Fazer Cafe

Location

Helsinki

Finland

60° 10' 6.8124" N, 24° 56' 51.2124" E

General info:

One of the most famous cafeterias in Helsinki. Karl Fazer founded this cafe here already in 1891. Today its the meeting point of todays trends and 120 year old traditions.
In addition to the cafeteria, there is also a delicatessen that sells bread, pastrys, chocolates etc.

Getting there:

Right in the center of Helsinki, easiest by foot.

Costs:

Pricy but not really more expensive than any other downtown cafeteria.

Interesting places nearby

The Swedish Theatre

The Swedish Theatre (Svenska Teatern) is a Swedish-speaking theatre and the first national stage in Finland. The theatre has two stages, big one with 500 seats capacity and small one with 127 seats capacity.

Helsinki City Theatre

Helsinki City Theatre is the other one of twe two biggest theatres in Helsinki. The repertoire includes Finnish and foreign classics, new Finnish plays, musicals and childrens theatre.

The Finnish National Theatre

The Finnish National Theatre is the world's oldest theatre with performances in Finnish. The National Theatre is often considered as the main theater of Finland where th emost significant Finnish actors have made their performances.

The Finnish Museum of Natural History

Finland used to have corals, turqoise waters and palm beaches. Thats before our piece of continent sailed to its current position near the artctic circle.

Kiasma

The weird looking building in center of Helsinki is Kiasma. It is a contemporary art museum with 5 floors and over 9000 pieces of art.

The Vasa Museum

The Vasa warship was unlucky enough to sink on her first voyage in the 1628, right in front of Stockhlom where it left from. The maiden voyage lasted 15 minutes and the ship sailed 1300 meters.