Porvoo
Finland's second-oldest town, with red riverside warehouses, cobbled lanes and chocolate shops.
50 min by bus
Day trips
Leave the city before lunch, be back for sauna
Sea fortresses, wooden old towns, primeval forest and a whole other capital — all within two hours.
Nuuksio National Park
Lakes, granite cliffs and spruce forests with marked trails and campfire sites — wilderness on the city's doorstep.
45 min by train + bus
Tallinn, Estonia
A medieval walled old town across the Gulf of Finland — an easy and popular day abroad.
2 h by ferry
Helsinki Archipelago
More than 300 islands — swim, hike Vallisaari's nature trails or have lunch on Pihlajasaari.
20–40 min by boat