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Helsinki City Theatre

Location

Helsinki

Finland

60° 10' 54.1632" N, 24° 56' 31.0884" E

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FI

General info:

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. Check out what´s currently being played from here: http://www.hkt.fi/

The Helsinki City Theatre was founded in 1965. The plays are normally in Finnish.

Getting there:

You can take either metro or trams 1, 3B, 6 or 9to ”Hakaniemi” and walk from there. It is some 400m to walk from Hakaniemi.

Costs:

Ticket prices for adults are usually between 31€ and 51€. You can buy the tickets from any Lippupiste office (All R-Kiosks for example) or www.lippu.fi .

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Interesting places nearby

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Iso-Melkutin seems too clear of a lake to be located in Southern Finland. Also the surroundings are more familiar from Lapland.

Heramaanjärvi

Heramaanjärvi is a rugged lake in Kangasala, 27km from Tampere. In Finnish standards, it´s water is clear with visibility from 4 to 10 meters. Popular among scuba divers for underwater filming and underwater wildlife watching.

Valkiajärvi

Valkiajärvi is popular among scuba divers due to the very good visibility and lively lake life. The visibility is typically over 10 meters and can be up to 30 meters on the best days.

Sonnanen

The water of the Sonnanen lake is unusually clear and according to some, it is the second clearest lake in Finland. Sonnanen is popular among freedivers and the world record under ice free diving has been made here.

Sääksjärvi

Sääksjärvi is actually based on a spring that has formed a lake in a kettle hole.

Kiikunlähde

Located in Hollola, Kiikunlähde is a rare sight in Finnish nature, a turquoise lake! It is 400m long and 100m wide and all of the water comes from the springs in the bottom.