Design Museum (Taideteollisuusmuseo) Helsinki

I am absolutely in love with Helsinki! I was feeling very apprehensive about swapping the amazing weather and food of Italy for the Baltics but all my trepidations completely melted away the moment we arrived. It has this amazing modern vibe about it and there is something so orderly about it. Whoever said the food in Finland is bad does not know …

... at the markets we hopped on the bus tour which was good although not something we would usually do and then went to the design museum (my highlight) and the Atenam art gallery which had an amazing exhibition of Art from Lapland and also the first ever ...

... in Helsinki, the design capital of the year so it only made sense that she would drag me along  to the architecture museum and design museum. As sceptical as I was, both of the museums were really interesting and enjoyable! For the last part of our ...

... - I'm a little spoiled for fortifications after Tallinn. It was a nice day on the island though. Next - the Finnish Design Museum - a look at mostly early 20th century furniture and glassware/housewares designs. I love this type of thing but I breezed ...

... we ate at a great Spanish restaurant called Olé!  This past weekend we went to an inspiring art exhibit at the Design Museum on the concept known as Fennofolk.  This term doesn't describe a cohesive movement, but instead describes the ...

... the cathedral ourselves. It was closed, as it was every Monday during winter. It wasn't the only place closed either. The Design Museum, a place Angela very much wanted to visit, had also closed its doors to visitors. "Have you noticed the people round ...

... off and headed there on foot. Amazing buildings in Helsinki.  Not like anything we've seen so far.  The design museum was great.  Much better than Copenhagen's.  Huge display of glass sculpture and it was fantastic.  Furniture, ...