{"id":7686,"date":"2013-12-17T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T22:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=7686"},"modified":"2014-01-11T19:56:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T03:56:53","slug":"sights-sounds-helsinki-finland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/12\/17\/sights-sounds-helsinki-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sights and Sounds of Helsinki Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I spent 2 nights in Helsinki and walked throughout the different neighborhoods to get a real sense of what the Finnish culture was all about. This is a three part sub series starting with the general sights and sounds of Helsinki Finland, followed by the Design District neighborhood, and the Baltic Herring Festival.<\/p>\n

Introduction to Helsinki, Geneva, Monaco, and Nice<\/a>
\nAmerican Airlines LAX Flagship Lounge Review<\/a>
\nAmerican Airlines LAX-JFK 767-200 Business Class<\/a>
\nAmerican Airlines JFK Flagship Lounge<\/a>
\nFinnair JFK-HEL A330-300 Economy Class<\/a>
\nRadisson Blu Helsinki Seaside Hotel Review<\/a>
\nHotel Kamp Helsinki Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nHotel Kamp Helsinki Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Helsinki Finland<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the Design District in Helsinki Finland<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of the Baltic Herring Festival in Helsinki<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Helsinki Finland<\/a>
\nHelsinki Airport ASPIRE Lounge<\/a>
\nHelsinki Airport Finnair Schengen Lounge<\/a>
\nHelsinki Airport Almost at Home Lounge<\/a>
\nHelsinki Airport Finnair Non-Schengen Lounge<\/a>
\nResidence St-James Geneva Hotel Review<\/a>
\nF6 Design Geneva Hotel Review
\n<\/a>The Sights and Sounds of Lake Geneva in Switzerland<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Geneva Switzerland<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Old City Geneva Switzerland<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Geneva Switzerland<\/a>
\nGeneva Airport Dnata Skyview Lounge<\/a>
\nGeneva Airport Horizon Swissport Lounge<\/a>
\nGeneva Airport SWISS Business Lounge<\/a>
\nLe Meridien Beach Plaza Monaco Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nLe Meridien Beach Plaza Monaco Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Monaco<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Monte Carlo Monaco<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Monte Carlo Monaco<\/a>
\nLe Meridien Nice Hotel Review Part 1<\/a>
\nLe Meridien Nice Hotel Review Part 2<\/a>
\nThe Sights and Sounds of Nice France<\/a>
\nThe Various Eats in Nice France<\/a>
\nNice Airport Salon Azur Lounge<\/a>
\nFinnair HEL-JFK A330-300 Business Class<\/a><\/p>\n

The heart of the city is in the main central train station which is called Railway Square.<\/p>\n

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Around Railway Square, you can find the Finnish National Theater and the Ateneum Museum.<\/p>\n

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Helsinki is a very walkable city and you can get to the seaside within 20 minutes of walking distance. Helsinki also has an amazing network of public transportation which includes buses, trams, and even a Metro subway station.<\/p>\n

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You can also find many shopping centers and malls throughout Helsinki. One of my favorite ones is the Forum which is by far the largest commercial shopping center in Helsinki.<\/p>\n

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All throughout the city, you can find many small parks and some of them even have monuments and churches.<\/p>\n

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One of the most visited tourist attractions in Helsinki is Senate Square which is the main plaza and contains a monument in the middle.<\/p>\n

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In Senate Square, you can find the Helsinki Cathedral, Government Palace, and the Helsinki University Museum.<\/p>\n

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There are also quaint little streets with beautiful buildings around Senate Square.<\/p>\n

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