Smolna, Helsinki
The Smolna is an Empire style building in the Kaartinkaupunki district of Helsinki, Finland.
The Smolna is an Empire style building in the Kaartinkaupunki district of Helsinki, Finland. It is usually used by the Finnish Government as a banquet hall as well as a space for hosting visiting dignitaries and government negotiations. However, currently it is serving as the government headquarters due to renovations of the Government Palace, though activities other than meetings will take place in an adjacent building on Eteläesplanadi 4
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Worth seeing in and around Smolna, Helsinki
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.
- 01University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university traces its origins back to 1640 when it was established in Turku under the Swedish Empire.
300 m · public university in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 02Suomenlinna
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.
3.2 km · sea fortress by Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 03Helsinki 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.
400 m · cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland · Wikipedia - 04Helsinki 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.
2.6 km · stadium in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 05National 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.
400 m · foremost research library in Finland · Wikipedia - 06Ateneum
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.
500 m · art museum in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 07Finlandia 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.
1.3 km · concert house in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 08National Museum of Finland
The National Museum of Finland is a museum in Helsinki presenting Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history. The Finnish National Romantic style building is located at Mannerheimintie 34 in central Helsinki and is a part of the Finnish Heritage Agency, under the Ministry of Culture and Education.
1.3 km · museum in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 09Senate 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.
300 m · square in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 10Havis 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.
100 m · bronze sculpture in Helsinki, created 1906 by Ville Vallgren · Wikipedia
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Getting to Smolna, Helsinki
- Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 17 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 84 km · Turku (TKU), 153 km
- Stations
- Helsinki Central Railway Station, 600 m · Rautatientori metro station, 600 m · Ruoholahti metro station, 2 km · University of Helsinki metro station, 600 m · Kulosaari metro station, 4 km
- Turku → Smolna, Helsinki151 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · €17–23
- Tampere / Pirkkala → Smolna, Helsinki157 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · €19–26
- Lappeenranta → Smolna, Helsinki203 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · €23–32
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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- Get inIf you arrive by Viking Line's ferries from Stockholm or Tallinn, their terminal is in Katajanokka.
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Next door to Smolna, Helsinki
- Helsinkicapital and most populous city of Finland800 m
- Katajanokka8th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland1 km
- Pasilacity district and the 17th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland3.8 km