Helsinki is Finland’s iconic capital - but is it worth a winter trip at Christmas time?

With several landmark attractions, we took the ferry from Tallinn in Estonia to Helsinki on the next step of our festive adventure. Sorry that we said in the video that it was our first time in Scandinavia! This was an honest mistake and we continue onto Sweden, Denmark and Norway next (we really didn’t mean to offend anyone!) We should have said Nordic!* ☺️

We were very excited to check out another spectacular Christmas market and explore some of Helsinki’s impressive architecture and history.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
01:28 Scandic Grand Central hotel
02:50 Helsinki Cathedral and Christmas Market
04:38 National Library of Finland
06:15 Helsinki Christmas market at night
08:28 Uspenski Cathedral, Frozen seas and old sailing boats
09:19 Market Square (Kauppatori)
09:57 Suomenlinna Fortress
12:35 Last glimpse of Helsinki
13:23 Setting sail for Stockholm, Sweden

We visited the Christmas market in Senate Square which sits directly beneath the towering Helsinki Cathedral and explored a true hidden gem; the National Library of Finland.

The frozen seas on Helsinki’s coast are a remarkable phenomenon to witness and no trip to the city is complete without a visit to Suomenlinna Fortress or checking out Market Square.

Join us as we venture around Helsinki before setting sail on the Viking Line cruise ship to Stockholm in Sweden.

Thank you for watching our short film. We hope you enjoy it!

Ben and Marnie 💕

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