Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Helsinki, Finland

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Christmas holidays in Finland

• Seizoen

  Sea ice and winter swimming

  1 jan – 20 mrt · meestalIJsseizoen

  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.

Druk — Winter/ski break in Finland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea ice and winter swimming (1 jan – 20 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Winter/ski break in Finland

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea ice and winter swimming (1 jan – 20 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Vappu

• Festival

  Vappu

  30 apr – 1 meiGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Vappu

• Seizoen

  Terrace and ferry season

  1 mei – 15 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Vappu (30 apr – 1 mei)

Topdrukte — Midsummer, Summer holidays in Finland

• Feestdag

  Midsummer

  19–20 junSchoolvakantiesSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Terrace and ferry season (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Finland

• Natuur

  Berry and crayfish season

  20 jul – 10 sep · meestalPlukseizoen

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

Nog steeds bezig: Terrace and ferry season (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Finland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Helsinki Festival

  18 aug – 5 sepKunstenfestival

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Terrace and ferry season (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Berry and crayfish season (20 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Ruska, the autumn colour

  5 sep – 10 okt · meestal

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Terrace and ferry season (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Berry and crayfish season (20 jul – 10 sep (meestal)), Helsinki Festival (18 aug – 5 sep)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Autumn break in Finland

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ruska, the autumn colour (5 sep – 10 okt (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  St Thomas's Christmas Market

  28 nov – 22 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Independence Day, Christmas holidays in Finland

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  6 decNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: St Thomas's Christmas Market (28 nov – 22 dec (meestal))