Hva som skjer i Helsinki, Finland gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Sesong

  Sea ice and winter swimming

  1. jan – 20. mar · vanligvisIssesong

  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.

Travelt — Winter/ski break i Finland, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea ice and winter swimming (1. jan – 20. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Winter/ski break i Finland

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea ice and winter swimming (1. jan – 20. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Vappu

• Festival

  Vappu

  30. apr – 1. maiStor festivalMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Travelt — mellom toppene, Vappu

• Sesong

  Terrace and ferry season

  1. mai – 15. sep · vanligvisSommersesongen åpner

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Vappu (30. apr – 1. mai)

Toppsesong — Midsummer, Summer holidays i Finland

• Helligdag

  Midsummer

  19.–20. junSkoleferieStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Summer holidays i Finland

• Natur

  Berry and crayfish season

  20. jul – 10. sep · vanligvisSankesesong

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

Fortsatt på gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Finland, skoleferie i 7 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Helsinki Festival

  18. aug – 5. sepKunstfestival

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Berry and crayfish season (20. jul – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Ruska, the autumn colour

  5. sep – 10. okt · vanligvis

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Terrace and ferry season (1. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Berry and crayfish season (20. jul – 10. sep (vanligvis)), Helsinki Festival (18. aug – 5. sep)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Autumn break i Finland

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Ruska, the autumn colour (5. sep – 10. okt (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  St Thomas's Christmas Market

  28. nov – 22. des · vanligvisJul og nyttår

  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 ↗

Toppsesong — Independence Day, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  6. desNasjonaldagStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: St Thomas's Christmas Market (28. nov – 22. des (vanligvis))