Backstreets of the Old Town
Description:
Excursion to the oldest district of Helsinki – Kruununhaka.
While walking through the royal pastures, we:
We will see the place where the city was born, we will be able to appreciate the oldest surviving buildings.
- find out what "terrible" secrets the monument of the Russian Emperor Alexander II keeps,
Take a walk through “Finnish America” and “Finnish Italy.”
- visit the "frontal place" and learn how the gallows became a playground,
Let’s get acquainted with the “good ghost” and evil, what old district can not boast of such “residents”?
We will see a real Scottish castle and hear a touching love story associated with it.
- we will be able to appreciate the Finnish sense of humor - the "monument" of Silvio Berlusconi - we will learn how the names of V. I. Lenin and the famous composer - Jan Sibelius are connected with the district,
Let’s look at the “film studio”: we will see where Finnish cinema originates, and where the Finnish Sherlock Holmes lives.
hear stories about the unusual competitions held by the residents of the district,
- understand how the area is connected with the famous Moomin Trolls,
We can measure the shortest street in the city, find out why Helsinki has a waist and more.
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