Afterward, I proceeded to plot my itinerary for the next days as I joyfully flipped through all the tickets that were given to us. Since it was already nighttime at this point, I decided to take a leisurely stroll around the city as I went off and grab dinner in one of the restaurants that wanted to offer complimentary meals under the Helsinki Secret scheme.
After a 2-hour flight, I was ushered into my Helsinki Secret Residence for the week: an Aallonkoti apartment that was located in the heart of the city.
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I’ve written about my experience with this in detail and you can read about it here:
From my seat in the plane back home, I looked over fondly at Helsinki as it slowly dissipated from my view. I’ve written for probably so many times now about how I’ve fallen in love with the places that I’ve been to in my travels — and that will always hold true. I DO fall in love with every place, and Helsinki is one of those.
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Faroe Islands Itinerary
» Day 1
Coming from a tropical country, I’ve come to love the winter season in any destination — so when the tourism board of Helsinki invited me to stay for a week in their wonderful city during the “white” month of February, it wasn’t hard to say YES! (Helsinki Winter Itinerary)
For more info about the best months to visit, how to get around, etc. — come and read this Helsinki guide!
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I learned here that the north of Finland which is above the Arctic Circle usually doesn’t have any sun (only a few hours of twilight around noon) for a month or more during winter. It’s typically referred to as a polar knight in which the Finns call it as ‘kaamos’. (I seriously can’t imagine having no sun for months!)
For dinner, I took up the free dining offered by Meripaviljonki, a seemingly ‘floating restaurant‘ by the river. And since I can’t get enough of tattikuorrutettua, I ordered this dish yet again for the night.
To cap the night off perfectly on my Helsinki winter itinerary, I went on to try a typical Finnish sauna experience.
» READ: Things To Do in Helsinki, Finland
» READ: Helsinki Snowmobile Safari Experience Come night time, I headed off to dinner at Kappeli in order to try Finnish dishes. This restaurant was conveniently located in one of the big parks in the city and it was an elegant establishment. I ordered a classic tattikuorrutettua or reindeer fillet and it was a superb dish with a very gamey taste. (I was a bit apprehensive at first about eating reindeer meat; but I thought, once should be enough! I’m glad nonetheless that I tried it.)
» Day 2
Come night time, I headed off to dinner at Kappeli in order to try Finnish dishes. This restaurant was conveniently located in one of the big parks in the city and it was an elegant establishment. I ordered a classic tattikuorrutettua or reindeer fillet and it was a superb dish with a very gamey taste. (I was a bit apprehensive at first about eating reindeer meat; but I thought, once should be enough! I’m glad nonetheless that I tried it.)
» Day 3
Come night time, I headed off to dinner at Kappeli in order to try Finnish dishes. This restaurant was conveniently located in one of the big parks in the city and it was an elegant establishment. I ordered a classic tattikuorrutettua or reindeer fillet and it was a superb dish with a very gamey taste. (I was a bit apprehensive at first about eating reindeer meat; but I thought, once should be enough! I’m glad nonetheless that I tried it.)
» Day 4
Come night time, I headed off to dinner at Kappeli in order to try Finnish dishes. This restaurant was conveniently located in one of the big parks in the city and it was an elegant establishment. I ordered a classic tattikuorrutettua or reindeer fillet and it was a superb dish with a very gamey taste. (I was a bit apprehensive at first about eating reindeer meat; but I thought, once should be enough! I’m glad nonetheless that I tried it.)
» Day 5
Come night time, I headed off to dinner at Kappeli in order to try Finnish dishes. This restaurant was conveniently located in one of the big parks in the city and it was an elegant establishment. I ordered a classic tattikuorrutettua or reindeer fillet and it was a superb dish with a very gamey taste. (I was a bit apprehensive at first about eating reindeer meat; but I thought, once should be enough! I’m glad nonetheless that I tried it.)
» Day 6
Come night time, I headed off to dinner at Kappeli in order to try Finnish dishes. This restaurant was conveniently located in one of the big parks in the city and it was an elegant establishment. I ordered a classic tattikuorrutettua or reindeer fillet and it was a superb dish with a very gamey taste. (I was a bit apprehensive at first about eating reindeer meat; but I thought, once should be enough! I’m glad nonetheless that I tried it.)
» Day 7
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Come read about my adventure in Tallinn here:
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Overall Overall
I especially loved how there is a huge balcony as well that gave me a clear view of the city skyline that was wrapped in white velvet snow. In fact, I spent some time resting on the balcony as I savored how lucky I was to have been able to start off my Helsinki winter itinerary on a great note!
You bet that I had a tough time plotting my activities at first (there were just far too many awesome things to do!). In the end, I managed to squeeze all the top things that I desired to do in my 7-day stay. Here’s how it went for me!
