While Finland’s Michelin-starred landscape remains largely stable, Helsinki’s dining scene is anything but static. A vibrant wave of casual restaurants – led by chefs with fine dining pedigrees, is reshaping the city’s culinary identity. This evolution isn’t entirely new, […]
On 4 June 2025, the much-awaited permanent Finlandia Exhibition – exploring Finnishness and the unique legacy of Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto, inluding their careers, lives, creativity, and humanity – will open at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The significant
This coming summer, Helsinki will be buzzing with life as a record number of new events are organised across the city, including ODDfest, Supeterassi & Kyrö Sauna Bar, Teurastamo Festival and À La Park. Designed around creativity, music, community
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Helsinki has achieved its target of being the world’s most sustainable destination. The Finnish capital was ranked number one in the latest Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index, which was published on 16 October 2024. The Global Destination Sustainability Index
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Helsinki‘s skyline has been elevated with the introduction of Katajanokan Laituri, a striking new wooden structure located near the Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral. This contemporary building, designed by Anttinen Oiva Architects, is part of Helsinki’s broader initiative to achieve carbon
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Finnish restaurants were awarded two new stars at the MICHELIN Guide Nordic Countries Ceremony 2024, held tonight in Helsinki. This brings the total amount of Finnish star restaurants to nine, out of which six are in the capital. Additionally, one restaurant
The restaurant selection for The MICHELIN Guide Nordic Countries 2024 will be unveiled on Monday 27th May in Helsinki. For the first time, the City of Helsinki has been chosen to host the event, to which all chefs running
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Good ferry connections give residents and visitors easy access to a large number of scenic and historic Helsinki Islands and vicinity. Finland’s capital city Helsinki is strongly flavoured by the sea and islands open to the public little by
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The City of Helsinki wanted to deconstruct what makes the city intriguing for visitors in an innovative way: it tasked three “Helsinki Curious” artists with capturing the essence of the city in an original piece of artwork. The exceptional
Support for events and the arts are markers of strong civil society. Events and culture can restore wellbeing, trust and a sense of unity amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Dynamic event and cultural sectors of society are in line
Ryanair started operating flights from Helsinki Airport last weekend. During the upcoming winter season, Ryanair will fly from Helsinki Airport to London, Milan, Riga, Warsaw, Brussels, Kaunas, Paris and Poznań. It will operate a total of 29 weekly flights
On June 23rd, Ryanair has announced it will operate 29 departing flights per week from Helsinki Airport, across eight destinations, airline announces in their press release. New routes from Helsinki Airport are to London, Milan, Riga, Warsaw, Brussels, Kaunas,
Air France will offer a new year-round service to Helsinki (Finland) from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport from July 6. Initially operated four times a week (on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays), it will become a daily service from 19
Scandic Grand Central Helsinki offers a global, unique hotel experience in the stunning historic Art Nouveau building, formerly known as the head office of Finland´s railway company, designed by Eliel Saarinen. The hotel interior has an old-fashioned charm which
MEININGER announces that it has signed a contract for its first property in the trendy metropolis of Helsinki. After the Danish capital Copenhagen, MEININGER will open a hotel in Finland in the summer of 2022. The 194-room new building
