View Full Version : HELSINKI on my mind. (39 brand new pics)


Bahnsteig4
July 31st, 2006, 03:58 PM
:cheers: Some pictures from last weekend:

Helsinki is a fantastic city with a very diverse architecture and a lovely setting. I'll let the pictures show you what I mean.

1 the Luheran Cathedral
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2 the Senate
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3 the main station
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ENJOY! And please comment!

lpioe
July 31st, 2006, 04:58 PM
there are not many pics of helsinki here at ssc, so thank you very much for these nice shots!

Mr Bricks
July 31st, 2006, 05:04 PM
Nice pictures of my hometown :)

Sideshow_Bob
July 31st, 2006, 05:14 PM
Really appreciated! Kippis!

cladiv
July 31st, 2006, 10:53 PM
Beautiful pics of a city we don't get to see often here on SSC.
Helsinki looks very peaceful and very rich!

Küsel
August 1st, 2006, 12:25 AM
Beautiful pics of my fav northern city ;)
:applause:

gutooo
August 1st, 2006, 02:30 AM
Ive never seen any pic of Helsinki, I know, Im really ignorant, cause this city is really beautifull and I loved it!

Great shots! :D

schmidt
August 1st, 2006, 03:47 AM
Oooooh I love Finland so much! And Helsinki is like the top of the top! :D

Really beautiful town, the churches, the streets, the buildings, everything is so nice. I definetly NEED to go to Finland at least once in my life!

waccamatt
August 1st, 2006, 05:20 AM
Helsinki is beautiful.

Bond James Bond
August 1st, 2006, 05:30 AM
Nice mix of modern and old architecture.

Kilbane
August 1st, 2006, 06:38 AM
Wow! What a pics!... :cheers:
Helsinki is a very clean city.

Balth
August 1st, 2006, 06:40 AM
#7 is down by the harbour, right? At the end of the Esplanaadi?

I had breakfast there, once. It was a real greasy thing, called lihapiirakka, which is basically lots of meat with different ingredients stuffed inside some bread. Finnish cuisine at its best!

It brings back memories. Great times. Thanks!

Novak
August 1st, 2006, 01:05 PM
Great pics you got there. :) Many cool angles that aren't shown here at SSC before!

le lyonnais du 81
August 1st, 2006, 01:18 PM
very very beautiful ciy .

meow
August 1st, 2006, 01:22 PM
very neat and clean

very beautiful old buildings

obviously a well-off city

Mr Bricks
August 1st, 2006, 01:22 PM
#7 is down by the harbour, right? At the end of the Esplanaadi?

I had breakfast there, once. It was a real greasy thing, called lihapiirakka, which is basically lots of meat with different ingredients stuffed inside some bread. Finnish cuisine at its best!

It brings back memories. Great times. Thanks!

Don´t you have köttpiråger (lihapiirakka) in Sweden?

Mr Bricks
August 1st, 2006, 01:23 PM
#36 has to be the ugliest building in the entire city!

Balth
August 1st, 2006, 01:34 PM
Don´t you have köttpiråger (lihapiirakka) in Sweden?

You mean finnish pirogues? Sure we do, but they're mostly small, and don't taste much. "Real" pirogues taste so much better.

Judazzz
August 1st, 2006, 01:51 PM
I couldn't really picture what Helsinki looks like, so thanks a lot for this photo tour - great stuff!

alexandrepaixao
August 1st, 2006, 02:17 PM
Fantastic pic´s
Very crazy...very good!!!
congratulations!!!

kostya
August 1st, 2006, 04:09 PM
I never thought Helsinki would be that beautiful !!! Now It's on my scandinavian cities to visit list! Thanks for the pics. :okay: !

Mr Bricks
August 1st, 2006, 05:56 PM
You mean finnish pirogues? Sure we do, but they're mostly small, and don't taste much. "Real" pirogues taste so much better.

You said you had something called lihapiirakka, but that is not the same thing as karjalanpiirakka which you obviously call Finnish pirogues.

Bahnsteig4
August 1st, 2006, 07:34 PM
#7 is down by the harbour, right? At the end of the Esplanaadi?

Right, that's the Kauppatori market.

Talbot
August 6th, 2006, 08:59 PM
Helsinki is a nice place.

FREKI
April 10th, 2007, 03:54 PM
Great pics mate! :okay:

Hviid
April 10th, 2007, 04:38 PM
best photos ive seen of Helsinki from SSC :) Thanks for posting!

G.N
June 4th, 2007, 08:29 PM
Just great pictures! Amazing!!!!

dutchmaster
June 5th, 2007, 03:22 AM
Helsinki is fantastic, clean and organizated. A model to many cities of the world.

G.N
June 5th, 2007, 06:41 PM
@davidkunz/VIE

Your pictures are so damn great that I have "copied - pasted" them to the thread about Finland on polish subforum...Hope you don't mind!

Here's the link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=450163

Bahnsteig4
June 5th, 2007, 09:50 PM
That's alright. Makes me proud, in fact. ;)

Joka
June 7th, 2007, 07:17 PM
One year late, but, nice pics! :)

G-roy
June 7th, 2007, 08:11 PM
Absolutly beautiful pictures, can not wait to get there, 10 more days. So when i go site seeing in the downtown area, whats the best place to go for a Finnish beer?

Bahnsteig4
June 7th, 2007, 09:33 PM
^^ Parks. Everyone meets there in the evening.

Joka
June 8th, 2007, 03:45 PM
Or you can try spårakoff, the pub tram.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4937/sporakoff05ty8.jpg
A 40min ride through some common tourist spots costs 8€.

WinoSoul
June 8th, 2007, 06:28 PM
So nice! Very beautiful!

Alweron
July 3rd, 2007, 11:44 AM
Beautiful pics of a city we don't get to see often here on SSC.
Helsinki looks very peaceful and very rich!

Thanks for the compliments of my home city :) I've been living in Helsinki for all my life and I've never thought that Helsinki would look rich. How's that? We don't even have any real skyscrapers ;)

Xpressway
July 4th, 2007, 01:03 AM
Awesome picts! Thanks for showing Helsinki!

(I don't know why but it reminds me a little of Moscow?)

Johan Näs
July 4th, 2007, 01:24 PM
(I don't know why but it reminds me a little of Moscow?)
That's probably because there's been a lot of russian influence in the architecture of Helsinki. In my opinion, though, Moscow is quite different. But St. Petersburg and Helsinki could be twins - the buildings from the late 19th and the early 20th century really look the same.

The pictures posted here over a year ago were fabolous. I've seldom thought Helsinki would have anything special to offer, but after seeing these pictures I think it does. At least it's a great city to live in.