The wooden coaster
1951 — with a brakeman riding the train.
Simbe — CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFP — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jyri Moisio — CC BY 3.0 · Jyri Moisio — CC BY 3.0
Finland's oldest amusement park and its best loved: Linnanmäki on a hill north of the centre since 1950, run by a children's welfare charity so that all its profits go to them — and forty rides from the wooden roller coaster Vuoristorata of 1951, which still carries a human brakeman standing on the train, to modern towers, suspended coasters and a haunted house. Entry to the grounds is free, so people come to stroll, climb the old water tower for its view and eat at the stalls; riders pay by day wristband or single ride tickets — and the small rides for children under 120 cm are entirely free. The season runs from late April to October, and October's Carnival of Light illuminates the whole park. The SEA LIFE aquarium next door takes a separate ticket.
1951 — with a brakeman riding the train.
A free view over Helsinki.
Tivolikuja 1, Helsinki
Vuoristorata at LinnanmäkiA wooden roller coaster running since 1951 at the Linnanmäki amusement park nort1 minute walk4.6
The Olympic StadiumHelsinki's Olympic Stadium was built between 1934 and 1938 in the **functionalis9 minutes walk4.3
The Kaisaniemi Botanic GardenThe Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden belongs to the University of Helsinki and lies min19 minutes walk4.1
Oodi Central LibraryThe most famous library in the world today: Oodi (2018) was Finland's gift to it20 minutes walk4.9
Sibelius MonumentSix hundred steel pipes hanging in the air: Eila Hiltunen's Sibelius Monument (121 minutes walk4.5Tram 3 or 9 to the Linnanmäki stop, ten minutes from Central Station.