Top reasons to visit Helsinki in summer

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A woman carrying a basket and walking away from the camera, walks on the duckboards between large bushes with pink flowers and tall Spruce trees in the Rhododendron Park in Haaga

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At Restaurant Mattolaituri people are sitting at the tables on the terrace, where Uunisaari's treeline can be seen across the channel of water in the backgorund. A small sailing ship with bright white sails is also passing by.

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Summer is the perfect time to get the most out of Helsinki. The season opens up the city's hidden gems and allows you to marvel at the beautiful nature and lively city as you walk around.

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Summer in Helsinki

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Picnic places in Helsinki where you can enjoy the evening sun

Piknik Pitkäsillanrannassa Hakaniemessä

Saunas by the seaside

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Summer: How to eat seasonal food in Helsinki

Selection of summer food.

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Helsinki summer restaurants on islands

Aerial of Uunisaari and Ravintola Uunisaari on a clear day, facing towards the open sea, a small ferry boat approaching one of the island's piers.

Top 15 sights in Helsinki

A view looking towards King's Gate on Suomenlinna, where a few small groups of people are sitting on the steps and enjoying the sea view on the left. Next to the stone wall of King's Gate, a grassy bank rises up to the right of the photo.

Summer music festivals in Helsinki

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Enjoy a summer outing to Helsinki’s islands: ferries and routes

Family with two little boys sitting on Suomenlinna ferry, looking thru window

Top 9 swimming places and beaches in Helsinki

Two women swimming in Katajanokka bay on a sunny summer's day, stop to throw peace signs at the camera.

Sustainable activities in and around Helsinki

A man and a woman sit on a large hammock facing out towards the forest and lake, taking in the peace and quiet together

Helsinki's green oases: 9 allotment gardens

In Kumpula allotment garden a small white gate underneath a white, wooden archway, leads into a beautiful allotment garden in full bloom, surrounded by tall hedges and trees. In the foreground are large flower bushes in blook and at the end of tha path is a small white hut.

Lovely parks in Helsinki

In front of a small lake with fountains at its center and surrounded by bushes and trees, an older gentleman stands with their dog in Alppipuisto park

Cafés by the seaside

A couple sit together at Sinisen Huvilan Kahvila's outdoor terrace, looking out over Töölönlahti bay on a sunny day.

The best places to see street art in Helsinki

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Seven island gems in Helsinki’s archipelago

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Confessions of an urban gardener

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Cruises in the Helsinki archipelago

Pizza Cruise in Helsinki archipelago

Midsummer in Helsinki

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Helsinki’s loveliest movie theatres

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Hotels for Helsinki summer vacations and staycations

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Find seaside accommodation in Helsinki

A view across the Helsinki rooftops stretches out behind the facade and rooftop terrace of Radisson Blu's Seaside Hotel under a pink and purple sky at sunset.

Feel-good and fair-play hotels in Helsinki

Inside an Atelier room at Hotel St. George, a double bed sits in the center of the room on top of a grey rug, large windows on the wall to the right and a black armchair beneath them.

Best kid-friendly hotels in Helsinki

A deluxe room with sea view through windows that fill the far wall. Armchairs and a table sit in front of the window, and a king sized bed covered neatly in white sheets, sits to the left of the photo.

Accessible hotels in Helsinki

Scandic Grand Central Helsinki, Classic Room

Hotels in Helsinki for every budget

Against a deep blue sky still lit gently by the now set sun, the Clarion Hotel can be seen across the harbour against the sky, lit up from within like the smaller buildings around it. The lights reflect across the water of the harbour harbour.

Hunker down in the centre of Helsinki

Viewed at a height from a building opposite, looking down the length of Mannerheimintie, the Scandic Marski hotel stands amongst its row of buildings in the cityscape, with the sun setting in a gold sky.

Helsinki accommodation for the responsibly minded traveller

A cottage on a cliff by the sea. Forest islands in the horizon.

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Best summer restaurant and picnic tips

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Helsinki's vibrant canopy kiosks

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Fun family picnic spots around Helsinki

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Helsinki summer restaurants on islands

Aerial of Uunisaari and Ravintola Uunisaari on a clear day, facing towards the open sea, a small ferry boat approaching one of the island's piers.

Restaurants with a seaside view

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Picnic places in Helsinki where you can enjoy the evening sun

Piknik Pitkäsillanrannassa Hakaniemessä

Cafés by the seaside

A couple sit together at Sinisen Huvilan Kahvila's outdoor terrace, looking out over Töölönlahti bay on a sunny day.

Public sculptures: Picnic spots close to art

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The taste of Helsinki summer

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Breathe in, breathe out and enjoy the outdoors

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Lovely parks in Helsinki

In front of a small lake with fountains at its center and surrounded by bushes and trees, an older gentleman stands with their dog in Alppipuisto park

Explore the Helsinki shoreline by paddling

Sitting inside a canoe, with the front tip pointing forwards from the bottom of the photo, a sunset shines through from behind a cloudy sky, reflecting on a very calm lake surface. On the horizon and ahead to the left, a treeline stretches around the lake.

Five running routes from Oodi to the shores of the Baltic Sea

Helsinki Social Runners group run past Pakkahuoneenlaituri on a clear, sunny day with Katajanokka shore in the distance.

Farm and nature experiences in and around Helsinki

Two families are having a picnic, sitting in a green, grassy area surrounded by trees on Mustasaari Island.

Helsinki for boaters

Fascinating trees in Helsinki

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Rowing tips in Helsinki

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Art jog among public sculptures in Helsinki

Emil Cedercreutz's Äidinrakkaus / Maternal Love statue, 1928, depicting a mother horse with its foal, surrounded by the trees of the park.

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3 ways to explore Helsinki's art scene

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3 ways to make the most of Helsinki's seaside

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Summer tips from your local guides

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Tero Saarinen

Krisse Salminen

Salma Jama

Iida & Nelli

Mikko Kuustonen

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Mikko Silvennoinen

Jesse Markin

Anna Airola

Maija Tanninen-Mattila

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Suomenlinna Sea Fortress

Linnanmäki Amusement Park

Seurasaari Open-Air Museum

Lonna

Little Finlandia

Market Square

Pihlajasaari Island

Swimming Stadium

Hakaniemi Market Square

Helsinki Zoo

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Hietaranta beach

Hietalahti Market Square

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36 reasons to love Helsinki

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