Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
Wonderful menu, great wines. Inexpensive lunch and fine dining in the evenings.
51 abantu bendawo batusa
Restaurant Kolmon3n
11 Kolmas linjaWonderful menu, great wines. Inexpensive lunch and fine dining in the evenings.
Coffee, nice lunches and wine, all with a view of Karhupuisto. Dogs welcome.
50 abantu bendawo batusa
Bergga
14 Viides linjaCoffee, nice lunches and wine, all with a view of Karhupuisto. Dogs welcome.
Coffee with a great terrace overlooking the bay. Dining and wine available as well.
33 abantu bendawo batusa
Cafe Piritta
12 EläintarhantieCoffee with a great terrace overlooking the bay. Dining and wine available as well.
Roji
16 Kolmas linjaGreat sushi for lunch, also in the evenings, Mondays closed.
Cafe Talo
2 B HämeentieBeer, wine, coffee next to the Hakaniemi square.
Good Life Coffee Oy
17 Kolmas linjaGreat coffee.
All-day breakfast, pretty nice kitchen, though their service attitude may be a bit bohemian.
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Early Bird
12 Kolmas linjaAll-day breakfast, pretty nice kitchen, though their service attitude may be a bit bohemian.
Korphai
Nice Thai food, take away or eat in.
Lemon Grass
12 Kolmas linjaAnother great Thai place.
Rupla
16 HelsinginkatuVery nice brunch on weekends.
Ipi Kulmakuppila
13 PorthaninkatuCoffee and food.
Töölönranta
56 HelsinginkatuFine dining.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub Sirdie
21 Kolmas linjaLocal legend. Check out the jukebox for Finnish oldies.
Toveri
3 CastréninkatuBeer, wine and board games.
Parks & Nature
Walk around, get a coffee or ice cream at the Blue villa cafe, go stand-up-paddling from the western shore near Opera.
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Toloviken
Walk around, get a coffee or ice cream at the Blue villa cafe, go stand-up-paddling from the western shore near Opera.
Entertainment & Activities
Hakuna Matata SUP Rental
4 KaramzininrantaSUP rental.
Helsinki Swimming Stadium
5 HammarskjöldintieOutdoor swimming and saunas.
Getting Around
Buy your local transport ticket from R-kioski on Viides linja.
Trams 1/1A, 3 and 9. Tram no. 3 is great for sightseeing southern Helsinki, take it towards south (endstation: Eteläsatama). It's a circle line that switches its number to 2 when you pass Eteläsatama, but if you take the whole ride, you will eventually find yourself in Karhupuisto again.
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Karhupuisto station
Buy your local transport ticket from R-kioski on Viides linja.
Trams 1/1A, 3 and 9. Tram no. 3 is great for sightseeing southern Helsinki, take it towards south (endstation: Eteläsatama). It's a circle line that switches its number to 2 when you pass Eteläsatama, but if you take the whole ride, you will eventually find yourself in Karhupuisto again.
Diakoniapuisto station
Use this stop to get off the Finnair City Bus.
Bus no. 23 to the Pasila railway station (end station Ruskeasuo) or from across the street to the Helsinki Railway Station / City centre.
Wallininkatu station
Bus no. 23 to the Pasila railway station (end station Ruskeasuo) or from across the street to the Helsinki Railway Station / City centre.