Sitting on the edge of the Baltic, the modern, cosmopolitan city of Helsinki is the World Design Capital for 2012. The beauty of the surrounding nature blends seamlessly with high-tech achievements and contemporary trends. Walking tours of the city center show layers of history, while modern architecture and cutting-edge style stake the city's claim to the future. Choose Helsinki during its endless summer days or get adventurous on crisp, snowy winter nights.
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Tennis Palace is a cultural and recreational center in Kamppi. It houses a Finnkino movie theatre, the Helsinki City Art Museum (HAM), some restaurants and bars. Tennispalatsi was built in 1938 for the 1940 Summer Olympics. This functionalist building had four tennis courts. In the 1952 Summer Olympics the basketball games were held here. In 1999 it was converted to Finnkino movie theater with 14 auditoriums and 2532 seats. Tennispalatsi was the first cinema in the world offering THX and SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound) in all halls. The largest auditorium Scape has 635 seats and a large 185 square meter screen.
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Modern, clean and spacious, the new terminal made boarding the ferry to Tallinn very easy and efficient, the only queue being to wait for the boarding time - in fact the ferry left early, once everyone had boarded. There are cafe outlets for refreshments while you wait and you can watch the arrival of your ferry through the expansive glass walls - even with torrential rain outside!
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The statue is situated in Lönnrot’s Street, in a small park between the Old Church and the Ressu Senior High School. It is a bronze statue made by Emil Wikström. It was unveiled in 1902. Elias Lönnrot is a Finnish physician and the compiler of the Kalevala epic whose most famous character is ‘steady old Väinämöinen’ who is sitting on the left in this statue. On the right at the foot of the pedestal sits the nymph Impi, symbolizing the lyric poems and songs of Kalevala and Kanteletar.
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It's cute to be shy! You are not likely to miss this 8-meter high statue by artist Tommi Toija. Check out the Bad Bad Boy lunch specials from adjacent Little Big Cafe or Subway restaurants.
I have been to Helsinki only once but I'm pretty sure this is the most light hearted thing in whole Scandinavia. Apparently it's been touring around the city urinating everywhere because they keep moving and placing it in different areas. But hope they don't remove it for good because it maybe too lighthearted for their serious nature. I'm not sure though that if it encourages you to do the same or raising awareness about public display of affection but whatever the artist's intention was, it brings a smile to your face.
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