Sörnäinen
Worth seeing in and around Sörnäinen
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 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.
2.1 km · public university in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 02Helsinki 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.
1.9 km · cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland · Wikipedia - 03Helsinki 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 - 04Helsinki Halli
Veikkaus Arena is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland that is the home of Jokerit. It was opened in April 1997 and the arena is convertible for various events.
2.9 km · multifunctional indoor arena located 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.
2 km · 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.
2.2 km · 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.
2.1 km · concert house in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 08Senate 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.
2 km · square in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 09Temppeliaukio 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.
2.7 km · church building in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia - 10National 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.
2.2 km · museum in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sörnäinen
- Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 15 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 86 km · Turku (TKU), 153 km
- Stations
- Helsinki Central Railway Station, 2.2 km · Rautatientori metro station, 2.2 km · Ruoholahti metro station, 3.8 km · University of Helsinki metro station, 1.9 km · Kulosaari metro station, 2.3 km
- Turku → Sörnäinen151 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · €17–23
- Tampere / Pirkkala → Sörnäinen155 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · €19–26
- Lappeenranta → Sörnäinen201 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · €22–31
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sörnäinen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sörnäinen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf you arrive by Viking Line's ferries from Stockholm or Tallinn, their terminal is in Katajanokka.
From Wikivoyage: Helsinki/Kruununhaka and Katajanokka, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Sörnäinen
Sörnäinen is 2 km from Helsinki, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Helsinkicapital and most populous city of Finland2.3 km
- Katajanokka8th neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland2.2 km
- Kulosaari42nd neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland2.4 km