The capital of Finland is built on the mainland and 330 large and small islands and is affectionately known as the summer capital. We make ourselves comfortable at the Rastilla city campsite in the south-east of the city. A site surrounded by greenery with a metro connection and a beach.
If we had had a plan, then this city was our destination when we had left home at the beginning of June. Today, 3600 kilometers further on, we have arrived.
Equipped with a 24-hour ticket for the metro, streetcar, bus and boat, it is off into the city.
Helsinki is a refreshing, diverse capital, enlivened by idiosyncratic, sometimes dazzling people. A wide variety of architecture from different decades and the result of the historical power play between Russia and Sweden.
You can walk around Helsinki on a 130-kilometer trail which means that you often walk along the water’s edge and often have to swim or take one of the ferries or boats.
The large icebreakers are waiting here for the winter. They are used to keep the Baltic Sea ports free of ice. The most powerful ship, the Polaris, has 30,000 hp and is able to break ice up to 1.8 meters thick.
We hope you enjoy the sporting games in Paris and we are cheering you on from here!