I think Helsinki is a beautiful city at any time of the year. I grew up in a subtropical climate where the seasons are not much different from each other. I can’t decide which is my favourite season in Finland. Spring is gorgeous, with the beautiful colour, but I also love winter, particularly when there is snow.
Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki Cathedral in winter
the Cathedral was designed by Carl Engel
the frozen harbour
It looks cold!!
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland
Kappeli Ravintola (restaurant) is a great place to warm up in the Park.
Kappeli Ravintola
Icicles on the lovely Art Nouveau building
I think they are beautiful
the little Kioski is closed in winter
Helsinki is full of lovely sculpture. I came across this very cute moose on my wanderings.
the snowy moose
I think he was in front of the Natural History Museum.
The central railways station in Helsinki was designed by Eliel Saarinen and inaugurated in 1919. The stone men sculpted by Emil Wikstrom are very impressive.
the stone men
Don’t be afraid to visit Helsinki in the winter. It is beautiful!
Winter in Helsinki
These are amazing! I would LOVE to visit Scandinavia, and I always see beautiful pictures of people visiting in the summer, but these snow-covered pictures are stunning! I really love the photos of the boats in the frozen harbor! Thanks for sharing these!
I love Helsinki and the rest of Finland! I will be back there soon to gather some more photos.
Great blog and especially the photos!
Thank you! I have just started, but there will be lots more on this gorgeous city soon.
Thank You presenting Helsinki thru Your beautiful photos! You just showed that even wintry Helsinki can be beautiful.
If You do not mind, I give link to my Helsinki photos:
My Helsinki photos.
Happy Sunday!
Thank you for visiting my new site. I have seen your photos and they are wonderful.
Snow makes everything so magical! Beautiful pictures. Thank you for introducing me, and I’m sure many others, to a place we probably hadn’t even thought of before. I look forward to travelling there ‘virtually’ with you and your lovely photos.
Fresh white snow looks wonderful. It is a bit of a novelty for me as I grew up in Queensland.
Beauty under snow!
I’m glad you started this fhor sharing your photos and tales.
I love Finland! I am looking forward to finding things to photograph and write about there.
Interesting post and fun photos! I spent an afternoon in Helsinki – taking the boat over from Estonia, and it was during the winter so I saw some similar images to what you have in this post! 🙂 I hope to return one day and explore more of the city!
I will be back there next week. I hope there is snow. I think Helsinki is beautiful in any season.
Beautiful snowy pictures (especially the one with Runeberg and the snow flakes)! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for your kind comments. I hope I can build up my followers as I have with Bagni di Lucca and Beyond. I love Finland and I am surprised how few people in Australia know about this gorgeous place. In my own small way I would like to help change this.
I have added you as a link to my blog.
Hi Debra – I’m looking forward to following your Finnish Tales 🙂
I love Finland!