Sightseeing

Kansallisooppera – The Finnish National Opera

Kansallisooppera – Finland’s National Opera Company: Finnish National Opera House - Helsinki.. Founded in 1911, Finland’s national opera company was originally known as the Domestic Opera and then the Finnish Opera until a name change in 1956 when Finnish National Opera (Kansallisooppera in Finnish) was adopted. Although opera has... [Read more of this review]

Uspenski Cathedral – Helsinki’s Orthodox Church

Uspenski Cathedral – Modeled after a 16th century church near Moscow: Uspenski Cathedral © Helsinki Tourism / Joni Rousku There are many churches in Helsinki city centre and one of the most notable is the Uspenski Cathedral. A visit to this landmark cathedral in Finland’s capital is certainly worthwhile and should be included in your Helsinki... [Read more of this review]

Tuomiokirkko – Helsinki Cathedral

Helsinki’s Cathedral Architecture is reminiscent of its time under Russian rule: Helsinki Cathedral - Tuomiokirkko.. Tsar Peter of Russia had a well-known impact on St. Petersburg, Russia, the city that bears his name. What is less well-known is the flow-on influence he had on Helsinki. Tsar Peter had been dead for more than a hundred years by... [Read more of this review]

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Useful facts

Find a Finland Phone Number or Code

Finland Phone Numbers, Phone Codes and Phone Books Finding a phone number in Finland is not difficult, as you might expect from the land of Nokia cell phones! The Finland telephone country code is 358, and you miss the 0 off the phone area code when dialling in from abroad. There are several online Finland telephone directories. For English speakers... [Read more of this review]

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Getting around

Airport Transfers – Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL)

Airport Transportation to and from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport: There are 30 airlines operating out of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport which caters for about 90% of Finland’s international air traffic. For airport transfers into Helsinki city centre, travellers have a choice of public buses,  Finnair’s city bus or car rentals. By Bus From Airport to City... [Read more of this review]

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