# The 10 best sights in Helsinki

Suomenlinna, Senate Square and Oodi: the Helsinki sights that travel blogs and guides recommend most.

- 26 votes · 12 items
- Feb 15, 2023 · Henna Virtanen
- https://even.best/en/l/514/the-10-best-sights-in-helsinki

## Top 10

1. **Uspenski Cathedral** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The largest Orthodox church in Western Europe, on Katajanokka.
2. **Suomenlinna** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Sea fortress and the capital region's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, by ferry from the Market Square.
3. **Oodi Central Library** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Library opened in December 2018, a modern living room for the city.
4. **Market Square and Old Market Hall** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Harbourside market and the market hall opened in 1889.
5. **Ateneum** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Works from the golden age of Finnish art: Edelfelt, Gallen-Kallela, Schjerfbeck. <https://ateneum.fi/>
6. **Löyly** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Seaside public sauna in Hernesaari in a modern timber building. <https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/>
7. **Linnanmäki** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Finland's most popular amusement park, since 1950.
8. **Temppeliaukio Church** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Church carved directly into the bedrock, with a copper dome.
9. **Amos Rex** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Art museum beneath the Lasipalatsi building, with domed skylights. <https://amosrex.fi/>
10. **Seurasaari Open-Air Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Island with old buildings brought from all over Finland.
11. **Senate Square and Helsinki Cathedral** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Engel's Empire-style square and the white cathedral.
12. **Esplanadi** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Park boulevard from the Market Square to the Swedish Theatre.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.