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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.

Ursa Observatory, Helsinki
Photo: Markku Poutanen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Best views in Helsinki

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    Ursa 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

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    SkyWheel Helsinki

    Ferris wheel.

    Closed · opens 10 am

  3. DrinkCaféWest

    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

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    Kaivopuisto

    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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