Helsinki Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

Helsinki – Welcome to Finland’s thriving waterfront capital. Follow us through the city to check out the coolest things to see and do here. When ready, browse vacation packages to Helsinki: https://www.expedia.com/Helsinki.d178261.Destination-Travel-Guides #Helsinki is situated at the northeastern edge of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Russia, drawing influence from both Western and Eastern European traditions. Begin your #vacation #sightseeing. #Visit Suomenlinna Fortress which has protected the Gulf of Finland for almost 300 years. #Explore the many museums and galleries across the city, including the Helsinki Design Museum, featuring a permanent exhibition for great moments of Finnish design. See a theatrical or musical production at Finlandia Hall or the Helsinki Music Centre. Helsinki Cathedral is a breathtaking whitewashed structure towering above the rest of the city. Uspenski Cathedral is built with dark bricks; it is powerfully conspicuous as it rises from the surrounding white granite of the Katajanokka district. It’s not the sights alone that lure visitors from all over the world, it’s the people. See for yourself why Helsinki’s long-held reputation is that of one of the world’s happiest places. For now, we hope you enjoy watching this #travel #guide as much as we enjoyed making it. More travel information around Helsinki:  https://www.expedia.com/Helsinki.dx178261 --------- Follow us on social media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/expedia TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Expedia INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/expedia/ PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/expedia --------- 0:00 - Helsinki 0:45 - Kamppi Chapel 1:33 - Suomenlinna Fortress 2:25 - St. John’s Church 2:42 - Helsinki Design Museum 3:08 - Natural History Museum 3:39 - Temppeliaukio Church 4:15 - Finlandia Hall 4:41 - Helsinki Music Centre 5:02 - Sibelius Monument 5:33 - Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art 5:55 - Esplanadi 6:02 - Senate Square 6:12 - Helsinki Cathedral 6:47 - Uspenski Cathedral