We had just one night in Helsinki, but luckily because the city is fairly compact we were able to do and see everything we wanted, and still have time to relax. Our flight was an early am from Heathrow on Saturday morning, arriving in Helsinki at in the afternoon. We got to our hotel around 2ish, and after checking-in and having a quick freshen up, we headed out to explore! As we were only there one night, we stayed at the Radisson Blu Aleksanteri. It was clean, contemporary, and in a very central location which made walking everywhere a breeze.
It was also very well priced so we decided to treat ourselves and have a room each! We walked from the hotel over to the Moomin Cafe for a sugar hit and a dose of cuteness.
It was adorable and we treated ourselves to hot chocolate and a red velvet cupcake complete with Moomin biscuits. After the Moomin Cafe we wandered along to the Market Square by the Harbour, and we spotted an interesting looking building further down.
It looked slightly like the sauna we were booked to go to the following day, so I got super excited and we were taking photos of it because it looked super cool. Then I Googled it and it turned out it was just a random restaurant and the sauna was half an hour away hahaha. After that debacle we walked to the Orthodox Cathedral, Uspenski Cathedral, and had a quick peek inside where there was a wedding going on, so we decided to check out the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral.
We then walked down towards Senate Square and Helsinki Cathedral, a historically significant area for Finnish architecture and the most famous site in Helsinki. We started with a sunset drink at the rooftop bar at Hotel Torni, and then headed back towards the Cathedral for dinner at Savotta. Savotta is kind of a touristy place, but soooo many people recommended it to me so I figured we should try it out. They serve local Finnish food, so I had Reindeer steak for my main course, and a wild blueberry mousse for dessert as Finland is famous for its berries.
