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Helsinki (8 – 21 Dec 2008)
St Thomas Christmas Market in Esplanade Park will have over 120 stalls with Finnish festive treats, gifts and handicrafts. You will see
typical Finnish artefacts such as sledges, furs, knives, skis, ice skates. Taste fried herrings, grilled
sausages and pastries. Mulled wine is fortified here with a dash of vodka! The town’s famous Old Market
Hall in South harbour is known for its salmon, wild boar, pates made from hare, venison, or pheasant.
T: +358 (0)9 169 3757.
There is also a market in the Old Student House (13 – 23 Dec 2007) with over 160 sellers
offering handicrafts and other unique products including candles, knitted goods, ceramics, cards, clothes.
T: +358-(0)9-13114 367
The popular Women’s Christmas Market is held each winter at Wanha Satama in the Katajanokka district close to the city centre. The market offers Finnish women the chance to present and sell high-quality items that they have designed and made themselves, including knitwear, clothing, garments, jewellery, carpets, ceramics, wood and leather products, toys, decorations, and all kinds of savouries and sweets for the Christmas table.
The Women’s Christmas Market was organised for the first time in 1922 by the Finnish Feminist Association in order to encourage women to make their own products and earn some income from them. In 1979 the tradition was continued by the Women’s Cultural Association.
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Welcome to Helsinki
Helsinki is one of Europe’s most modern and culturally progressive cities, yet remains in touch with an intriguing history stretching back over 450 years. It is a city of bustling, colourful market squares and halls, of outdoor summer concerts and sports events, of seaside parks, of excellent cafes and restaurants for every taste and budget, top-notch hotels and cutting-edge art in fine museums. It is also a pleasantly compact city, with many of the attractions in the central districts, within easy reach of one another.
Attractions range from the fabulous island fortress of Suomenlinna in the entrance to the South Harbour and the Open Air Museum of traditional buildings on the island of Seurasaari, to the startling Kiasma housing the Museum of Contemporary Art and the unique ‘Church in the Rock’. History abounds in the magnificent Senate Square, with its neo-Classical Lutheran Cathedral, in the nearby Uspensky Orthodox Cathedral, and in the art nouveau details of the Railway Museum and National Museum.
Suomenlinna
Suomenlinna is a major monument of military architecture. The 250-year-old fortress, which has been preserved intact because of its military use, is today part of the world heritage. Suomenlinna is one of Finland’s most popular tourist attractions. At the same time it is a suburb of Helsinki, with 850 people living in the renovated ramparts and barracks.
Rock Church – Helsinki
Quarried out of the natural bedrock, Temppeliaukio Church is one of Helsinki's most popular tourist attractions. The interior walls are created naturally by the rock. The church was designed by architects Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969. Due to its excellent acoustics the church is a popular venue for concerts.
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