Helsinki, Finland travel guide
Located in Vantaa, Finland, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. Originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the airport now serves over 13 million passengers per year and is the fourth largest aiprot in the Nordic countries. It is located just 17 km north of Helsinki city centre and can be reached easily by Helsinki Airport car hire.
It was chosen as the best airport in the world in the IATA survey, and is known as the most punctual airport in Europe. Located near the airport is the Aviapolis business park, hosting many companies around the world, as well as the Finnish Aviation Museum.
Known as the "Daughter of the Baltic", Helsinki has been the capital of Finland since 1812. Although it has become an international metropolis it still retains its small-town feel. Arrange a car hire Helsinki Airport to await your arrival and head out to explore the city.
- Local time in Helsinki, Finland :
- GMT+2
- Population of Helsinki, Finland :
- 583,549
Tourist attractions at Helsinki, Finland
Lutheran Cathedral
Oddly, this is the unoffical symbol fo the city. This striking white cathedral dominates the central Senate Square. The roof features the 12 apostles, which were touched up when the cathedral was refurbished recently and now look better than ever.
Take your car hire Helsinki, Finland out to Senate Square and enjoy the many other attractions in the area.
Heureka Science Centre
If you are visiting Finland with your children this is museum is a must on your list of attractions.
Explore its hands-on science tests and exhibitions plus Verne super-cinema. Visit the Heureka Shop where you can take home some interesting sceince-related memorabilia.
Sebelius Monument
Located in the Sibelius park, the monument to the world-famous composer Jean Sibelius was designed by sculptress Eila Hitunen and unveiled for the city in 1967. It is one of Helsinki's best well-known tourist attractions and is featured in nearly every guided tour.
This marvelous work of art resembling organ pipes was welded together from 600 pipes and weighs over 24 metric tons.
Recommended daytrips from Helsinki, Finland
Suomenlinna
If you get the chance to visit Helsinki in the summer make sure you visit Soumenlinna. Known as the "Gibraltar of the North", it was once the greatest sea fortress in the Baltic, built by the Swedish in the mid 1700s to protect their eastern flank.
The town is still living in its own time with only old buildings, few cars, and less than a thousand residents. There are excellent places to explore like its old fortifications, catacombs, and cast iron cannons.
Pihlajasaari
Another island in the beautiful archipelago that surrounds the Helsinki city center. Leave your Helsinki, Finland car hire at Merisatama peir in the southern end of Kaivopuisto Park and take a ferry to the sandy beaches of Pihlajasaari.
Few tourists find their way here but it is very popular during the summer with Helsinkians. enjoy the nude beach and ciders.
Härmälä Farm
This farm is open by arrangement all year round. Find out what a typical Finnish farm is like. Located in the village of Sotunki, surrounded by a picturesque landscape, this is a lovely trip in your cheap car rental Helsinki Finland.
On the farm you can meet the typical animals representing traditional Finnish stock: cows, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, and more.
Hotels at Helsinki, Finland
Hotel GLO
Kluuvikatu 4
00100 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 9 5840 9540
glo@palacekamp.fi
Hotelli Finn
Kalevankatu 3 B
00100 HELSINKI
Finland
Tel: +358-9-684 4360
Fax: +358-9-6844 3610
Local conditions for Helsinki, Finland
Thu, 24 May 2012 16:50:00 +0300
Thursday at 16:00 EEST:
sunny intervals. 16°C (61°F)
Temperature: 16°C (61°F), Wind Direction: SSW, Wind Speed: 11mph, Relative Humidity: 34%, Pressure: 1033mb, falling, Visibility: EX
Weather forecast for Helsinki, Finland
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Thursday
Sunny, Max Temp: 17°C (63°F), Min Temp: 8°C (46°F)
Max Temp: 17°C (63°F), Min Temp: 8°C (46°F), Wind Direction: S, Wind Speed: 8mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1033mb, Humidity: 46%, Sunrise: 04:18EEST, Sunset: 22:16EEST
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Friday
Sunny intervals, Max Temp: 24°C (75°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 24°C (75°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: SW, Wind Speed: 6mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1030mb, Humidity: 55%, Sunrise: 04:16EEST, Sunset: 22:18EEST
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Saturday
Sunny, Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F)
Max Temp: 23°C (73°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F), Wind Direction: N, Wind Speed: 12mph, Visibility: very good, Pressure: 1020mb, Humidity: 48%, Sunrise: 04:14EEST, Sunset: 22:20EEST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport
- Airport code:
- HEL
- Phone number:
- +358(0)982 771
- Fax number:
- +358(0)982 773 296
- Address:
- Helsinki-Vantaa Airport P.O. Box 29 FIN-01531 Vantaa Finland
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Helsinki:
- Helsinki city || 10.6 Miles / 17 km / 30 minutes by rental car from Downtown Helsinki
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Helsinki Vantaa Airport you can find counters for main car hire companies in the Arrivals Hall, at Helsinki Vantaa Airport. These car rental companies include:
- Sixt
- Avis
- Budget
- Europcar
- Hertz
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Airlines providing airport services to Helsinki, Finland
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Air Åland
- Air Baltic
- Air Berlin
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air Finland
- Air France
- Alitalia
- American Airlines
- Austrian
- Aviakompania Severstal
- Blue1
- BMI
- British Airways
- Brussels Airlines
- Bulgaria Air
- Cathay Pacific
- China Airlines
- Continental
- Croatia Airlines
- Cyprus Airways
- Czech Airlines
- Delta
- EasyJet
- Etihad Airways
- Finnair
- Finncomm Airlines
- Iberia
- Icelandair
- Japan Airlines
- KLM
- LOT POLISH AIRLINES
- Lufthansa
- Malaysia Airlines
- Malev Airlines
- Meridiana
- Nouvelair
- Primera Air
- ROSSIYA AIRLINES
- SAS
- Singapore Airlines
- Spanair
- Sun Express
- Sun-Air of Scandinavia
- Swiss Airlines
- TAP Portugal
- Thai Airways
- Thomas Cook Airlines
- TUIfly
- Turkish Airlines
- Ukraine International
- United Express
- Ural Airlines
- US Airways
- Wingo
