Kamppi

Worth seeing in and around Kamppi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Helsinki

   The University of Helsinki is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Regia Academia Aboensis under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Tsar Alexander I following the Great Fire of Turku.

   1 km · public university in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Suomenlinna

   Suomenlinna, or Sveaborg, is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Located about four kilometres southeast of the city center of Helsinki, Finland, Suomenlinna is a popular destination for both tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site.

   3.9 km · sea fortress by Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Helsinki Cathedral

   Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, at the Senate Square. The church was originally built from 1830 to 1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Emperor Nicholas I of Russia.

   1.2 km · cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Helsinki Olympic Stadium

   The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

   2.2 km · stadium in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   National Library of Finland

   The National Library of Finland is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki.

   1.1 km · foremost research library in Finland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ateneum

   Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station.

   700 m · art museum in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Senate Square

   Senate Square presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. Senate Square and its surroundings make up the oldest part of central Helsinki.

   1.2 km · square in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Finlandia Hall

   The Finlandia Hall is a congress and event venue in the centre of Helsinki on the Töölönlahti Bay, owned by the City of Helsinki. The building, which was designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1971.

   1 km · concert house in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Temppeliaukio Church

   Temppeliaukio Church, also known as the Church of the Rock or Rock Church, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. Designed by architect brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen, the church was completed in 1969 and is built directly into the natural granite bedrock of Temppeliaukio.

   700 m · church building in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Havis Amanda

    Havis Amanda is a fountain and a statue in Helsinki, Finland by the sculptor Ville Vallgren. The work was modelled in 1906 in Paris, and erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki in 1908.

    1.1 km · bronze sculpture in Helsinki, created 1906 by Ville Vallgren · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Helsinki Old Church
2. 02
   Lönnrotinpuistikko

   A tiny little park next to the Old church.

3. 03
   Amos Andersson Art Gallery

   The largest private gallery of contemporary art in Finland.

4. 04
   Helsinki

   The centre of the Jewish community in Helsinki; there are also a Jewish school, kindergarten and a kosher store on the premises.

5. 05
   Metropolia Polytech
6. 06
   Aleksanterin

   The Alexander theater, named after the Russian czar Alexander II and finished in 1879 is likely Helsinki's most beautiful venue for performance art.

From Wikivoyage: Kamppi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Aleksanterin

   Bulevardi 23-27.

2. 02
   Annantalo

   Annantalo, a multimodal "house of art" arranges art workshops and courses for both kids and grownups, as well as performances and exhibitions.

3. 03
   The Cable Factory
4. 04
   Huone

   Huone ("Room") claims to be the world's first event hotel, providing premises and services for their customers to hold their own events.

5. 05
   Kasinonranta Beach

   Lauttasaari, Tiirasaarentie (Buses 20N, 55A and 66A, stop Hevosenkenkäpuisto.).

6. 06
   Little Theater

From Wikivoyage: Kamppi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Kamppi

Airports

Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 17 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 84 km · Turku (TKU), 152 km

Stations

Helsinki Central Railway Station, 700 m · Rautatientori metro station, 600 m · Ruoholahti metro station, 1.1 km · University of Helsinki metro station, 1 km · Sörnäinen metro station, 2.8 km

• Turku → Kamppi

  150 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · €17–23
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• Tampere / Pirkkala → Kamppi

  156 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · €19–26
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• Lappeenranta → Kamppi

  204 km · quickest by road, 3h 46m · €23–32
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