Helsinki is an Olympic city, the host of the 1952 Olympic Games.
Olympic Stadium, . Originally built for the Olympics and renovated for the 2005 World Athletic Championships. Next to the stadium are soccer fields. There is Museum of Sport in the stadium building. Another stadium called Sonera stadium is not far from the Olympic site. The most popular building in the complex, though, is the Uimastadion, Helsinki's largest outdoor pool (open May-Sep), whose three pools and water slides draw around 5,000 visitors a day in the summer. After the war, the pool was used to store herring and potatoes! Open M-F 9AM-8PM, Sa-Su 9AM-6PM.
Olympic Tower. The stadium features 72m high tower that offers a great view over the city. €2 (adults) / €1 (children). Now temporarily closed (April 2011).
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Helsinki
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