Helsinki Recommendations

Helsinki is a beautiful Scandinavian city with plenty of things to do during a few days trip.

While coming over to the Pongfinity Cup 2025, we warmly recommend you to experience any/all of the things mentioned below.

A) Our personal TOP recommendations:

1) Visit the Helsinki Cathedral, Senate Square and Uspenski Cathedral

2) Visit the Olympic Stadium and its tower (as well as the Sports Museum there)

3) Visit the Helsinki Oodi Library (worth it!)

4) Visit Temppeliaukio Rock Church

5) Visit the Market Square & Old Food Market Hall and have a salmon soup there

6) Visit Suomenlinna Sea Fortress (dress warmly during Winter!)

7) Do some shopping at Helsinki Outlet or Stockmann or Kauppakeskus Kamppi

8) Go for a relaxing FInnish Sauna experience at Allas Sea Pool or Löyly and take a dip in the freezing sea water!

9) Book an amazing Finnish traditional food dinner (buffet) at Restaurant Konstan Möljä. Make sure to book your dinner well in time as these dinners are extremely popular! You can book a dinner here: https://www.konstanmolja.fi/english

10) Have a café and cinnamon bun at the cosy Café Regatta (check open hours)

11) For friends of culture, there’s more than 80 museums in Helsinki! The most popular ones are The National Museum of Finland, Ateneum, HAM, Kiasma, Amos Rex, Sinebrychoff, Design Museum

12) Go watch an ice hockey match (HIFK’s arena is the closest to the city center)! Ice hockey is the biggest sport in Finland

13) Take a café at Kappeli (and walk the Esplanade Park)

14) Book an amazing Finnish traditional menu dinner at Restaurant Kuu. Make sure to book your dinner well in time! You can book a dinner here: https://ravintolakuu.fi/en/home/

B) You can also watch this Helsinki city guide video on YouTube for a great overview of things to do here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1prgGSop_U

C) TOP 15 things to do/see in Helsinki (Helsinki city recommendations): https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/see-and-do/sights