Kauppatori from above in May: market stalls, the ferry pier and the harbour

Photo: Tuula Sipilä / Helsinki City Museum, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Festival · Helsinki

Market Square

What to do there

Adventure · FreeFind the Tsarina's Stone Before Finland ExistedThe Tsarina's Stone obelisk (1835) marks Empress Alexandra's 1833 visit — erected when Finland was a Russian Grand Duchy and didn't exist as a nation. The Presidential Palace behind it was the Governor General's residence. Walk 200 meters to Havis Amanda (1908), the nude bronze fountain whose unveiling scandalized Helsinki so badly that students adopted her as their mascot. Every May Day, she gets a student cap.

Wine bars nearby

Viinitapahtumat Helsingissä lähipäivinä In Finnish