Try something new

SYÖ!-Viikot are on again. And as always that is a great chance to try out places you haven’t been to yet. Till October 17 restaurants in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Porvoo, Tampere and Turku offer selected dishes for just 10 Euro. That way you get to experience location, service, food and atmosphere of places you don’t know yet or haven’t been to in a long time for a reasonable price.

To find more information on participating restaurants and their offers visit the city magazine website or the official facebook page.

Changes in public transport

Some of you might have already wondered what happened to tram lines 3B and 3T. During HSL’s latest restructuring line 3B has been renamed to number 3 and 3T to number 2. Their routes remain the same (except for changes for line 3 around the Hakaniemi stop due to renovation till the end of September).

Also some other minor changes have been made concerning bus timetables and numbers in Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa. You find details on all recent changes from the HSL website.

So don’t get lost and travel savely!

Go for a swim

Before the water starts cooling down again use to time to go for a swim this weekend.

There are lots of great opportunities in the Helsinki area. Go either to one of the sea beaches in Helsinki and Espoo or try out one of the lakes around the city.

Have a nice weekend!

Borrow, don’t buy

The capital region has an amazing public library system. The city libraries from Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa are all part of HelMet (Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries).

On the HelMet website you find a huge catalogue of all the items in all the libraries attached to it. Just order it online and it will be brought to your closest library where you can pick it up a few days later.

Each library has also a wide selection of English and international book as well as CDs and DVDs.

You can get your library card for free at any HelMet library. Even if you are not a citizen of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen or Vantaa you can get a free card valid for half a year that can be extended after that.