The Atlas Obscura Guide To

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Discover 11 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Helsinki, Finland

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Booktower Rotunda

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The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

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Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

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Kamppi Chapel

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Kamppi Chapel

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

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Original location.

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Bad Bad Boy

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

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Neat mineral display

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Helsinki University Museum

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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Kruunuvuori

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Kruunuvuori

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

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The head of Sibelius.

Helsinki, Finland

Sibelius Monument

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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Entrance to the Building

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Pohjola Insurance Building

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

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