Pampering
Forever Health Club and Day Spa
The Crown Plaza Helsinki is constantly voted one of the city’s most exceptional hotels and boasts a fabulous day spa to match. Located within the hotel’s luxurious interior is Forever Health Club and Day Spa offering pampering treatments, baths and first-class fitness facilities. With services based around the five Eastern elements, every treatment is personalised and professional.
 

Kamp Spa
Spend some time in what is widely considered the best hotel in all of Scandinavia, and indulge at Hotel Kamp in the centre of Helsinki. The wonderful Kamp Spa offers relaxing Spa Sensation treatments for both men and women which range from facials, massages, thermal spas and three different types of sauna.


Sights
Suomenlinna
One of the most famous sights in Helsinki is Suomenlinna; a historic sea fortress that has been a member of the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1991. Off the coast of the mainland, this intriguing island is also home to wonderful parks, museums, galleries and cafes.


Shopping
Galleri Esplanade
For the ultimate upscale shopping indulgence, there is no better place than Galleri Esplanade, set nearby the luxurious Hotel Kämp. Carrying all the leading names in fashion from around the globe, the superior stores rival those in any of the world’s fashion capitals.


Ril’s Concept Store
For something uniquely Finnish, head to Ril’s Concept Store which features the designs of Kuopio (Ritva Lisa Pohjolainen); innovative, edgy styles for women that have received massive acclaim from international fashion media.


Activities
Cycling
As such a city of natural beauty, Helsinki is easily explored on bike. Stretch your sea legs by exploring the 900 kilometres of cycling paths that snake through the Helsinki area including the city, woodlands and scenic coastline.


Winter Pursuits
If visiting Helsinki in the winter, the brave at heart can try ice-pool swimming at Rastila Camping. Involving trekking onto a frozen lake, chiselling an opening in the ice and swimming in the open water, this is one truly memorable adventure activity. For something a little less stretching, Helsinki is an excellent destination for skiing and ice fishing during the winter months.


Bites
Restaurant Walhalla
Head away from the mainland for the day and enjoy a sumptuous lunch at Restaurant Walhalla. Serving traditional Finnish cuisine, this restaurant on Kustaanmiekka Island sits atop a panoramic terrace that is as impressive as the food.