Travel Itinerary
Trip to helsinki • day trip •
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For: 2025-12-30
Snowy Helsinki Highlights in a Day
See the best of Helsinki in winter’s glow—ride the vintage tram to the Christmas Market, warm up in a 1920s art hall, glide across an outdoor ice-rink, and chase the northern lights on a short island walk before a sauna finale.
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Your Itinerary
Day 1
#1Morning stroll through the old market square
Suomenlinna Ferry Terminal • Helsinki, Uusimaa45 minutes
Start the day among pastel market huts selling hot coffee, reindeer sandwiches and handmade mittens, with the white-capped Baltic as backdrop.
#2Senate Square and Helsinki Cathedral photo stop
Helsinki Cathedral • Helsinki, Uusimaa30 minutes
WikiClimb the snowy steps for a postcard view over the whitewashed neoclassical square; inside, the giant organ and silence provide a warm refuge.
#3Finnish art and cosy warmth at Ateneum
Ateneum • Helsinki, Uusimaa1.5 hours
WikiExplore golden-age Finnish paintings and rotating winter exhibitions, then thaw with a cinnamon bun in the museum café’s leather armchairs.
#4Lunch and vintage tram ride
Restaurant Savotta • Helsinki, Uusimaa1 hour
Board a 1950s SpåraKoff tram for a hearty bowl of salmon soup and rye bread while rattling past snowy Art-Nouveau façades.
#5Ice-skating at the Railway Square rink
Railway Square Ice Rink • Helsinki, Uusimaa1 hour
WikiRent skates and glide under strings of lights; hot berry juice on the sideline keeps fingers toasty.
#6Ferry ride to Seurasaari island walk
Seurasaari • Helsinki, Uusimaa1h 23m (Hike)
WikiA 20-min ferry glides past iced shoreline; disembark for a candle-lit forest path among historic log cabins and possible aurora views.
#7Evening sauna and Baltic dip
Löyly • Helsinki, Uusimaa2 hours
WikiEnd the day in a sleek, lakeside sauna; warm up on the terrace, then brave a quick plunge in the icy sea through the pontoon hole.
