Welcome to HEL
Sign at the Airport
You know the city doesn’t take itself seriously when the airport welcomes visitors with that statement 😉 Helsinki (Finnish) / Helsingfors (Swedish) is a wonderfully compact city, with most of the major sights within walking distance from the city centre. The exception is the city’s biggest electronics store… which is located far away in the suburbs! I did not manage to buy a Nokia phone, something I’ve always wanted to get as a souvenir from Suomi / Finland
Most confusing thing about the country? There’s two addresses for each location – one in Finnish and one in Swedish, the two official languages of Suomi / Finland. Booking your Uber ride with one selected address could land you up in another address – but the same location…
Tall eagle statue thing 
Bridge with locks thing 
Lovely harbour 
Inside the big ferris wheel thing 
Outside the big ferris wheel thing
Apparently, one must-visit is the Sea Horse Restaurant in Southern Helsinki. The food’s delicious, and the decor’s oh-so-70s (in that classic, charming way). Kapteeninkatu 11 / Kaptensgatan 11, Helsinki, 18 00140.