Suomenlinna

Worth seeing in and around Suomenlinna

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.

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

   3.5 km · cathedral in Helsinki, Church of Finland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3.7 km · art museum in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   3.5 km · foremost research library in Finland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   3.4 km · square in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   3.2 km · bronze sculpture in Helsinki, created 1906 by Ville Vallgren · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Uspenski Cathedral

   Uspenski Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition.

   3.1 km · orthodox cathedral church of Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Pyhän Henrikin katedraali

   St. Henry's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated in honor of Bishop Henrik, a 12th-century Bishop of Turku.

   2.4 km · catholic cathedral in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Presidential Palace

   The Presidential Palace is one of the three official residences of the president of the Republic of Finland. It is situated in Helsinki, on the north side of Esplanadi, overlooking Market Square.

   3.2 km · administrative building in Helsinki, Finland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki

    The Diocese of Helsinki is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church based in Helsinki, which comprises the whole of Finland. The diocese is divided into eight parishes.

    2.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Finland · 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
   Observatory Hill
2. 02
   Ursa Observatory
3. 03
   Diana Park

   Also known as Kolmikulma (the triangle), this pocket sized park is a nice place to take break from your sightseeing in the summer and just sit down on a park bench and have an ice-cream.

4. 04
   Kaivopuisto

   A beautiful park by the sea in the southernmost part of the city.

5. 05
   Sinebrychoffin

   Also known as "Koffin puisto", it's in Punavuori district next to the Sinebrychoff art museum.

6. 06
   St. John's Church (Johanneksenkirkko), Korkeavuorenkatu

   The largest church in Helsinki and a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Beach of Uunisaari

   One of the better kept secrets of Helsinki is the beach on Uunisaari, an island a short ride away from the south coast.

2. 02
   Seapoint

   Liuskaluoto.

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Getting to Suomenlinna

Airports

Helsinki Vantaa (HEL), 19 km · Lennart Meri Tallinn (TLL), 82 km · Turku (TKU), 155 km

Stations

Helsinki Central Railway Station, 3.9 km · Rautatientori metro station, 3.8 km · University of Helsinki metro station, 3.8 km

• Turku → Suomenlinna

  153 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · €17–24
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• Tampere / Pirkkala → Suomenlinna

  160 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · €19–27
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• Lappeenranta → Suomenlinna

  202 km · quickest by road, 4h 3m · €23–32
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