Radisson Helsinki

... some contrasting images in this trip! Qantas & Finnair flights Hong Kong - Regal Airport Hotel Oslo - Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel Alesund & Geiranger Fjord Trondheim Hurtigruten - Molde & Floro Bergen Voss Vilnius, Lithuania ...

... city so we broke our usual tradition and got a cab to the hotel which was a fiver. (100 Estonian Kroon or EEK) Radisson SAS was as expected, a high standard, high rise modern hotel in the business centre of the city. It attracts all nationalities and ...

... around Market Square and I bought replacement gloves .... I bought leather gloves here 3 years ago and lost them before I left Helsinki! We bought cherries and raspberries and sat on the marina eating them and watching the world go by :-) We took a bus ...

... up Pohjoisesplanadi, past the Presidential Palace & then hit the City Museum on Sofiankatu where there's a permanent exhibition entitled "Helsinki Horizons" which creates an overall picture of the city in three realms - the Swedish era, the Russian era ...

After a night ferry ride into Helsinki we arrived at 9.55am. We departed the ferry and headed for the bus. Our tour guide was ready and waiting to give us a guided tour of the city. Helsinki is nice but does not stand out in the mind like Stockholm that ...

... . There were signs of yesterdays severe storms with many fallen trees & some downed power lines. I made it safely back to Helsinki & checked into my hotel, which is conveniently located in the centre of the city. I wandered down to the Esplanade ...

... knife blade on these were wide! Anyways, we'll find some place with real Finnish food during our stay. Elk or rain deer or something like it, most probably After dinner we went back to the hotel to relax and plan what to see during our stay in ...

... completely different. It is more modern, more spacious with a great deal of greenery, and apparently much more prosperous. Like Helsinki it has an excellent public transportation system. People seem to be very friendly. Our hotel is amazing. Back in ...

What a great town! Cold but friendly.  I got the trip as a birthday gift, one of the best - we got to know the town, went to a fortress island (watched there old ladies pick chives), lost a wallet and found it again, bought cool designy hats. ...

... to the bypassers during summer evenings...the music is free and the most popular evening is Wednesday.  People in Finland call Helsinki little Saturday....as Wednesday is the mid day until Saturday all bars and restaurant make a 3am opening excuse to ...

... if there is any, in both directions, and otherwise on the pedestrian walks, also in both directions. This makes cycling in Helsinki a less than pleasant experience - especially if you come from a cycling country such as Denmark. If you're not comfortable ...

... to me, they gave the place a pasting but then cluttered off without taking it. We enjoyed some splendid food in Helsinki - apparently it's not all herring.  At a restaurant called Lasipalatsi we enjoyed a meal showcasing the best in Finnish cuisine ...

... on the island and it is also houses Helsinki citizens. The trip to Soumenlinna was a pleasant change from the hussle of Helsinki proper, although there were a lot of tourists. The ferry ride and the various places of lookout gave us quite a nice view of ...

We started our tour of Zoos around the World today with a visit to Helsinki Zoo, the most Northern Zoo in the world that has animals from all the world in it. Felt sorry for the kangaroo and emu, they are not really built for Northern winters,  It is ...

... , though, where they can play with replicas or test their knowledge. After the museum we took a tour of the shopping centres of Helsinki to find souvenirs and get a bit of lunch. There is at least 4 within 5-10 min walking distance of eachother: Kamppi, ...

... walk was rather nice going through a few of the parks and the waterfront. There is a lot of parks or green spots in Helsinki which makes the city very nice and hospitable. Walking along the waterfront we found a place selling ice cream, called Milan or ...