2025 in Finland (Helsinki)

the Norwegian Dawn ship docked in Hernesaari (near Helsinki), Finland on June 17th:

docking in Hernesaari, it was a some ways away from downtown:

• many chose the "hop on hop off" buses for "dozens of euro" per head
• also waiting nearby was a 15-minute shuttle ride (for 12 euro per head)

if you do your "10,000 steps per day" every day, walking around downtown Helsinki is a breeze and rather cheap:

• Kauppatori ("market")
  • the outdoor market that most see first
    • orange tents have food
    • white tents sell souvenirs
• Helsingin kaupunginmuseo ("Helsinki city museum")
  • free to go in
    • learn about the Finnish ways of life
• Senaatintori ("Senate square")
  • the meeting hub for all "guided tours"
• Esplanadi ("the esplanade")
  • the park where something always happens
• Oodi ("the ode")
  • the "library" that gives so much more than books
  • a hub for meeting, for playing, for learning and for making stuff

wanted to see more but the ship bounded my time

Helsinki would become a "must-come-again"