The clever gift

Are you still searching for Christmas presents? Finding something nice especially for children can sometimes be tough.

If you are searching for something a bit more special then you should take a look at the Heureka shop at Kamppi.  Here you find lots of products that are not just fun. In most cases they are also educative. How about e.g. a language game, a learning computer or maybe a microscope?

And there is also something for adults. If you are into solving puzzles this is the place to go. Take a look at their cast puzzle collection. 

The shop is a project of Heureka Finnish Science Center in Vantaa. If you want to learn more about science, go and pay a visit.

Move your car

After heavy snowfall during the last days and weeks whole Helsinki has a white cover now. The city is now a winter wonderland.

Except for car drivers. They would rather describe it as hell. And if you happen to be one of them you don’t just have to drive extremely carefully. You also have to watch out for those signs.

They tell when the street is going to be cleaned. For that reason the street has to be completely empty during the announced time. Should you forget to move your car before that then the city will do that for you. And that might not be too cheap. So keep an eye open for new signs when you park during the winter.

Design Camp at the airport

While waiting for your flight at Helsinki Vantaa Airport Terminal 1 it’s always worth paying a visit to the Design Lounge next to Gate 13. There are changing exhibitions on Finnish design.

Should you happen to be there during the next days and weeks you can take a look at the Design Camp Finland. In this small exhibition you’ll find installations on the internationally most popular Finnish design products, quotes of famous Finnish designers and much more.

Take a look and have a good flight!

Christmas can come

It seems like the city is prepared well for the upcoming holidays. Thousands of small lights shine in the streets of Helsinki, the first Christmas trees can be seen and the snow makes the picture perfect.

The St. Thomas Market is open

The big Christmas market on Senaatintori opens today. In the beautiful scenery of Tuomiokirkko you can stroll over the St. Thomas Christmas Market along small huts and get into the Christmas mood. Especially if you are into handicraft this is the perfect place for you. And also Finnish design products can be found here.

And of course you will also find stands with hot glögi, delicious sausages or other snacks. St. Thomas Christmas Market is open daily till December 22^nd.

For cheerful Christmas days

The Christmas time has started. But so far you didn’t get that much into the Christmas mood. Maybe you are still lacking some nice decoration for the most wonderful time of the year at home.

In that case you should pay a visit to Stockmann’s Christmas department. Here you will find everything to make your apartment a real Santa’s home. And if you don’t plan on getting all your decoration from Stockmann it might still give you some good new ideas.

So take a look and have a nice Christmas time!