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✈️ ARRIVAL

• we took the ferry from Tallinn - there is a tram stop right outside the terminal - Number 7 goes to the old town and the Cathedral
• we took the ferry to Stockholm

🚍 TRANSPORTATION

• it's worth having the HL app - you can buy tickets, check connections, etc
• we bought a 24h ticket - enough to see everything, additionally it works for the ferry to Sounmenlina Fortress

🏰 ATTRACTIONS

• Sounmenlina Fortress - from the marina 5 minutes from the
• Cathedral, ticket for public transport (we used our 24h ticket), it is one of the best preserved sea fortresses, of course, entered on the UNESCO list; the Fortress itself is so-so in my opinion, when the sun is shining people come for a file and sit on the grass, a small museum
• The Cathedral and the Senate Square - it overlooks the city, makes quite an amazing impression, because the architecture around it is rather low, inside it is quite austere
• Helsingin päärautatieasema train station - insane Art Deco architecture - Olivka restaurant inside is worth a visit - beautiful interior
• Temppeliaukio Church (entrance 5 euros) - the so-called rock church, an underground church was built inside massive granite rocks in the middle of a plain square; amazing feeling inside
• Chapel of Silence - a beautiful wooden block, great peace inside (free entrance), in the very centre of the city, a simple and wooden structure, the idea of ​​which is to find peace and quiet in you
• NECESSARY Central Library Oodi - see, sit down, read - next to the station, mega architecture, great staircase construction, great place
• Olympic Stadium - we went by tram, the annual Finland – Sweden Track and Field meet was going on inside, but my husband was excited 🙂
• Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Ouspenski Cathedral) - the red cathedral seen from the waterfront, it is worth climbing the hill because it is beautiful inside
• Old Market - we will find bear or reindeer meat as well as a huge selection of all kinds of fish 🙂

👉 OTHER

• Moomin town - various gadgets in shops - socks (5-9 euros); sweets, t-shirts, etc
• we were there less than 24 hours - you can easily see everything 🙂 a perfect place for a small city-break 🙂

• take a boat cruise to Suomenlinna fortress
• climb to Helsinki Cathedral
• visit Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church)
• visit Uspenski Cathedral
• appreciate amazing design of Kamppi Chapel
• enjoy Art Deco design of the Central Train Station
• dine in the beautiful interior of Olivia Central Train Restaurant
• visit at 1952 Olympic Stadium
• visit an Old Market by the waterfront
• enjoy stunning design of the Helsinki Central Library Oodi
• shop for gifts at Moomin shop