City: Uusimaa
Top Things to do in Uusimaa
Top 10 Historic Sites in Uusimaa, Finland
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. Areporten I Pickala
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Vallmogard
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The Art Nouveau style building designed by architect Lars Sonck in 1907 used to be the home of the poet and writer Mikael Lybeck. Today it serves as the cultural center for the city of Kauniainen, the venue can be booked for small concerts, dinners and seminars.
3. Sjundbyn Linna
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By jaakkookulta - Siuntio, Finland
Sjundby slott is a beautiful medieval manor house just a few minute drive from Siuntio town centre! The estate is owned privatly so it's important to note that it's not okay to just go and wander to the front yard!! The owner of the manor hosts visitors on special tours during summer months though! The estate has also a small café just outside the manor next to the bridge where they sell for example their own artesan ice cream! There's also a small pond after tje rapid stream where one can go for a swim! There's cyrillic wriring on the walls of one building next to the manor which tells the story of Soviet Occupation during Porkkala Naval Base era.
4. Sea Fortress Suomenlinna
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4.5 based on 8,129 reviews
Reviewed By M6281VPmarks - Scottsdale, United States
Must visit this UNESCO world heritage site of a fortress in Helsinki south harbor across several islands which was built by the Swedes in the 18th and 19th centuries to unsuccessfully prevent Russia from capturing Finland. It is a remarkable piece of engineering, architecture and history. Visit the several museums on the connected islands. There are also fortifications, barracks, residences (people live there full time), church, workshops, shops, cafes and restaurants. You will need at least half a day to visit and will take a 15 minute scenic ferry ride starting at Market Square but the ferry convenienty runs all day starting very early and ending late in the evening because people live there. Children who are into forts and guns will enjoy. Younger children will have the chance to run around to their hearts content.
5. Seurasaari Island and Open-Air Museum
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4.5 based on 1,357 reviews
Reviewed By Zuevy
Excellent combination of natural park and wooden building museum. Many historical wooden houses from different parts of Finland. Some of its are unique. Also natural park where you can see squirrels, swans, ducks and some other bitrds in their wild life.
6. Ainola - The Home of Aino and Jean Sibelius
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4.5 based on 107 reviews
In Ainola you can learn about the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius and his family in the setting of his home. Ainola is located at Lake Tuusula in Järvenpää. Welcome!
7. Mannerheim Museum
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4.5 based on 292 reviews
Reviewed By Krisse_FI
An old mansion in a prestigious old part of Helsinki filled with a collection of paraphernalia from accross the globe (asian antiques & arts, hunting trophés, and yes, a tiger as a rug), this home of a military leader and 6th president of Finland is fascinating and atmospheric to walk through. The history behind his collections is expertly and engagingly narrated by the fantastic tour guides always showing you around the house when you go there, a truly devoted staff. Highly recommended!
8. Urho Kekkonen Museum Tamminiemi
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
This Jugend villa is located in a park by the sea in the Meilahti district. It was built in 1904. From 1940, it was one of the three official residences of the President of Finland. The most important resident was President Urho Kekkonen who lived there 30 years 1956-1986 until his death. Since 1987, the villa has been the Urho Kekkonen Museum. Tamminiemi is furnished the way it was in Kekkonen's time in the 1970s. In a separate building is the famous sauna which was used to entertain Kekkonen's domestic and foreign guests.
9. Sederholm House (Sederholmin Talo)
10. The Aalto House
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4.5 based on 165 reviews
The home of famous Alvar Altotel +358 (0)9 481 350 [email protected] Alvar Aalto 1936
Reviewed By Bettens1976 - Porto, Portugal
I am an admirer of the architect Alvaro Siza and of the naturalism in the construction of Alvar Aalto, who, among others, influenced Siza (Pritzker Architecture Prize 1992). The connection between architecture and nature in construction was one of Alvaro Siza's references. Aalto's house in Riihitie, 20, was designed to be the home and architecture office of Aalto in 1935-36. Natural materials soften the formal language of modern architecture. Design for his own home, gave Aalto an opportunity to make various structures and material experiments. All the details of the interiors have been thought out and decorated in an elegant way. A series of details allow you to perceive and highlight the mix of the work studio with the familiar living areas. This was achieved through material choices. This can be seen on the facades and interiors. The house of Aalto combines modern materials with a modern design and gives nature a relevant role. The building was built in an almost virgin environment and makes use of the natural surroundings as a starting point for its future projects, becoming a mark of Aalto, which is designated by naturalism. It is patronizing to contextualize: the space where Aalto built the house in the 1935-36 years has nothing to do with the current suburban area, surrounded by houses and buildings. A short walk from the tram number 4 stop, mad we find the Alvar Aalto house at Riihitie, 20.
