City: Uusimaa
Top Things to do in Uusimaa
10 Things to Do in Uusimaa That You Shouldn't Miss
Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland, Finnish: [ˈuːsimɑː]; Swedish: [ˈnyːlɑnd]; both lit. “new land”) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, and Kymenlaakso. Finland’s capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding Greater Helsinki area, are both contained in the region, which makes Uusimaa Finland's most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,638,469.
Restaurants in Uusimaa
1. Helsinki Tram System
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 959 reviews
Reviewed By Nomeian - Melbourne, Australia
You can jump on a tram and go anywhere in the city. You can go east to west and north to south with a simple to use card system. You can also see a lot of the major sites from the tram network. We have a large one in Melbourne, which is easy to use, and this felt right at home.
2. Mannerheim Museum
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4.5 based on 225 reviews
Reviewed By Oleg Y - Belgrade, Serbia
That is what we saw in this fascinating museum of Baron Gustav Mannerheim, former president, commander in chief of the Finnish Army and Finnish Civil War (1918 -1920) victor.
This museum is located to the south from Kauppatori ( Market Square), near the shore of Gulf of Finland.
From the outside, an appearance of an ordinary finnish house and when we entered inside, also perceived a modesty in the rooms, the belongings to this statesman, great field marshal, and an intrepid person. Here, within this museum,as the Finns call it Kaivopuisto, there are the hundreds of military medals and photographs from Mannerheim extraordinary life. There is a guided tour in English.
Not to miss, that's for sure.
3. Porvoo Old Town
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4.5 based on 681 reviews
Reviewed By Josecito357 - Cordoba, Argentina
Beautiful town, not just the old part of it, but the whole town is magic, coloured and quiet. And very close to Helsinki, you can just take a regular bus from Helsinki centre and you will be there in a little more than an hour. The town is surrounded by the woods and spreaded all around. The "old town" has lots of coffee shops and nice places to have a coffee, beer or lunch under the sun (at least if you are going in summer like I did)
4. The National Library of Finland
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4.5 based on 127 reviews
Reviewed By stordane - Washington DC, District of Columbia
If you are into Libraries, you will love this one. Beautifully designed, there is a ramp that goes around the outsides of the rooms. Walls are beautiful stone. The only catch-since it's the national lib of Finland, none of the books are in English! But if you go with your handy translator app, you can get by. The fun is in the architecture.
5. Kaivopuisto
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4.5 based on 193 reviews
Reviewed By Guillaume R - Göteborg
Kaivopuisto is a large park on the shore of the archipelago. It offers great views on nearby Islands.
Most of the embassies in Helsinki are in the neighborhood, and they make for a delightful comparison. From the simple Dutch or Estonian delegations to the high tech and well protected US embassies.
The record is the Russian embassy, paid for with the war reparations from the consecutive war, on a gigantic scale.
6. Fortress of Suomenlinna
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Egon70
Others may disagree but I honestly think that a trip to Helsinki isn't complete without visiting the Fortress of Suomenlinna. I went there a couple of days ago and despite the cold weather thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The ferry ride alone was very pleasant already. I could see the frozen ice and how the ferry broke it.
Upon arrival on the island, I'd a light lunch in Cafe Vanille. Then I walked around and went to the Suomenlinna Museum where I got to know more about the history of the island.
It's a very good way to spend a few hours.
7. Seurasaari Island and Open-Air Museum
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4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Des H - Hull
This open air museum seems to be rather typical of several continental countries. The UK does not have quite the same approach although we do have Beamish. This museum contains a variety of vernacular buildings from various area of Finland to give a feeling of them in a natural setting much as they would have been originally found. We had a very good tour guide who spoke very good English and was very helpful. An enjoyable visit punctuated with a stop for tea and a pastry but nothing too dramatic or spectacular to see except – perhaps – the church.
8. Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre
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4.5 based on 330 reviews
Heureka's Exhibitions are interactive. The main exhibition has over 200 exhibits from many fields of science as well as a number of activity points.
Reviewed By lmsk2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Heureka is a great place to spend an interesting and an educative day regardless of your age: there are a lot of hands-on experiments you can try out yourself, changing Exhibitions and educative 3D films.
The Heureka shop has a nice selections of books, models, toys and games about science. The cafe is quite spacious and the lunch buffet there pretty good.
Depending on how much you wish to experiment and how deeply you want to pore into the Exhibitions, you should reserve 2 to 4 hours for the visit.
Pro tip: There is a big parking lot close by, but the science centre is also right by a train station (Tikkurila) so you can get there fast&easy from Helsinki city centre.
9. Natural History Museum (Luonnontieteellinen Museo)
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4.5 based on 402 reviews
Reviewed By Bruce M - Sydney, Australia
While the museum is relatively modest in size compared with similar national museums throughout Europe, it nonetheless has some very unique and well organised exhibits setting out important timelines in Finland dating back to the Stone Age.
Well worth a visit for several hours, and do stop over in the museum shop which has a poignant display of photos and stories from the 1918 civil war ( not sure if this is permanent or a pop-up)
10. Ateneum Art Museum
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4.5 based on 880 reviews
Reviewed By MC0777 - Oulu, Finland
The Ateneum Art museum is located just at the front of the railway station at the heart of Helsinki. The building ifself is build on 1887. From that on is has belong to the art. The place has changing modern art Exhibitions, but also the country’s oldest and largest art collection. You can find art from three different floors. There is also a cafeteria at the museum.
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