Happy Helsinki Day!

Today is Helsinki Day. The city celebrates its birthday which is celebrated every year since 1959. Unfortunately we are a bit unlucky with the weather this year. But that shouldn't stop you from having a great celebration today.

There are tons of events in the city today: dance, theater, good food, lots of music and much, much more. How about a dinner under the Helsinki sky today on Esplanadi or a free visit to Ateneum? Also don't miss the big Radio Aalto concert at Kaisaniemi with stars like Jukka Poika, Cheek, Happoradio and more.

You find all events and the whole program for the day on the official Helsinki Päivä website. Have fun!

What was your best Helsinki Day experience?

I hope the weather didn’t scare you away and you all anyway attended some of the many events that took place at yesterday’s Helsinki Day. What was your best experience?

Was it maybe the huge picnic on Pohjoisesplanadi in the evening? A concert? An exhibition? Or something else?

Leave a comment how you liked the Helsinki Day 2013 (despite the weather of course)!

Happy Birthday Helsinki!

Tomorrow the whole city celebrates. Not just in the city but in many areas in Helsinki there will be something happening. So don’t miss this important day.

The Helsinki Day starts traditionally at 9:00 in the courtyard of the City Hall where the Mayor Jussi Pajunen will hold a speech, followed by some live music. During the day countless events will take place all over the city. One of the highlights will be the free Helsinki Day concert by Radio Aalto at Kaisaniemi starting at 15:00 with performances by Anna Puu, Haloo Helsinki!, Sunrise Avenue and many more. All of tomorrow’s events are listed on theofficial website.

June 12 was chosen as Helsinki Day since this was the day in 1550 that the Swedish King Gustav I founded the city at the mouth of Vantaa River. 

Happy Helsinki Day!

We reached the climax of the Helsinki Week. Today is Helsinki Day, the 200^th anniversary of Helsinki as the capital of Finland. For this day lots of events have been arranged. 

At Ruttopuisto the people from Sininen Verstas have made a special gift for Helsinki and sewed colorful fabric covers for the trees in the park. 

But there is so much more to explore today in Helsinki. A list of most (definitely not all) activities that take place today can be found from the Helsinki viikko website. One of the highlight is going to be the big free open air concert by Radio Aalto at Kaisaniemi Park. Great Finnish acts like The Rasmus, Lauri Tähk, Chisu and many more will play.

It’s gonna be a great day! Have fun!