Top Things to Do, Eat & See in Helsinki with Kids, Helsinki, Finland

I had a 36-hour layover in Helsinki on the way to聽Rovaniemi in Lapland. It wasn鈥檛 nearly enough time to properly explore this charming walkable port city on the Baltic Sea.

Helsinki聽is compact, very family friendly and easy to get around. My group managed to squeeze two-or three-days鈥� worth of activities into the 36 hours and still didn鈥檛 get to see as much as we wanted.聽

Slowing down and spending three to five days in this city will give you time to linger in its many cozy caf茅s, wander through neighborhoods filled with fairy-tale-inspired art nouveau buildings, and revive your tired tourist feet in one of its ubiquitous saunas.

Here is what we did, what to prioritize on a short visit and what to add to a longer stay in Helsinki,聽Finland.聽

The聽Market Square聽waterfront area is a good place to start exploring the city. Sightseeing boats leave from here, as do ferries to Suomenlinna and the zoo (more on those down below).

Most days you鈥檒l find a tourist-oriented crafts market and outdoor green market in the center of the square. Buy a container of whatever berries are in season; especially if they you see local specialties like lingonberries and cloudberries, or tiny wild blueberries, which are quite different from the farm-grown ones sold in American supermarkets.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Top Things to Do, Eat & See in Helsinki with Kids
Guide Location: Finland » Helsinki
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Eileen Gunn
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Market Square
Old Market Hall (Vanha kauppahalli)
Flying Cinema
Lutheran Helsinki Cathedra
Oodi Central Library
Helsinki Music Center
Hakasalmi Villa
National Museum of Finland
Stockmann
Suomenlinna Visitor鈥檚 Center
Toy Museum Seurasaari
Seurasaari Open Air Museum
Allas pool complex
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Linnanmaki Amusement Park
Church of Silence
Central Station
Church of the Rock
Korkesaari Zoo
Restaurant Karhu
City Museum
Plaza Narinkka
Amos Rex
Woolshed
Hotel Katajanokka
Scandic Grand Marina
Hotel St. George
Hilton Helsinki Strand
Sokos Hotel Presidentti

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