City break in Helsinki. Active leisure ideas for Helsinki - attractions, recreation and nightlife

You will find the widest number of entertainment venues in Helsinki. Park Linnanmaki is the best place for family rest. In this park you will find more than three dozens of thrilling rides. In addition to this, the park is simply full of cozy restaurants and cafes, various stores and souvenir shops, as well as a large house-aquarium. The aquarium is home to numerous Baltic Sea inhabitants, as well as rare species of fish and shellfish imported from all over the world.

A visit to Heureka entertainment complex will be no less interesting. All of its expositions and rides are very curious and will be definitely loved by young travelers. During the tour you can learn a lot about the features of the human body, amazing natural phenomena and examples that show natural laws of physics. On the territory of the entertainment complex you will also find a park, where you will find rich exhibition of minerals. Tourists, who enjoy walking in beautiful places, are recommended to visit Esplanade Park, the main decorations of which are beautiful fountains and statues. Here are located several interesting restaurants. In the warm time of the year the park often becomes the venue for numerous music concerts and performances.

There are many nightclubs and discos in the city. Here absolutely every traveller will find a place to rest that will fit his/her taste perfectly. Kaarle XII is the oldest nightclub of the city. It was opened in 1976. The club will attract fans of various musical styles. Gourmet visitors will also like it, because next to the club is opened a great restaurant with the same title. Club Helsinki is located in the shopping district of the city. Technical equipment of the club deserves the highest praise. In addition to enchanting music performances, here are often held fashion shows, presentations, and other interesting activities that will make the holiday even more diverse. Fans of "metal" music will be surely delighted by visiting the club named Hevimesta. Several times a week here are organized theme parties, and the club becomes the venue for concerts of well-known musical groups. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

The best and most easy way to get acquainted with the capital of Finland and enjoy its attractions, as well as spring and summer atmosphere is by bike. We all know how European people are eco-friendly, and Helsinki is not an exception. In Helsinki, there is about 750 km of excellent bike trails, which can be reached almost anywhere. Worthy of attention is the bicycle route, for example, opened in 2012 Baana track length 1.3 km, which is laid on a former railway tunnel and extends from the Kiasma Museum seaside district Ruoholahti. On the road, there are separate lanes for cyclists and pedestrians. Nearly 180 trees, 4000 shrubs, and perennial plants are planted here. The route is framed by massive rocks and stone walls built 100 years ago. On the road, there are places for recreation and works of natural art. Near the hospital Maria, there are playgrounds for basketball, table tennis, and petanque. Under suitable weather conditions, Helsinki offers around 180 kilometers of trails. The best skiers cross the Central Park; they are supported, depending on the situation with snow, until late spring. At the hostel Paloheinä, located in the center of Helsinki, you can rent ski equipment and snowshoes. Near Helsinki, there are good slopes for lovers of alpine skiing and snowboarding. In all the centers, if necessary, you can rent equipment, as well as receive training at a ski school.

Rowing in Helsinki - is cool! To stay in the city, which is almost surrounded by the sea, without trying to swim on the canoe, or on a kayak - savagery! Here you will find many companies, which will gladly help you to get acquainted with the sea circle of Helsinki. Tourists and fans of fishing can also purchase a license for tourist fishing. The license includes fishing on tackle and spinning. There is the special territory equipped for fishing - Vanhankaupunki area, which is surrounded by water rapids. Licenses can be purchased at the Meri-Info booth, located behind the building of the Museum of Technology. Visitors aged 18 to 64 must also pay a state fee for fishing. If you are in Finland - you have no right not to try truly Finnish sauna. There are about 3 million saunas here. And all of them periodically melted regardless of the time of year. Finns soar at 100 ° C, which means that from time to time it's worth taking breaks to cool down. The easiest way is to dive into the lake or the sea, and in the winter - to plunge into the hole. As an option, puff up in the snow. If you intend to visit a real Finnish sauna, then leave a towel and clothes in the locker room and go to the steam room naked. In public saunas, as a rule, there are separate hours of work or own sections for men and women.