Nokia: Suomenlinna is the only UNESCO World Heritage site around the Helsinki capital region. Come here for a lovely picnic and enjoy the picturesque surroundings.
Michael Harrison: Helsinki’s most venerable church is this white wood 1826 beauty, designed by CL Engel. Opposite the church is a memorial to Elias Lönnrot, compiler of the Kalevala epic poem.
Michael Harrison: The Kalevala is a work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore. This memorial depicts Lönnrot flanked by his most famous character, ‘steady old Väinämöinen’.