DAY IN HELSINKI

KIASMA

DESIGNMUSEUM

Pekka Halonen Academy and Pekka Halonen's museum at Halonen's peninsula

What would I show to my Italian friend

There is a popular ski center in Lapland, which is very familiar to me. The ski center consists of an arctic hill (or a mountain), Levi, and a tourist resort alongside it. To my mind Levi center is a beautiful place and there is always a great atmosphere. In Levi you can go skiing and do cross-country skiing. There is also a chance to feed reindeer and go to husky rides.

What would I show to my Italian friend

I would show to Porvoo's old town which looks really beautiful especially in the Summer and Christmas times. The Porvoo's old town is famous for its colorful wooden houses which attract tourist from all over the world. At Christmas time the city is decorated with Christmas lights and city comes to life again after the summer. In Porvoo you can see in addition to Porvoo's Cathedral which foundation is from 1400-century.

Porvoo is also known for its food traditions, which is for example Runeberg's tarts and homemade chocolate. True Runeberg's tarts you can found only in Porvoo. You can find them in many places because Porvoo is full of different types of cafes and boutiques.

For my opinion Porvoo's old town is great place spend your time hanging out with your friends. If you want to visit here you must to do that in Summer or Christmas.

Runeberg's tart

location: ca 50 km east of Helsinki

What would I show to my Italian friend :)

Finnish nationalmuseum.

Finnish National museum is located in the heart of Helsinki. The museum

presents Finnish history from the Stone age to the present day

The museum's entrance hall ceiling hasceiling frescoes about the Kalevala, painted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela .The frescoes are painted in 1928.

What would I show to my Italian friend?

Kaivopuisto is a beautiful park by the sea in Helsinki. There are organized a lot of events and there are a lot of cafes and restaurants there.

What would I show to my italian friend? -Lapland

If I had to choose just one thing to show to any foreigner about my country, it would be the lapland of Finland.
Lapland means the northern part of Finland above the arctic circle. Some of the most beautiful nature of the country is located there, with lots of forest, lakes and fells.
In the summer time you can experience there the midnight sun "keskiyön aurinko" and in the winter time during certain period, the sun doesn't rise at all. This we call "kaamos".
In the winter time there's also a chance for seeing beautiful northern lights!