Det sker i Helsinki, Finland året igennem

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Sæson

  Sea ice and winter swimming

  1. jan. – 20. mar. · normaltIssæson

  The avanto — a hole cut in the ice beside a sauna — is what a Helsinki winter is actually for, and the public places are busiest now. When the ice holds, people ski and walk out to the islands on it.

Travlt — Winter/ski break i Finland, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Sea ice and winter swimming (1. jan. – 20. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Winter/ski break i Finland

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Sea ice and winter swimming (1. jan. – 20. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Vappu

• Festival

  Vappu

  30. apr. – 1. majStor festivalTætpakketLukninger

  Student caps go on, the Havis Amanda statue is washed and capped on the evening of the 30th, and the whole city picnics in Kaivopuisto on the 1st whatever the weather. Shops shut for May Day. Kilde ↗

Travlt — mellem toppene, Vappu

• Sæson

  Terrace and ferry season

  1. maj – 15. sep. · normaltSommersæsonen åbner

  The island ferries to Suomenlinna and Vallisaari, the outdoor pools and every terrace in the city open within about a fortnight of each other, and the place is unrecognisable from March.

Stadig i gang: Vappu (30. apr. – 1. maj)

Tætpakket — Midsummer, Summer holidays i Finland

• Helligdag

  Midsummer

  19.–20. jun.SkoleferieLukninger

  The city empties for the countryside on Midsummer Eve and almost nothing in town stays open. If you were not invited to a cottage, the emptiness is the experience. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. maj – 15. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Summer holidays i Finland

• Natur

  Berry and crayfish season

  20. jul. – 10. sep. · normaltSankesæson

  Bilberries, cloudberries and chanterelles fill the market square stalls, and the crayfish parties that follow are more ceremony — schnapps, songs, bibs — than dinner.

Stadig i gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. maj – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Finland, skoleferie på 7 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Helsinki Festival

  18. aug. – 5. sep.Kunstfestival

  The largest arts festival in the country runs for a fortnight from mid-August, and the Night of the Arts near the start opens venues across the city free for one evening. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. maj – 15. sep. (normalt)), Berry and crayfish season (20. jul. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Ruska, the autumn colour

  5. sep. – 10. okt. · normalt

  The autumn colour works its way down from Lapland through September. In Helsinki it arrives late in the month and is finished within a fortnight, which is also the end of the outdoor season.

Stadig i gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. maj – 15. sep. (normalt)), Berry and crayfish season (20. jul. – 10. sep. (normalt)), Helsinki Festival (18. aug. – 5. sep.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Autumn break i Finland

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Ruska, the autumn colour (5. sep. – 10. okt. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  St Thomas's Christmas Market

  28. nov. – 22. dec. · normaltJul & nytår

  Wooden huts on Senate Square through Advent, selling glögi and food rather than novelties, with the cathedral lit above them and the market's own sauna at the back. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Independence Day, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  6. dec.National helligdagLukninger

  Two candles in every window, a torchlit student march from Hietaniemi cemetery to Senate Square, and the whole country watching the presidential reception on television. Shops and museums shut. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: St Thomas's Christmas Market (28. nov. – 22. dec. (normalt))