Coming from a tropical country, I’ve come to love the winter season in any destination — so when the tourism board of Helsinki invited me to stay for a week in their wonderful city during the “white” month of February, it wasn’t hard to say YES! (Helsinki Winter Itinerary)
Right then and there, I started daydreaming about all the possible things that I would be doing… but when I asked about my itinerary, the tourism board said that it was a ‘secret’ and that I would know why once I get there. For sure, it was a crafty way of building suspense in me.
22nd of February — I landed in Helsinki and they finally divulged why they didn’t give us a travel plan at the start. Apparently, it was because they have been amassing a lot of sponsors up until my arrival, and with the pack of free tickets that they have acquired for us, I can then have the freedom to plot my own week-long itinerary!
They slowly sprawled out all these ‘goodies’ on my apartment’s table — invitations from various attractions, tour providers, and restaurants all throughout the city — and I couldn’t help but feel that it was Christmas all over again!
You bet that I had a tough time plotting my activities at first (there were just far too many awesome things to do!). In the end, I managed to squeeze all the top things that I desired to do in my 7-day stay. Here’s how it went for me!
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» Day 1
After a 2-hour flight, I was ushered into my Helsinki Secret Residence for the week: an Aallonkoti apartment that was located in the heart of the city.
It was easy to fall in love with this space because though the room was modernly furnished with a touch of an artistic ‘quirk’ as it still retained the coziness and warmth of “home“.
I especially loved how there is a huge balcony as well that gave me a clear view of the city skyline that was wrapped in white velvet snow. In fact, I spent some time resting on the balcony as I savored how lucky I was to have been able to start off my Helsinki winter itinerary on a great note!
Afterward, I proceeded to plot my itinerary for the next days as I joyfully flipped through all the tickets that were given to us. Since it was already nighttime at this point, I decided to take a leisurely stroll around the city as I went off and grab dinner in one of the restaurants that wanted to offer complimentary meals under the Helsinki Secret scheme.
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