River Vantaa – Vantaanjoki

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Hidden Helsinki editor

Helsinki has one real river and it`s ironically named by it`s neighbor city, Vantaa. Beside of that, river itself is very beautifull and it has been saved from housing developement, so on the both banks there is very good walking/biking tracks with excellent views to river.

River Vantaa runs to sea on Vanhankaupunginkoski and it goes all the way up to border of Vantaa about 10 km north from sea. Along the way there is pikkukoski beach, Tuomarinkylä-mansion restaurant, Haltiala consevation area and farm. It is very recommended Helsinki sightseeing every time of the year.

 

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Tervasaari – relax island in city center

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Hidden Admin

Just under a click north from Kauppatori market square, there lies a small island called Tervasaari. Alltough it is small, it still has restaurant and children playground on it. It is very beautifull spot to relax and have picnic.

On summer time Tervasaari is also a perfect spot to watch unemployed ice breakers floating on opposite shore at Katajanokka. For rose entuastichs Tervasaari offers few rare spices of their favorite flowers.

 

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Kivinokka – hidden cape of tiny summer cottages

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Hidden Helsinki editor

This cape on Herttoniemi has something why we call this blog as Hidden Helsinki. Kivinokka is truly hidden escape for citizens. There you can see that there is many layers in Helsinki. The one that tourist see in every brochure and then much more interesting layer where you see places such as Kivinokka.

Kivinokka has few hundred tiny summer cottages under shade of trees. Smallest are really the size for hobbits but still there is loads of people spending their whole summer holiday. There is descent beach and smaller coves as well for sun worshipers.

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Viikki arboretum – forest research area

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Hidden Helsinki editor

Helsinki must be the only capital in Europe that has forest research area in it. It is not that far away from the city center and it is highly recommended for tourist to visit. The Viikki arboretum park area is established 1969 and there is domestic and foreign trees growing. Park has good biking routes going up and down of fields and forests.

Bay of Vanhankaupunginselkä offers two towers for bird watchers. Grassy marshland has quite a few interesting bird spieces for every binocular.

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Uutela cape – nature escape by the sea

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Hidden Helsinki editor

This quite big (105 hectares) cape area has all the diversity that Helsinki can offer. Wood`s, field`s and rocky shores are something tourist cannot see in every capital.

If you are real nature lover, take a walk of 4 kilometer signposted nature walk around the cape. For rest of us it just might be enough to set youself on rocks with big picnic basket and see how sailing boats are strolling to horizon.

Tourist, don’t miss this on your trip to Helsinki.

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