Sightseeing

Helsinki – A growing city

Finland suffered great hardship during the World War II, and the post-war reconstruction effort was…

Nouveau ideas – boldly modernist architecture

Nouveau ideas Helsinki’s architecture offers many examples of turn of the century Art Nouveau (Jugendstil)…

Towards metropolitanism

The hectic construction that took place in the closing decades of the nineteenth century is…

It started as a modest town

Finland was part of the Swedish empire until the early nineteenth century. Helsinki was founded…

Helsinki Christmas Market

Update: The Helsinki Christmas Market 2019 is open from December 6th to the 22nd. Opening…

Finland’s Centenary -Independence Day 2017

Finland's Centenary Year 2017 is a major milestone for Finland as the country marks 100…