Centered on a blossom-shaped peninsula, Helsinki is as cool and calm as the slate-gray waters that surround it. For centuries, the city, like the rest of present-day Finland, was under foreign ...

Discover why Helsinki is considered the happiest city in the world. Surrounded by nature, with high quality of life and an exemplary social system, Finland’s capital blends Scandinavian design, ...

Anna Nyman, a forager who lives about 30 minutes from the Helsinki city center, told me that she once grew produce and herbs on her balcony and therefore other city dwellers could, too. “I even ...

The ferry ride from Helsinki’s city center to the island of Pihlajasaari takes only 10 minutes and deposits visitors at a playground of beaches, trails and rocky shoals excellent for sunbathing ...

Jorge Reyes, 27, moved from Bogotá, Colombia, to Helsinki without ever visiting Finland. ... I rent a studio close to the Helsinki city center and pay about 950 euros monthly for it.

Below and Beyond, Becoming and Belonging,” the Helsinki Biennial’s third edition has an urgent message that risks being lost ...

(Otto Karvonen’s The Roots of the City in the city’s metro is a must.) Since 2021, HAM has hosted the Helsinki Biennial, an eclectic showcasing of contemporary art across Helsinki’s archipelago.

Finland's Everyman’s Rights extend the freedom to forage for wild herbs, berries, mushrooms, and more. ... Seurasaari island, 15 minutes east of Helsinki's city center, ...