⛱️ Your Freetime: Weekend
You will be in the Programme from Monday to Friday. On weekend days, you are free to enjoy your free time (when you arrive on Sunday, you also are free to enjoy leisure time).
Please note: Your hotel room is paid. However, we don’t reimburse any costs related to your travel or other expenses connected to your leisure time. All expenses during your leisure time will be covered by you.
But: You will receive per diems for the whole stay. Meaning: your arrival on Sunday & your departure on Saturday will be reimbursed with the lower travelling fee. All other days, including the weekend, will be reimbursed with 21,60€ per day if lunch was provided, and 43,20€ if lunch was not provided.
HELSINKI
https://www.myhelsinki.fi/visit/
Restaurants: (not all menus are in English)
Elite https://www.elite.fi/en/front-page/
Cella https://www.ravintolacella.fi/
Qu’em https://queem.fi/en/home/
Kasvisravintola Brindavan https://kasvisravintola.fi/
Factory (in many places) https://ravintolafactory.com/ravintolat/
Kokoro (sushi) https://kokorosushi.fi/
Albina Ravintola & Viinibaari https://restaurantalbina.fi/en/
Oishi18 https://oishi18.fi/
Sushibar & Wine https://sushibarwine.com/en/helsinki/
BasBas https://basbas.fi/
Nolla https://restaurantnolla.com/en/
Pompier https://pompier.fi/
Ravintola KuuKuu https://kuukuu.fi/en/home/
Wellamo https://www.wellamo.fi/en/
Levain https://www.levain.fi/
Ravintola Elm https://www.restaurantelm.fi/
Cafes:
Regatta https://www.caferegatta.fi/in-english
Cafe Engel https://www.cafeengel.fi/
Way Bakery https://www.waybakery.fi/
St. George Bakery https://www.stgeorgehelsinki.com/food/bakery
ROUND https://www.round.fi/
Museums (closest ones in Helsinki central area)
Kaupunginmuseo (city museum) 0€ https://www.helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi/en/
More Modern:
Kiasma https://kiasma.fi/en/ (especially Rock, paper, scissors!)
- Free entry for everyone on the first Friday of every month.
HAM https://www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/
Amos Rex https://amosrex.fi/en/
More Classical:
Ateneum https://ateneum.fi/en/
Sinebrychoff https://sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi/en/ The local museum / home museum on the second floor is always free.
Taidehalli Taidehalli https://taidehalli.fi/en/ Free entry on every month’s first Wednesday at 18-20 O’clock
Churches:
Helsinki Cathedral / Helsingin Tuomiokirkko: https://helsingintuomiokirkko.fi/en/
Hiljaisuuden kappeli https://www.kampinkappeli.fi/index.html
Töölön kirkko https://www.seurakuntatoolo.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/toolon-kirkko1
Temppelinaukion kirkko https://www.temppeliaukionkirkko.fi/en/index.html
Sauna:
Löyly https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/en
Alas Sea Pool https://www.allaspool.fi/en/
Kuusijärvi https://www.cafekuusijarvi.fi/
Kulttuurisauna (Merihaka) https://www.myhelsinki.fi/places/kulttuurisauna/
Kotiharjun sauna https://www.kotiharjunsauna.fi/en
Sompasauna https://www.sompasauna.fi/in-english
Places:
Oodi https://oodihelsinki.fi/en/
Kansalliskirjasto (national library) https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en
Kauppahallit (Hakaniemi, other) https://hakaniemenkauppahalli.fi/en/
Harju8 https://harju8.fi/
Torni https://www.raflaamo.fi/en/restaurant/helsinki/ateljee-bar
Nice places to go to:
Suomenlinna (you can use a HSL ticket to take the ferry without extra fee)
Lapinlahti (we will visit this Lapinlahti area at 1.4.)
Lauttasaari
Töölönlahti
Mustikkamaa
Vanhakaupunginkoski
Puu-Vallila
Puu-Käpylä
Eira
TAMPERE
Shopping:
You can find several bigger or smaller stores just in the centre of Tampere.
Ratina shopping centre – also a lot of fast food type restaurants
Koskikeskus – super close to Ilves hotel!
Stockmann – traditional shopping centre just next to railway station (you can find one also at Helsinki centre!)
Sokos – also groceries at the bottom floor! Hämeenkatu 21, 33200 Tampere
Smaller and cute:
Tallipiha – visit for the chocolate and the atmosphere!
Kehräsaari – close to Ilves hotel, the atmosphere and cute shops.
Miela store at Hämeenkatu, Finnish design clothes etc.
Flea markets:
Flea markets / vintage stores are really popular in Finland / Tampere!
- Bueno: central, mostly clothes
- Radiokirppis: central, a big one, a bit crowdy
- Lasten Into: located in the Ratina shopping centre, for children
- Oldie: this is a nice one, more like a boutique than a flea market
Restaurants:
Fine dining: Ravinteli Bertha, Ravintola Näsinneula, Bistro C
With a nice, central view: Ravintola Pons, Ravintola Periscope, Tampella; and for nice drinks: Torni hotel restaurant top floor = Moro Sky Bar
Sushi restaurant - Helmi Izakaya – Basement floor, Hämeenkatu 17. Hard to find but really nice sushi! Also a good one at Kauppahalli - Sushibar Umami.
Something else:
For a pizza cravings - Pizzeria Napoli
2h+k – nice snails!
Boulangerie Marco at Tullintori shopping centre near the railway station – a charming bakery and a good, but really popular lunch (be early)!
People of Tampere like their wings and mustamakkara. You can find wings at Siipiweikot restaurant and mustamakkara (a type of a sausage) at Kauppahalli.
So please visit Tampereen Kauppahalli, also for the atmosphere (at Hämeenkatu near Sokos) – and there is a famous Ravintola 4 vuodenaikaa restaurant. Pretty busy at lunch time!
Nice buffet lunch, super central: Milo’s
Super breakfast / brunch: Cafe Pispala
Visit this for Sunday vegetarian brunch: Muusa
… And many more
Nice places to visit:
Särkänniemi – a must visit for a tourist! There is a Näsinneula and the view is incredible!
Muumi-museum / Tampere-talo https://www.muumimuseo.fi/en/etusivu/ - for all the Moomin fans
Pyynikki area: Pyynikki’s observation tower for the best donuts = munkki (https://www.munkkikahvila.net/en-gb/nakotorni)
Pispala area, this is a must! Take a walk and eat outdoor at traditional Vaakon nakki https://www.vaakonnakki.fi/
Hatanpää area, Hatanpään arboretum – a park, nice for jogging etc. https://www.tampere.fi/luonto-ja-ymparisto/puistot/hatanpaan-arboretum
Kehräsaari area – central, typical Tampere buildings
Tampella area (the lake Näsijärvi and Vapriikki museum) and Eteläpuisto (the Pyhäjärvi lake)
Koko kylän piha " The whole town yard ": open art gallery with things to do and see (https://tapahtumat.tampere.fi/en-FI/page/6516c602ffa32164a4724e1e/koko-kyl-n-piha-ry )
Finlayson – museums and the atmosphere https://finlaysoninalue.fi/
Tuomiokirkko – a breathtaking church / cathedral
Public sauna’s (as Tampere is the world’s sauna capital)
The most traditional saunas: Rajaportin sauna (no lake beside this one) https://www.rajaportinsauna.fi/ and Rauhaniemen kansankylpylä (sauna & possible to swim in the lake) https://rauhaniemi.net/
Pereensaaren sauna – modern, good view, but you need to take a bus as not in the centre https://pereensaarensauna.fi/en/home/
Kuuma (central, also good lunch / drinks) (https://www.saunaravintolakuuma.fi/en/home/)