Category: Helsinki

Kallio neighbourhood, known as the urban heart of Helsinki, will act as a stage for bands, dance acts, poetry recitation and several other activities this weekend as the annually organized Kallio Block Party closes down the entire Kolmas Linja Street for the whole day tomorrow, the 3rd of August. The free of charge city festival (see programme and map of festival area) organized by the Kallio-liike is open for all and has something for everyone. Continue reading “See the 3rd Line come to live with Kallio Block Party 2013”

The Orientation Handbook for the academic year 2013-14 is now available online. The handbook contains a lot of practical information that will help you get started with your student life and to navigate through daily life. It includes for example general information about living in Finland and studying in the University of Helsinki. It’s the ultimate survival guide for new students!

Midsummer (juhannus in Finnish) for Finns means celebration and the long, white night which is said to be the “nightless” one (yötön yö). In the Helsinki region the sun sets at about 22:50 and rises again already around 4:00 o’clock in the morning. In the Northern Finland the sun does not set at all! The nightless night is full of surprises – even in Helsinki. Continue reading “Land of the the midnightsun; enjoying midsummer celebrations.”

Wondering what to do during the Summer vacation? How about spending time in the perfect and relaxing destination in front of our city; the stunningly beautiful archipelago. The sea offers an endless number of opportunities in summer and Helsinki’s shoreline is adorned by around 100 kilometres of coast and over 300 islands. Many of these are rather small, half of them having a surface area of less than 0.5 ha.The public park tradition is quite popular at the islands. That’s because it’s easy to go to the islands with the public water transport service – at least to the biggest islands. Welcome onboard! Continue reading “A little break from the studies – the archipelago experience”

In case you didn’t know, cross-country skiing is one of the most popular sport activity in Finland. The winter months are an ideal time to enjoy the beauty of its snowy landscapes -and what is the best thing; you don’t have to go to the countryside or Lapland to explore the nature. We have great cross-country skiing routes in Helsinki too.

Don’t know how to ski?
No worries, that’s easy to learn – with the support of the Finnish friend, you are a pro in no time.

Don’t have the right equipment?
That’s ok too. You can rent the skies from Unisport ski rental services from Viikki campus. Read the details from here!

ENJOY!

The traditional St. Thomas Christmas Market is open on the Senate Square! The market  is full of handicrafts, baked goods, and other Christmas specialties. You should definitely  taste  pickled herring in various forms, Karelian pasties and of course gingerbread house. Finnish star-shaped joulutorttu (christmas puff pastrie with dried plum marmalad) is also very popular! Have you tasted it yet?

The market will sparkle on the square, next to University’s main building, until December 22nd!You can also visit Helsinki’s Christmas Island already. Seurasaari Island enlivens Helsinki’s Christmas time during the pre-Christmas week: 17th – 23rd of December. You can buy from there nice treats for your self and friends.
Enjoy the sweet taste of holiday season!