På gång i Helsinki, Finland under året

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Säsong

  Sea ice and winter swimming

  1 jan – 20 mar · vanligtvisIssäsong

  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.

Mycket folk — Winter/ski break i Finland, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Sea ice and winter swimming (1 jan – 20 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Winter/ski break i Finland

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Sea ice and winter swimming (1 jan – 20 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Vappu

• Festival

  Vappu

  30 apr – 1 majStor festivalTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Vappu

• Säsong

  Terrace and ferry season

  1 maj – 15 sep · vanligtvisSommarsäsongen öppnar

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Vappu (30 apr – 1 maj)

Mest folk — Midsummer, Summer holidays i Finland

• Helg

  Midsummer

  19–20 junSkollovStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Terrace and ferry season (1 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Summer holidays i Finland

• Natur

  Berry and crayfish season

  20 jul – 10 sep · vanligtvisPlocksäsong

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

Pågår fortfarande: Terrace and ferry season (1 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Finland, skollov i 7 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Helsinki Festival

  18 aug – 5 sepKulturfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Terrace and ferry season (1 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Berry and crayfish season (20 jul – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Ruska, the autumn colour

  5 sep – 10 okt · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Terrace and ferry season (1 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Berry and crayfish season (20 jul – 10 sep (vanligtvis)), Helsinki Festival (18 aug – 5 sep)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Autumn break i Finland

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Ruska, the autumn colour (5 sep – 10 okt (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  St Thomas's Christmas Market

  28 nov – 22 dec · vanligtvisJul & nyår

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Independence Day, Christmas holidays i Finland

• Helg

  Independence Day

  6 decNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: St Thomas's Christmas Market (28 nov – 22 dec (vanligtvis))