Helsinki – the Place to Go in 2018 for a Green Urban Experience

Helsinki is the hidden gem of Northern Europe and the fastest route between Asia and Europe. The Finnish capital is a year-round city of events and an inspiring design destination that promises even more in 2018.

Release time : 2018-11-14 11:04:45

source : Helsinki Marketing

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Helsinki is the hidden gem of Northern Europe and the fastest route between Asia and Europe. The Finnish capital is a year-round city of events and an inspiring design destination that promises even more in 2018.

Helsinki is attracting more visitors than ever before. The city challenges the established tourist attractions in Europe by offering visitors new kinds of experiences. The fastest flight route between Asia and Europe is through Helsinki, with the national airline Finnair offering over 250 direct flights a month between Asian cities and the Finnish capital. In 2017 the number of overnight stays in Helsinki by visitors from Singapore increased by 42 percent, from China by 31 percent and from Japan by 15 percent.

“Helsinki is an urban, trendy and cultural city that is very close to nature. Visitors can find everything from design to delicious restaurant experiences and museums to outdoor activities. Getting around time is really easy, so you don’t waste any time sitting in traffic jams, and you can get by with English everywhere,” says Laura Aalto, CEO of Helsinki Marketing.

The already generous selection of over sixty hotels in Helsinki will be further expanded this spring when the five-star St. George opens in a historic building in the city centre. The exclusive new hotel combines wellness, cuisine and art to create a complete experience for guests.

Exciting city of the arts

Helsinki also has many great museums right in the city centre, including four leading art museums within a one-kilometre radius. These will be joined in August 2018 by the brand-newAmos Rex, an innovative art museum that has been built below ground and that has already attracted a lot of international attention. The opening exhibition will present the Tokyo-based teamLab art collective.

Helsinki is also known as the hometown of Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins, and numerous Moomin cafés and shops can be found in the city