, now a protected UNESCO world heritage site, it's one of Helsinki's most popular tourist attractions.  The island is full of seperate museums, cafes and places to stop for photos.  You can easily fill a day in summer visiting here, but not so much in winter.

Havis Amanda

This originally French statue was originally slated when it was unveiled, today though it is persistently voted as the most beautiful piece of artwork in Finland. Located in the center of Market square by the  Kauppatori tram station

Sibelius Monument

Located in Sibelius park, the Sibelius Monument is dedicated to Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius.  On display since 1967, the 6 m wide and 24 tonne heavy exhibit made from 600 steel pipes welded together draws in massive crowds every year.

Helsinki Cathedral

Helsinki Cathedral has gone through many name changes over the last 100 years but today the beautiful religious monument just off Senate Square is most commonly simply refered to as Helsinki Cathedral.  Opening hours vary with the seasons but admission is free.

Stadium Tower

Rather than being something to go see, our last in the list is something you would be more likely to see everything else from.  Helsinki's Olympic Stadium Tower is one of the best viewing spots for the whole city.  The 72 Meter high tower gives an excellent view across the landscape of the whole city, tickets cost €5 for adults and opening hours are until 20:00 weekdays, 18:00 weekends.

The last in our list provides you, instead of something to look at, but instead something to view the rest of Helsinki from.  The Olympic Stadium Tower provides the best viewing spot for viewing the landscape of the city from 72 meters in the air.

So there you have it, our top five favourite sights from the capital of Finland, Helsinki.  The app will be released in the early part of next year, following London which we are also busy on putting the finishing touches to.  If you're off on a little trip away then why not take a look at one of our other smart city guides like Trippa Cardiff, Trippa Berlin,Trippa Stockholm, Trippa Barcelona or Trippa Oslo.