Helsinki Sights

  1. Pihlajasaari island

    Pihlajasaari island is the pick of the many islands, with several secluded bays and beaches, including a nudist beach.

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  2. Sibelius Park

    At lovely Sibelius Park you'll find a steel monument to the great Finnish composer. The organlike cluster of steel pipes is said to represent the forest.

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  3. Suomenlinna Island

    An ideal day or half-day trip from Helsinki is to pack a picnic and take the regular ferry to the island fortress of Suomenlinna. A great deal of Helsinki's history was shaped here - the World Heritage Listed fortress was founded by the Swedes in 1748 to protect against the Russians but following a prolonged attack, Sveaborg was surrendered to the Russians in 1808.

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