Best views in Helsinki
43 lookouts and viewpoints in Helsinki.
Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 43.

Best views in Helsinki
SeeObservatorySouthUrsa Observatory
Ursan tähtitorni
The 1926 yellow-coloured observatory, operated by the Astronomical Association Ursa, is still in active use by both members and other enthusiasts, but non-members can also attend public shows to either observe solar phenomena or look at the starry sky.
Open occasionally€5 for adults, €2 for under age of 16; free for members
DoKruununhaka and KatajanokkaSkyWheel Helsinki
Ferris wheel.
Closed · opens 10 am
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Sinisen huvilan kahvila
The "Café of the Blue Villa" is an outdoors café with fantastic views over the Töölönlahti bay.
10:00–22:00 during summertimeSmall coffee €1.50 · Outdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible · Vegetarian options
SeeObservatorySouthKaivopuisto
A beautiful park by the sea in the southernmost part of the city. In summer you might want to sit down for a cup of coffee in one of the seaside cafes and enjoy the view of sailboats and the people on the promenade. Housing surrounding this area is the most expensive in Helsinki.
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Saturnus
The Pajamäki Solar System Scale Model is a scale model of the Solar System built in Helsinki and partly in Espoo, Finland in 1992. Its scale is 1:1 000 000 000, i.e. one to one billion, so that 1 millimeter in the model corresponds to 1 000 kilometers in the actual Solar System.
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Mäntymäki
Mäntymäentie 2
18 m high
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Taivaskallio
58 m high
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Tähtitorninvuori
31 m high
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Ullanlinnanmäki
20 m high
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Linnunlaulu
Linnunlauluntie
Limited wheelchair access
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Hakalan lintutorni
Mjh Hakala, Arkadiankatu 35
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Helsinki Observatory
Kopernikuksentie 1
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Pornaistenniemi bird watching tower
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Jupiter
Talinhuipun koirapuisto, Takkatie 36
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Kellomäki
Vanhankaupungintie 9
30 m high
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Näköalatasanne
11 Tyynenmerenkatu
Wheelchair accessible
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Agroksenmäki
22 m high
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Isoisänsilta
2 Capellan puistotie
Wheelchair accessible
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Kaivoskallio
27 m high
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Kipparvuori
16 m high
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Kivinokan lintulava
Wheelchair accessible
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Kruunuvuori
30 m high
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Lataamonmäki
32 m high
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Rajakallio
37 m high
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Reijolankallio
19 m high
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Riistavuori
30 m high
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Sorsavuori
17 m high
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Bird hide of Pornaistenniemi
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Bird watching tower of Lammassaari
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Dry dock observation deck
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Haarakallio
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Hakalan lintujenkatselulava
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Halkopiipunkallio
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Keinumäen lintutorni
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Kruunuvuorensilta
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Lammassaaren lankkupolun eteläinen katselutasanne
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Lammassaaren lankkupolun pohjoinen katselutasanne
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Myllykallion lintutorni
5 Puistokaari
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Mölylän kallio
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Observation tower
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