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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.

Fazer

FazerThe newest pedestrian street in the city is home to the old, traditional Fazer that has served the inhabitants of Helsinki for decades. This Russian-French cafe and confectionery shop is located between Esplanadi and Kluuvi shopping centre, opposite Hotel Kämp. You can have both traditional and fashionable products: cakes, pastries, handmade chocolates, pasties, pies, savoury snacks and salads. You can have them in the cafe or take them with you, and if you order in advance you can take away pastries and food for parties. Check out the gift service: they make decorations for cakes and personalised Fazer gifts.

This is a suitable milieu for people of all ages, and you can always have tasty, traditional ice cream and good Finnish coffee. The university buildings nearby, and Maxim cinema next door make the place quite busy.

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