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Budget Flights to Helsinki
Major sites: Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church), Suomenlinna Castle
Surrounding attractions: Nuuksio natural park, Ruka - 'Gate to Lapland',
Jarvenpaa - home of Sibelius
Other sites in Helsinki: Helsinki has many museums, such as the
historic village at Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, Ehrensvard Museum and
Mannerheim Museum.
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Flights to Helsinki
Heathrow airport, Edinburgh, Cardiff and other British airports have flights to Helsinki.
Airlines flying to Helsinki include British Airways, Scandanavian Airlines, Finnair and KLM.
Prices begin from as little as £170 for a return ticket from London Heathrow,
and £182 from Edinburgh Airport.
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Where to stay in Helsinki
There are some excellent hotels in Helsinki. Recommended accommodation includest the 3-star
Helka in the city centre, with
rooms from as little as £45 and the 4-star Scandic Helsinki Grand Marina
close to the Market Square, costing from £67 a night. Luxury 5-star options include the neo-classical Hotel Kamp
and waterfront Hilton Helsinki Strand,
with rooms costing £128 and £102 respectively.
Things to do and places to go in Helsinki
Helsinki has an interesting selection of tourist attracions. The Finnish composer Sibelius is commemorated at the
Sibelius Park & Monument. There is also the Rock Church (Temppeliaukio Kirkko), or "Church in the Rock"
- a modern church, carved from rock with stunning copper dome. And for anyone interested in a heated public sauna, there
is the Kotiharjun, for "Kotiharjun" - for an "Authentic public sauna experience".
There are some very good bars and clubs in Helsinki. Popular bara are the Arctic Icebar, Bar Teos, Bar Vespa and the
Karaoke Bar, A'la Kana. And clubbers might want to check out Baarikarpanen, Helsinki Club, London Club and Lux Nightclub.
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