Location: Vantaa
Top Things to do in Vantaa
Top 10 Things to do in Vantaa, Finland
Vantaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑntɑː]; Swedish: Vanda) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of 221,821 (31 August 2017), Vantaa is the fourth most populated city of Finland.
Restaurants in Vantaa
1. Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre
Overall Ratings
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.
2. Finnish Aviation Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 130 reviews
The Finnish Aviation Museum is a national special aviation museum located close to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
Reviewed By Tebessa - Helsinki, Finland
Obviously you need to be at least a bit tech or aviation fan in order to appreciate this museum. I took my hubby here for 1hr flight simulation experience. The simulator is used for training pilots, so it's the real deal. Watched from the scenes the simulator flights and it was mesmerizing even so! If you decide to book the simulator, museum is incl to the price. There is also cafeteria in case you stay longer ;)
3. Pyhan Laurin kirkko
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 55 reviews
This beautiful sixteenth-century church in Vantaa is one of the most popular wedding churches in the Helsinki region, and the third-biggest granite church in Finland with unusually rich painted decorations. The church is also known for its excellent acoustics. The annual Vantaa Baroque Week is one of the many musical events arranged here.
Reviewed By Punakettu - Espoo, Finland
This historical old environment exist still but you have to find it first. I can assure that it is worth it. The old church ("grey-stone-church") has interesting history behind. I recommend that before visiting here you make your home study or take history leaflet with you. You will get so much more out of this area if you go a little bit deeper than just looking around.
The church is of course the main thing but there are many old houses and buildings to be found too. Take a short walk to the river bend too and find a mill from there. After all walk and wondering take a nice coffee break at the old fashion cafeteria just beside the main road and parking place.
I really hope that this place could stay as natural as it is. Unfortunately new buildings are getting near by and the traffic noise is quit loud. (go in the morning or late evening).
4. Kuusijarvi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By Pezmac - Melbourne, Australia
Sitting in the Kuusijärvi smoke sauna, it felt like a cross between a community meeting and the witches scene in Roman Polanski's Macbeth. I would say is really worth a visit for a traveller that wants a local and traditional experience. You need to remember your bathers, as the smoke sauna is gender mixed. You can hire towels and eat in the cafe. We visited when it was -21 degrees, and it was still refreshingly nice to dip in the lake.
Things to remember: Most signs will be in Finnish, so learn the words for change room, electric sauna and smoke sauna before you go if you're nervous about asking strangers (I'm like this). If you're visiting in winter, ask about footwear when you pay so you don't damage your feet from walking over the ice to the lake. Take your own shampoo and soap to wash off the soot afterwards. If you use the electric sauna, you can be naked, or stay in your bathers; try to remember in the change room to tear off some paper from the roll to sit on before you enter the electric sauna.
5. Tikkurila Railway Station
Overall Ratings
4 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By Maari100 - Helsinki
Tikkurila railway station is totally newbuilt. If you come by train from North and East, this is the place change from the long-distance train to local train heading to the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. There are several different style restaurants and cafes, flowershop, R-kiosk, bookstore, supermarket chain etc. Handy place.
6. Kauppakeskus Jumbo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By MissHK2009 - Hong Kong, China
I had 6 hrs transit at Helsinki airport on a Saturday evening. As advised by the airport staff, the shops in downtown (half hour by bus from airport) closed early around 6pm but there was a big mall called Jumbo closer (15 mins by bus) which closed at about 9pm.
I therefore took bus no.615 to go there. Ticket bought at the machine at bus stop, also possible to pay to driver on board.
The mall is quite nice and big with supermarket, various shops. I spent most of my time in one shop and bought a handbag made in Finland, very satisfied and happy. Obtained the tax return form from the shopkeeper and submitted the form at airport.
I will definitely visit this mall more thoroughly next time during transit or stopover in Helsinki.
7. Vantaa City Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
The museum collects objects related to the past and present of Vantaa. Research work is presented during changing Exhibitions and in publications in the museum. The museum also participates in the protection of the cultural environment in Vantaa and it is an expert in matters connected with the history of the area.Vantaa City Museum is housed in the Old Station Building in Tikkurila next to good public transportation connections.Welcome to Vantaa City Museum!
Reviewed By AndyLA76 - Helsinki, Finland
A nice little museum with great exhibits in the centre of Tikkurila, Vantaa. The museum is right next to the railroad station so if you missed your train it's something to do while you wait. The museum is quite small but they do some interesting things here and the museum shop is a great place to pick up a few souvenirs. :)
8. Sipoonkorven Kansallispuisto
Overall Ratings
5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By beachstone2c - Helsinki, Finland
Sipoonkorpi is not easily accessible without a car. However, there are some public transportation options available depending on from which side you would like to enter the park. It is a big park considering its so close to Helsinki. It is small enough to reach one of the surrounding roads within a couple hours if one gets lots. And it's very easy to loose orientation in deep forest and start going circles. There are no food or drink service anywhere in the park. There are camp fires, small camping sites and firewood but no services. If you're not familiar with the park and not used to hike in forest a good map and staying in the tracks would be highly recommended. Sipoonkorpi is much less crowded than e.g. Nuuksio. Very peaceful and safe. Off-peak times you may not encounter anyone else even during a long visit.
9. VM Karting Center
Overall Ratings
5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By beachstone2c - Helsinki, Finland
Very clean indoor Karting race track, the best I have visited (I'm not a Karting fanatic though). The personnel is professional, friendly and have patience. And most importantly they have safety as the first priority. Well maintained cars, good gear and dressing rooms. Small cafeteria. Excellent entertainment.
10. Jumbo Shopping Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Mikael F - Vantaa, Finland
Jumbo Shopping Center is located along the ring road Kehä III in Vantaa, only a few kilometres from the the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport.
It can be easily reached by any means of transport. You can find 4600 free parking spaces. If you are coming from the airport, bus 561 will take you here.
Jumbo is connected via an indoor bridge to the Flamingo Entertainment Center, where is a cinema, a day spa, a bowling alley, an indoor mini-golf, other play and game facilities, restaurants, bars and a hotel.
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