What to see in Helsinki on foot
50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.
Download Helsinki & walk it offlineHelsinki is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Helsinki pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.
Landmarks1
- 1Tuomiokirkon kryptaHelsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, at the Senate Square.
Historic Sites25
- 2Albert Edelfelt
- 3Aleksis Kiven muistopatsas
- 4Elias Lönnrot
- 5Kyösti Kallio
- 6Menneet ritarit
- 7Taru ja totuus
- 8Itä ja Länsi / J. K. Paasikiven muistomerkkiThe J.
- 9Vironkävijäin muistomerkki
- 10K. J. Ståhlberg
- 11P. E. Svinhufvud
- 12Saksalaisten sotilaiden hauta
- 13Vapaamuurarin hauta
- 14Suomalaisten sotilaiden hauta
- 15Fredrik Pacius
- 16Esirippu / Ida Aalbergin muistomerkki
- 17Aleksanteri II
- 18KeisarinnankiviKeisarinnankivi is a monument located at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki in central Helsinki, Finland.
- 19Ihminen nousee roskalaatikosta / Arvo Kustaa Parkkila
- 20Johan Ludvig RunebergThe Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a statue dedicated to the Finland-Swedish author, national poet and priest Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), designed and sculpted by his son Walter Runeberg (1838–1920).
- 21Johan Vilhelm Snellman
- 22Leo Mechelin
- 23Topelius ja lapset
- 24M. A. Castrén
- 25Eino Leino
- 26Kuninkaallisen Suomen tykistörykmentin muistomerkki
Museums & Galleries7
- 27Suomen Pankin rahamuseo
- 28Tiedemuseo Liekki
- 29Merkki
- 30Väestönsuojelumuseo
- 31Luonnontieteellinen museo
- 32Helsingin taidemuseo HAM
- 33Helsingin kaupunginmuseo
Public Art17
- 34Yrittäjäveistos
- 35Tursas ja vedenneito
- 36Oma maa mansikka
- 37Haaksirikkoiset
- 38Convolvulus
- 39Havis AmandaHavis Amanda is a fountain and a statue in Helsinki, Finland by the sculptor Ville Vallgren (1855–1940).
- 40Kolme seppää
- 41Nyrkkeilijät
- 42Nuori hirvi
- 43Äidinrakkaus
- 44Torso
- 45LyhdynkantajatLyhdynkantajat is a group of sculptures at the main entrance to the Helsinki Central Station in Helsinki, Finland.
- 46Maan laulu
- 47Kotkia
- 48Sarastus
- 49Silmä
- 50Tellervo, Tapion tytär (Diana)