"Helsinki = Helsingfors" Helsinki by ginte


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First steps there after midnight

The main photo of Helsinki by night is a postcard I've bought there. I haven't so great photo of Helsinki by night. And this card perfectly express that mood when I saw Helsinki for the first time through the window of a ferry.

My acquaintance with Helsinki wasn't so long, as I've spend one night and some hours in a day time there. Mostly I explored it at night. Nice city, totally dead in the night and very alive from the early morning.

We had a walking tour through the center of Helsinki in the night by ourselves. No people, no cars... Empty and sleeping city. Althought it was quite safe to walk there all night. It was interesting to see how the city awakes and the sun is going up. Helsinki was totaly different in the morning if compare to the night. We even we able to get losted twice in the daylight...:)))


The cathedral

Also a postcard from Helsinki, as my photos were a little bit too dark.

It's impossible not to see the wonderful cathedral in Neoclassical style even at night:) Many stairs until the top and a nice view from there. You'll find some old and cosy streets around it.


Walking in the night



It was my first time in visiting foreign city at night. Helsinki was full of special spirit then. And I felt very safe there. One thing I would like to change - to come there at least in the early morning. Then I could make more photos about this wonderful city. Hope to go back there in the future for to 'explore' it better:)


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  • Last visit to Helsinki: Jul 2003
  • Intro Updated Jun 28, 2007
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    Nobbe Oct 17, 2004 at 6:55 AM Report Abuse

    Working here almost every week now.

  • Bregalad Sep 9, 2004 at 1:11 AM Report Abuse

    Ginte, that statue in your pages is called "Havis Amanda" the daughter of the sea. Cheers, nice you visited Finland.

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    tak_pap Feb 18, 2004 at 6:31 AM Report Abuse

    fantastic photos - great start...

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    ettenaj Feb 17, 2004 at 5:00 AM Report Abuse

    5.30 am for vegetables,,,, ooooohhh thats a little bit too early for me!!

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    Gili_S Feb 11, 2004 at 4:03 AM Report Abuse

    Nice progress on your Helsinki page, I hope that even more is coming.

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