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The Best Hotels and Restaurants in Helsinki (Helsingfors), Finland

Our team in Helsinki (Helsingfors) are native born Scandinavians, they know Finland very well and speak the language.
They love the city, the cold winters, warm summers, beautiful islands and great green parks.

The city’s rhythm is laid back, but at the same time refreshingly active in terms of number and quality of restaurants and really funny nightlife - clubs and bars keep the party going until the early-hours - something is going on every day of the year.

And Helsinki is one of the world’s leading cities in design, architecture, culture, shopping, - the hometown of Alvar Aalto, Marimekko, Arabia and Iittala.

The Best Hotels in Helsinki, Finland
The StarTripper Journal presents the best places to stay in Helsinki, both international luxury and boutique choices.

Helsinki has a lot of fine hotels and The StarTripper Journal Recommends these:

Hotel Kamp Just off the busy Market Square in the centre of Helsinki, gorgeous hotel with old world charm, timeless elegance and European glamour.

Timeless elegant decorated rooms and suites, stylish armchair and ottoman or sofa with coffee table, luxurious marble bathrooms equipped with bath, separate walk-in shower and all dreamlike amenities.

Kamp Spa treatments are therapeutic, timeless and offer an ideal retreat from the demands of the city.

Impeccable service and all the luxuries required by first class travellers. The most luxurious hotel in Helsinki.

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Hotel Haven Just off the busy marked square, near the harbour, in the centre of Helsinki, this luxurious boutique hotel offers a unique location.

Four classes of luxury rooms, some with sea view, very good spacious beds with first class linen, sofa and a convenient workspace, Bang Olufsen entertainment system, spa-like bathrooms with first class amenities, all the very best of the very best.

Hotel Haven provides homely warmth, exclusive comfort and high-quality service. Ask for a Lux sea view room.


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Hotel Fabian A short walk from the Market Square, the gardens of the Esplanadi and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, right in the heart of Helsinki, this boutique hotel is designed around a lush, verdant courtyard and is flooded with natural light.

The hotel offers exquisite interior details plus all the comforts of home, perfect for short visits and extended stays offering rooms equipped with a kitchenette. Spacious rooms with excellent beds and first class linen, some with more luxury and better amenities, rooms on top floor are loft-like.

A very good and peaceful place to stay in Helsinki.

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The Best Restaurants in Helsinki, Finland
The StarTripper Journal presents the best places to dine in Helsinki, both international gourmet and good Finnish choices.

The city’s rhythm is laid back, but at the same time refreshingly active in terms of number and quality of restaurants and really funny nightlife - clubs and bars keep the party going until the early-hours - something is going on every day of the year.


Restaurant Olo Located just off the busy Market Square gives Olo a unique atmosphere, a modern, stylish, classic restaurant.

The team of chefs present a modern Nordic cuisine, natural and clean flavours of land and sea, following the yearly cycle of the Nordic nature, always the best ingredients of the day.

The signature menu consists of around twenty dishes, often spontaneous, exciting and surprising, always served with a background story about its ingredients or place of origin.

Treat yourself, experience this excellent cooking!

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Ask Restaurant Sekel Bar and Restaurant set out to capture the food, the wine, the cocktails and the ambience from the Helsinki restaurant culture of the ”Roaring Twenties”. They cook with sustainable and organic produce and flavour with a pinch of culinary history.

The cooking, inspired by early 20th Century dining, includes signature dishes such as steak tartare and pineapple parfait. Choose from a tasting menu, an à la carte or a surprise ‘menu du jour’; all boast dishes that are simple, well-cooked and feature good quality produce.

Excellent cooking – we are looking forward to next time.

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Restaurant Pompier Located next to the Esplanade Park, stylish an elegant, entrance door is discreetly in the courtyard, the inside is incredibly fine, both stylish and elegant. The atmosphere is relaxed, but the staff is very efficient and there is no waiting time.

Pompier offers a delicious buffet lunch with home-made bread, salads and soup, tasty, varied and fresh. Probably the best lunch in town.

For dinner the chefs presents an á la carte menu, modern innovative Scandinavian cuisine, based on fresh local produce, using classic techniques.

Excellent food – our secret lunch and dinner place!

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The Best Night Clubs in Helsinki, Finland
The StarTripper Journal presents the best night clubs in Helsinki.

Even if the city’s rhythm is laid back, its at the same time refreshingly active in terms of really funny nightlife - clubs and bars keep the party going until the early-hours - something is going on every day of the year.


Apollo Live Club Apollo Live Club is the top nightclub in Helsinki. It’s a live event venue, a bar, and a dance club all rolled into one. It’s located inside Forum shopping center.

Apollo Live Club presents top-of-the-game cover bands and resident DJ's, a night at Apollo Nightclub is something you don’t forget. On the weekends the bar and courtyard are opened up to become a dance club and they also host karaoke in the basement on certain days so you can be the entertainment for that evening.

Weeknights and early evenings you can find versatile events from stand-up nights to theatre performances and gigs by well-known artists.

Age limit is 24+. Apollo Live Club offers a great atmosphere, the dance floor glows, and you can dance the night away.

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The Kaiku nightclub Kaiku is another top nightclub, essentially an underground club, inside an old factory building, located just outside the center of Helsinki in an old factory buildig. But it is well worth the short taxi ride.

Kaiku is best known for its very large dance floor and booming sound system. A lot of international DJs as well as locals perform at the venue. Local DJs describe the club as a wooden music box.

Same guests return night after night to enjoy the amazing music, DJs, viberating dance and great drinks. The crowd at Kaiku is very open-minded and welcoming to people from all backgrounds.

The club is recommanded as one as one of the best nightclubs in Helsinki.

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Storyville Happy Jazz Club Storyville Happy Jazz Club is located in the heart of Helsinki.

This legendary Jazz Club offers live music to the guests nearly everyday, which includes both finnish and foreign bands. You can listen to classic jazz, cool blues, rooty country and hot salsa or anything in between. They are hosting some of the world’s best bands, and the club has been ranked as one of the best Jazz Clubs in the world.

During the winter you can reserve a table in the downstairs club VIP Lounge and enjoy the show at the same time. In the summer you can enjoy the live music, cool drinks & barbequed dishes at the Garden Terrace.

At Storyville Happy Jazz Club you are always warmly welcomming to a comfortable international jazz-atmosphere.

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