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Helsinki Travel Guide

Helsinki is Finland's administrative center and the center of Finnish cultural life and business activity. There is a large and varied collection of museums, galleries, and performance spaces in the city. Many major company headquarters are in Helsinki.

About Helsinki

Helsinki covers an area of 72.2 sq. miles (187.1 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1.1 million people being the capital and the largest city of Finland. Founded in 1550, it has been the Finnish capital since 1812. It is one of the most beautiful and most visited scandinavian cities.

Attractions

AinolaFew countries seem as proud of a native composer as Finns are of Jean Sibelius, who lived within this log building for more than half a century. He named the house after his wife, Aino, and lived here from 1904 until his death in 1957; he and his wife are buried on the property.

Avant-garde at the time of its construction, the house was designed by Lars Sonck, who also designed the summer residence of the president of Finland. The wooden interior of Ainola is lined with books and some surprisingly modern-looking furniture. Järvenpää is 39km (24 miles) from Helsinki.

Tuomiokirkko - Helsinki Cathedral

Olympiastadion - Olympic Stadium

Temppeliaukio Kirkko - Temple Square Church

Sibelius Park & Monument



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