Helsinki Spring 2018 

 
   
1.Itinerary 
 
1º Day (19th May) 
07:10 Berlin TXL -> 10:10 Helsinki HEL 
2º Day (20th May) 
Helsinki 
3º Day (21st May) 
Helsinki 
3º Day (22nd May) 
Helsinki 
4º Day (23nd May) 
10:45 Helsinki HEL -> 11:50 Berlin TXL   
1º Day (19th May) Sat 
10:10 - ​Flight arrival at Helsinki. 
11:00 - ​Free walking tour 
14:00 - ​Light lunch at ​Café Ekberg ​or ​Old Market Hall  
15:00 ​ - Check-in Citykoti 
16:00 - ​Ferry from market square to ​Seurasaari Island. (​time table​) 
18:00 - ​City center.​ Stockmann's Department Store(Fazer chocolate, Karl Fazer Milk Chocolate 
bar). The Esplanadi Park 
19:30 - ​Dinner ​at​ Konstan Molja (Family buffet) 
 
2º Day (20th May) Sun 
09:00 - ​Ferry from market square to ​Suomenlinna, Vallisaari and Lonna. 
14:00 - ​Sandro Eira => Sunday Morroco brunch (Reservation needed) --done / Email  
16:00 - Alvar Aalto House guided tour (18euro) 
17:00 - Malminkartano Hill 
20:00 - ​City center. Free time to stroll around 
 
3º Day (21st May) Mon 
09:00 - ​Breakfast at​ ​Café Regatta 
10:00 - Rock church and ​National Museum of Finland? 
11:00 - ​Kauppatori market and Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) 
13:00 - ​Light lunch at ​Maritori and shopping  
15:00 - ​Hakaniemi Market Hall 
16:00 -​ ​Hietalahti Market Square 
18:00 - Stockmann's Department Store(Fazer chocolate, Karl Fazer Milk Chocolate bar).  
20:30 - ​Dinner at ​Juuri (Reservation needed)--done / Email  
 
3º Day (22nd May) Tue 
09:00 - Nuuksio National Park How to get there ​here​ ​here 
18:00 - ​Finnish sauna at ​Kaurilan Sauna (reservation needed) or ​Sompasauna 
 
or  
A bus ticket to ​Porvoo​ costs about 12€ one way. The long haul buses start from Kamppi terminal
(floor-1).

See the timetables at ​www.matkahuolto.fi/en

 
4º Day (23nd May) 
10:45 - ​Flight back to Berlin  
 
Bonus: 
Restaurant 
+​ Savotta => licorice ice cream with berry compote 
+ Zetor Restaurant => reindeer soup and reindeer fillet 
 
Cafe 
+ Cafe Roasberg => Lonkero (Gin Long Drink with Grapefruit)? 
+ Fazer Café => salty black licorice   
 
2. Accommodation 
Citykoti Downtown Apartments
Office: Malminkatu 38 Eteläinen Suurpiiri
Check-in Saturday, May 19, 2018 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
Check-out Wednesday, May 23, 2018 until 10:00 AM   
3. Flight 
 
Berlin - 3h - Helsinki 
Saturday 19th May 2018 
07:10 Berlin - Tegel​ ​-> 10:10 Helsinki  
Operated by EasyJet 
 
 
Helsinki - 3h - Berlin  
Wednesday 23rd May 2018   
10:45 Helsinki​ ​-> 11:50 Berlin Tegel 
Operated by EasyJet 
 
 
 
 
   
4. Things to do 
Markets  
● Old Market Hall ​ (variety of food)   
Mon-Sat: 08:00 – 18:00 Sun: closed 
● Hakaniemi Market Hall 
Mon-Sat: 08:00 – 20:00 Sun: closed 
● Kauppatori 
Mon-Fri 06:30-18:00, Sat 06:30-16:00, Sun 10:00-17:00 
● Hietalahti Market Square 
Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 08:00-16:00, Sun in summer 10:00-16:00 
 
Monuments/Museum 
Ferry from market square to Suomenlinna 
Helsinki Cathedral 
The Esplanadi Park 
Temppeliaukio Church(​Rock Church​) 
Seurasaari Island 
Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) 
Linnanmaki Amusement Park 
National Museum of Finland 
Stockmann's Department Store(Fazer chocolate, Karl Fazer Milk Chocolate bar) 
 
The Aalto House 
The National Library of Finland 
Kamppi Chapel of Silence 
Vallisaari, the Most Biodiverse Island 
Lonna, one of the Smallest Islands 
Katajanokka 
Mannerheim Museum 
Kaivopuisto(Go to Cafe Ursula here) 
Pihlajasaari Recreational Park 
Korkeasaari Zoo 
Helsinki City Hall (Kaupungintalo) 
Unique Lapland Helsinki Winter World 
President's Palace (Presidentinlinna) 
Submarine Vesikko 
Parliament of Finland 
Kamppi Shopping Centre 
Sibelius Park & Monument 
Design Museum 
 
Activities 
+ Urban Sauna 
Loyly Sauna 
Yrjonkadun Swimming Hall 
Kaurilan Sauna(Traditiona Finnish sauna) 
Kotiharjun Sauna 
Allas Sea Pool 
Namina Wellness Spa 
+ Free walking tour 
Sat & sundays at 12:00 ​walking-tours-helsinki  
Everyday at 11:00 ​historic-free-walking-tour-helsinki-centre 
+ Cruise 
+ Vintage Tram Ride 
+ Seaside amble 
 
Restaurants 
+​ Savotta => licorice ice cream with berry compote 
+ Juuri => share a 6-course surprise menu (Reservation needed) 
+ Old Market Hall => soup kitchen or (Soppakeittio), salmon eggs over savory pancakes 
+ Zetor Restaurant => reindeer soup and reindeer fillet 
+ ​hosfood => 
+ Sandro => Sunday Morroco brunch (Reservation needed) 
+ Bryggeri => Craft beer + ​cheeseburger 
+ Fisken på Disken => sugar salted whitefish, charred salmon, vendance roe with potato blinis and 
beef tartare 
+ B-Smokery => spare ribs and hot wings. Glazed Finnish pork spare ribs seasoned Finnish style with 
paprika, chili and cinnamon. 
+ Shelter 
+ Naughty BRGR  
+ Putte’s Bar & Pizza 
+ Lappi 
 
Cafes 
+ ​Café Regatta =>cinnamon buns 
+ Think corner 
+ Cafe Roasberg => Lonkero (Gin Long Drink with Grapefruit)? 
+ Fleuriste => cinnamon buns 
+ Café Ekberg => Champagne Cork pastry or a baguette at the adjoining shop. 
+ Fazer Café => salty black licorice 
+ Kaffa Roastery 
+ Papu Cafe 
+ Good Life Coffee 
+ Johan & Nyström 
+ Think Cafe  
+ Torrefazione 
 
Buffet
+ Konstan Molja (Family buffet) 
 
Breakfast 
Cafe Regatta  
Cafe Karl Fazer  
Cafe Roasberg  
Cafe Ursula  
Cafe Engel  
Cafe Sis. Deli  
Gran Delicato  
Brooklyn Cafe 
 
Brunch 
+ Karl Fazer Cafe  
+ Cafe Roasberg  
+ Kappeli  
+ Cafe Engel  
+ Strindberg  
+ Sandro Kallio  
+ ​Maritori 
 
Food  
+ ​Traditional Finnish Food List 
 
Side Trips 
+ Take the ferry from Helsinki to ​Tallinn  
+ St. Petersburg   
5. Transportation 
72-hour travel pass 18 Eur per person 
Individual ticket 2.90 Eur 
Helsinki Public transportation 
From the airport to the central train station​: HSL bus 615 or 620 
HSL　mobiililippu