Take a tour to Helsingfors – Explore its natural beauty

There are so many places of interest in the beautiful city, Helsingfors. As a central place for Scandinavian artistic culture, there are a large number of galleries and museums to visit. Visitors can enjoy a worthy cityscape from preserves to natural parks. Helsingfors, being intimate, carry live atmosphere. It is very easy to take a long walk around to enjoy the various attractions. One can go to a marketplace or a café at leisure. It is an ideal destination for couples, families and individuals. Helsingfors's countless splendors boasts special attractions like Merimaailma Sea Life aquarium, Korkeasaari Helsingfors Zoo and Linnanmäki amusement park which can be delightfully enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Helsingfors, which is situated near Gulf of Finland , possesses a long stunning coastline - an ideal geographic feature to be visited during summer. Visitors can access nearby islands by means of ferry. The islands attract a large number of tourists with locals. Some of Helsingfors's most visited coastal places are Seurasaari Island and its parks, Nietaniemi Beach in Töölö District, the Suomenlinna naval fortress, declared as is a World Heritage site by UNESCO and open air museum. Helsingfors's architecture appeals to many tourists. The city is full of buildings and neo-medieval castles. Hollywood movies made during Cold War used neo-classic structures as backdrops. Art Nouveau buildings, dating back to early 1900s, are also central attraction in Helsingfors. The city is a home for architecturally unique Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Orthodox churches.

Helsingfors has large number of museums and art galleries. The National Museum of Finland, holding a vast collection dating back from primeval times to the 21 st century, is considered a largest historical museum in Finland. The city also boasts other major historical museums including Natural History Museum , University Museum and Helsingfors City Museum. Another worth visiting art venue is the Finnish National Gallery.

You can see classical Finnish art is portrayed in Ateneum Art Museum , and classical European art in Sinebrychoff Art Museum , and modern Art at Kiasma Art Museum – a controversial building. Theatregoers are much attracted by the grandiose theatres at Helsingfors such as Finland Swedish Svenska Teatern, the Helsingfors City Theatre and the Finnish National Theatre. All of them host small and large-scale productions at all times in a year. The city contains a range of music venues like Finlandia concert hall and Finnish National Opera.

The name of Finland strikes headlines for their Eurovision and also for its high profile cultural scene. The numerous theatres in Helsingfors are acclaimed well and are home to many art galleries and national museums. Helsingforsn is lovingly called as Daughter of the Baltic. There is no limit to visitors' enjoyment in UNESCO's World Heritage Site, Suomenlinna naval fortress, Seurasaari Island and its open air museum. The persistent darkness in winter months offers a big opportunity for lighting especially in Aleksanterinkatu's Christmas Street. Helsingfors possesses buildings under spirit of Finnish romanticism in Jugend style, a northern modern style. The great Cathedral and Senate Square are master pieces of architecture. Helsingfors boasts many worthy natural and man made sights for the visiting tourists.