Unfortunately, our short visit in Helsinki is over. We have reached the farthest point from home and now move back in the direction of our home again. Next destination is the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. We take the ferry M/S Star of the ferry ship shipping company Tallink. The ferry needs about 2.5 hours for […]
Hotel Rivoli Jardin in Helsinki
The Hotel Rivoli Jardin is in the Kasamikatu, a side street of Esplanadi. The central location allows you to reach all important destinations in the city on foot, be it the port, the market halls, the Senate Square or the main station. Its location in a courtyard protects from the noise of the streets. The […]
The Fortress of Suomenlinna
A visit to Helsinki should also include a visit to The Fortress of Suomenlinna. The fortress lies on a group of partly connected islands, at the entrance of Helsinki’s harbor. Suomenlinna is the biggest sea fortress in the world. We set sail with a small ferry boat and go ashore in a bay. Slightly uphill, we […]
A boat tour around Helsinki
A boat tour around Helsinki will give us an overview of the surroundings of the city. We take the boat in the southern port, in front of the market stalls, where at 11:00 am the life starts slowly again. The weather is a little cloudy, but it will brighten up in the course of the […]
Helsinki City Tour
Helsinki is the capital of independent Finland, since 1917. Before it was under the Swedish and Russian rule. The capital region has a population of approximately 1.4 million inhabitants, which is about one-quarter of the population of Finland. Helsinki City Tour The second day of our stay, we choose a hop-on-hop-off bus for a Helsinki […]
In the center of Helsinki
After check-in at our hotel, we are on our way to explore the center of Helsinki. With over 600,000 inhabitants, Helsinki is by far the largest city in Finland. The sunshine attracts the people to stay outside and enjoy the summer. The green spaces around the Esplanadi extend from the harbor to the Svenska theaters. […]
From Åland by Ferry to Helsinki
Coming from Stockholm, we make a short stop in Mariehamn to embark and disembark passengers before we continue our journey by ferry to Helsinki. Most of the ferries berth here to profit from a tax exemption in their duty-free shops. At the end of the day, we enjoy the last light of the day before […]
By Ferry from Stockholm to Åland
Heaven is crying as we leave Stockholm. We want to take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. Departure time is 4 p.m. We booked with the Viking Line and go by MS Mariella. The ships are somewhat smaller as the ships of the Silja Line, but the price is also much cheaper. Yet it was […]
