Helsinki (Helsiniki) is located on the shore of the bay, famous for its fresh air and beautiful scenery, coupled with interesting "northern" architecture. The proximity of the city to the northern capital of Russia, simple visa formalities and inexpensive tickets make this place a popular tourist destination for Russians.
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How to get to Helsinki
Daily direct flights to Helsinki fly from Moscow (Aeroflot, Finnair, on the road just under two hours) and Petersburg (Russia, Finnair, on the way for about an hour). More information on how to get from the airport to the city center and what to do if you delayed the flight read on the airport of Helsinki.
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By train
The train is the most convenient way to get to Helsinki from Moscow. Every evening from the Leningrad Station the company "Leo Tolstoy" (journey time is 13 hours) is sent.
A few more trains go to Helsinki from St. Petersburg (from Finland Station) - Repin and Sibelius (which will stop running from December 12, 2010), as well as Leo Tolstoy, the next from Moscow..But from December 12, 2010 will begin regular flights twice a day high-speed train Allegro .Departure time from St. Petersburg - 6:40 and 15:25 (from Vyborg - at 7:45 and 16:30) .The return items are at 10:00 and 15:00, arrivals to St. Petersburg at 14:36 and 19:36 (in Vyborg at 13:33 and 18:33) ±$.Travel time - 3 hours 36 minutes .Allegro will stop at the same stations as the current trains - in Vyborg, Vainikkale, Kouvola, Lahti, Tikkurila and Pacile .The fare is 84 EUR in the second class and 134 EUR - in the first .The cost of travel in the second class to other stops will be: Vainikkala - 46, 6 EUR, Kouvola - 54, 4, Lahti - 63, 3, Tikkurila - 82, 4 EUR .Tariffs from Vyborg: Vainikkala - 31 EUR, Kouvola - 38, 8, Lahti - 47, 7, Tikkurila - 66, 8, Helsinki - 68, 4 EUR .
By bus
The cheapest buses (~ 15 EUR) from St. Petersburg depart from the Oktyabrskaya Hotel at 22:00 (there is no reservation and reservation, the ticket can be bought at boarding). From 28 to 50 EUR there are buses of companies "Sovavto" or Finnord. The difference in comfort is substantial, and customs does not delay these buses for a long time.
Ferry
From April 21, 2010 from St. Petersburg to Helsinki you can swim on the ferry Princess Maria. The cost of accommodation in a four-person cabin starts from EUR 25 for early booking and from EUR 38 for usual. The Princess Maria ferry offers 606 cabins of different classes and price categories, and its car deck can accommodate up to 395 cars. Flights from St. Petersburg and Helsinki are performed five times a week. Travel time is about 11 hours.
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The climate of Helsinki is
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| in the daytime | -3 | -3 | + 0 | + 6 | + 13 | + 18 | + 21 | + 20 | + 15 | + 8 | + 2 | + 0 |
| night | -8 | -9 | -6 | + 0 | + 4 | + 9 | + 12 | + 11 | + 7 | + 2 | -1 | -4 |
The climate of Helsinki is softer than Moscow or St. Petersburg. But in the city, the center of which is open to the sea from all sides, the wind constantly blows. From the end of May, absolutely all museums, restaurants, excursion routes start working. The most pleasant time for a trip is a warm June.
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The money of Helsinki is
The most advantageous variant of currency exchange in Helsinki is to withdraw money from a local ATM with a fixed commission .Forex exchange - the second most convenient option is $ $ .And to change better the full amount of cash at once - the commission is fixed .To, if necessary, swap back surplus EUR without commission, you need to present a check on the initial exchange .The last exchanger at the station closes at 21:00 .Exchange at the reception is not possible in all hotels .Banks offer a disadvantageous course, take a large commission and work only on weekdays from 9:15 to 16: 15 .Having exchanged money, it is possible without a twinge of conscience to lower them in the shops of Helsinki, the good choice and richness of the assortment, as well as the prices here are very even at the level of .
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Cuisine and restaurants in Helsinki
Finnish cuisine is a hybrid of Swedish and Russian. From traditional dishes in the restaurant you can find only salmon soup, blueberry pie and venison, fillets or finely chopped meat with mashed potatoes. Meat is quite expensive, as are desserts and cloudberry and cowberry sauces.
Starting in May 2010, the only tram and part-time pub in the world SparaKOFF travels in Helsinki, offering passengers the best views of the city. The city tour takes about 1 hour and passes by Helsinki's main attractions: Central Station, Olympic Stadium, Finlandia Hall, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Market Square and Helsinki Cathedral.
Shopping
In the center of Helsinki, in Mannerheimintie, there are large Forum and Stokmann shopping centers, as well as a wide range of products offering markets in the open air of Kauppatori and Hakaniemi.
Helsinki Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions
In 1812, Alexander I declared Helsinki the capital of the principality of Finland, and large-scale construction began in the city. The center of the new capital was designated Senaantintori - Senate Square.
Senaatintori Square
The first building that appeared on it is the Senate, in which the government is sitting today. Opposite him is the University, the old building of which seems a mirror image of the Senate.
At the corner of Senaatintori, the Main University Library is located, the entrance to it is open to everyone who wants it..Among those who are interested, there are especially many Slavists who come here from all over the world to work with a unique collection of Slavic literature collected in the library thanks to Alexander I, who decided to send here one copy of each book published in the Russian Empire..But the architectural dominant on the square is, of course, the snow-white Lutheran Cathedral of Tuomiorkirko .The central dome, erected by Engel, is surrounded by four smaller domes - they were already attached by his pupil Ernst Lormann, after the architect's death .Statues of twelve apostles decorate the cathedral in the manner of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg .From the square to the cathedral leads a high staircase with steep steps, from the middle of which you can see the harbor .In the center of the square there is a monument to Alexander II, around which there are four symbolic figures - Law, Peace, Enlightenment and Labor .The main merit of the Russian Tsar before the Finns - legalization in 1863 .Finnish language, for which the Finns to this day are grateful to him .Senaatintori Square is the central place of action for city holidays, student pickets and open-air youth concerts .
Töölö District
The Töölö district is a quiet backwater, chosen by the creative intelligentsia. The main attractions are three. The monument to Sibelius - a well-known Finnish composer - attracts tourists with his unusual form: from the pedestal on the supports rise organ pipes of different length and configuration. The total weight of the monument is 24 tons.
The church in the rock (Temppelinaukio, 1969) is a unique temple, the inner volume of which is cut down in a flat rock. Outside comes only a dome of glass and copper. The church has excellent acoustics, and the organ is one of the best in the country, it is worth choosing the time and visiting one of the concerts.
Cemetery Hietaniemi is more like an exhibition of sculpture in a shady park. Here almost all Finnish presidents are buried, the architect Engel, who built about 30 buildings in the style of imperial neoclassicism in 25 years, the jeweler Faberge, the icon of Finnish design and architecture Alvar Aalto, the actors of the national theater.
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Helsinki cathedrals and churches
More than 60 churches are located in Helsinki .One of them is the Uspensky Cathedral (1868), located on the island Katajanokka, - the main Orthodox church in Helsinki and the largest Orthodox church in northern Europe. - $ .The architecture of the cathedral reflects the influence of Russian wooden architecture of the northern regions .Another remarkable church is the church in Kallion (Kallion kirkko), located in the center of the district on a sloping hill .The high tower-bell tower of the church in Kallio is visible from all open spaces of the surrounding areas .The majestic, strictly symmetrical building is lined with stone, the interior is without excesses .Music for bells written by Jan Sibelius .
Museums of Helsinki
Visitors to the capital will certainly be interested in the museums united under the auspices of the Finnish National Gallery, the Sinebryukhiv Museum of Fine Arts (a large collection of Western European paintings, porcelain, silver and furniture), the Ateneum Art Museum (a collection of Finnish and foreign art from the 18th to 20th centuries) and the Museum of Modern Art Kiasma, open air museum Seurasaari, as well as other museums in Helsinki.
It is pleasant to walk along the Ayr area with its villas and the flavor of bourgeoisness, along the docks of Hietalahti, admiring the handsome liners, or looking into the ultramodern Ruoholahti, the youngest district in the city center. The day can be fully dedicated to Sveaborg - a sea fortress, standing on six islands in the bay.
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