4 Days in Helsinki
Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the southern part of Finland and with a population of 1,317,000 https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/helsinki-population. Making it the most populous
Urban area in Finland.
I spent 2 weeks in Finland. I flew from Edinburgh to Helsinki, got picked up at the airport and went straight to Rusko, which is a few kilometres away from Turku. I spent most of my time in Turku before finishing up my trip to Helsinki.
Camera Gear
I found my Tamron 28-75 to be far most practical when travelling. The city really works well with that lens. I know you are thinking; why not a prime lens? I took my Sigma 85mm with me. However, I never used it while I was there. Another lens I took with me was the Sigma 100-400 but I only used that while on the boat from Turku to Aland. We will talk about Aland in the next episode 😆. However, sometimes I did wish I took 14-24 with me. I shall be taking that with me to Prague.
First Day in Helsinki
I got to Helsinki on the 31st of July via train from Turku. It took approximately 2 and half hours. Guess where I sat? I sat in first class 😅. Got there, drop our bag and went out for drinks. I like to try different counties’ beers.
Got to one of the bars to get a pint of beer. The prices for beer in that country are expensive as hell 😆. I was crying when I heard the price. But hey, you only live once; enjoy life.
Sat down and all I noticed were the flies. There were so many insects flying around. I was shocked, my thought was, do people live with these flies? How is it possible you have this many flies in a city? We sat to start drinking and the flies start falling off to the ground and unable to fly anymore. Then I remember a documentary I saw about a type of fly that only fly for a day and die after. In short, I should have taken videos or pictures of those flies but I didn’t and I missed the opportunity of a lifetime 😢.
The other days
We wanting shopping. We went to Kamppi, Kluuvi and Forum. All I can say is that I might have spent too much on shopping. I got myself a nice Gant jumper
