City of Helsinki

THE TOWN ON A PROMONTORYHelsinki, the capital of Finland since 1812, lies on a promontory. Its geographical situation, almost encircled by water, with the waves swelling freely to the south, has given to the town its special features, and its special problems. The closeness of the sea is felt in...

Helsinki and the sea are one, indivisible. In sunnner the sea surges against the jagged shoreline of the city. But the rocky outer skerries break the force of the waves írom the Gulf of Finland, and storms rarely force their way through to the city itself. Helsinki is weil protected. It is alsó a...

People flowing towards the centre. The Railway Station and Kamppi. Aleksanterinkatu. The Empire Centre. Kruununhaka. Kataja-nokka. Esplanadi. Bulevardi.You can come to Helsinki by sea, by rail, by the seven national highways, and of course by air.The highways are all drawn to the same point, from...

A city mirrors the soul oí its inhabitants. Its streets and buildings, its walls, asphalt and cobblestones are more than a witness to changing architectural fashions: they reflect the beliefs and aspirations of its people, the days of joy and bitterness they have known in the course of their...

A lady author from London arrived in Helsinki. It was dark. My guest was tired and saw nothing of Helsinki as she drove by taxi to her hotel by the Market Square. At the crack of dawn I took her to my boat which was moored next to the Market Hall by special permission. My intention was to show her...