| Sibelius' Home and Art Nouveau |
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Enjoy a cultural tour to two well-known museums not far from Helsinki. The first visit is the Art Nouveau style Hvittr?sk, the former studio and home of the architect trio Eliel Saarinen, Armas Lindgren and Herman Gesellius. The house is built of logs and natural stone in 1903 and stands midst forest on a hill over-looking a beautiful lake Vittr?sk.
After visiting Hvittr?sk the tour continues to Tuusula, where a large number of Finnish artists settled along the shores of Lake Tuusula at the turn of the 19th and 20th century. These artists created a distinctive community; one of them was the famous composer Jean Sibelius. A visit to Ainola, the home and today a museum of Jean Sibelius. Ainola is preserved as it was during Sibelius' time.
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Korkeasaari ZooKorkeasaari Zoo is situated in a cove near the city centre by
Kruunuvuori bay. During the summer months, the best way to
get to the Helsinki Zoo is with public transport: a fifteen-minute
ferry journey from Kauppatori or Hakaniemi.
| type: | Parks, Gardens and Zoos |
| openingHours: | May - September 10 am - 8 pm |
| url: | www.korkeasaari.fi |
Koli
People have toured Koli for over 100 years. The first tourist cottage was built on the slopes of Koli in the summer of 1896. The landscapes of Koli have become known as a Finnish national landmark due to the influences of such Finnish artists as Juhani Aho, Eero Järnefelt, I.K. Inha and Pekka Halonen.
The landscape of Koli is grand and unique, and will remain so even for future generations because of its status as a National Park. Meandering through the Koli National Park are marked trails which provide hikers and backpackers, both amateur and professional alike, excellent opportunies for wandering about through a natural landscape that is diverse enough that everyone is sure to find something to their liking.
Today the Koli National Park is a diversifield winter tourist centre. It is a unique and interesting hiking location and an attraction for cultural tourist, following the footsteps of the adherents of Karelianism at the turn of the century.
