Guidebook for Espoo
Good places for food & drink
These are places within walkable distance or why don't you rent a nearby citybike and try them all!
Espoo's best pub if you like beer - here you can try out many. Now located in Ainoa shopping centre, 10 min walk.
The Gallows Bird
5 LänsituuliEspoo's best pub if you like beer - here you can try out many. Now located in Ainoa shopping centre, 10 min walk.
Putte makes great pizza's for take out or to be enjoyed in the cozy taverna. It is located right opposite the Urheilupuisto metro station - 5 min walk from Leppäkertuntie.
There is another Putte's bar in the city centre on Kalevankatu.
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Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 KalevankatuPutte makes great pizza's for take out or to be enjoyed in the cozy taverna. It is located right opposite the Urheilupuisto metro station - 5 min walk from Leppäkertuntie.
There is another Putte's bar in the city centre on Kalevankatu.
Casual and cozy seaside café/bistro/pizzeria with big terrace by the beach. Stop by for lunch, coffee or pizza - or ice cream after your swim in the sea! Citybike stop next to the restaurant.
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Café Mellsten
6 MellstenintieCasual and cozy seaside café/bistro/pizzeria with big terrace by the beach. Stop by for lunch, coffee or pizza - or ice cream after your swim in the sea! Citybike stop next to the restaurant.
Seaside restaurant with best sunset terrace right by the boat harbor in Haukilahti
Strindberg Haukilahti
Seaside restaurant with best sunset terrace right by the boat harbor in Haukilahti
Arts & Culture
Interesting exhibitions, beautiful setting by the sea.
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Didrichsen Kunstmuseum
1 KuusilahdenkujaInteresting exhibitions, beautiful setting by the sea.
Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural centre approx. 5 km away on its own island, which you can reach by car.
This elegant building has a lot of Scandinavian design and a fine cuisine restaurant Plats. Worth a visit!
Hanaholmen – Schwedisch-Finnisches Kulturzentrum
Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural centre approx. 5 km away on its own island, which you can reach by car.
This elegant building has a lot of Scandinavian design and a fine cuisine restaurant Plats. Worth a visit!
Shopping
Connected to the Tapiola metro station and bus station is the new AINOA shopping mall. Here you can find most essential services (pharmacy, ALKO liqour store, Stockmann department store) as well as smaller specialty shops.
You can also find cafés and different restaurants in Ainoa.
Well equipped food stores underground are Stockmann Herkku and K-Market.
Great cinnamon buns and coffee can be enjoyed in the Kaisan kahvila coffee shop.
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AINOA
5 Länsituuli VästanvindenConnected to the Tapiola metro station and bus station is the new AINOA shopping mall. Here you can find most essential services (pharmacy, ALKO liqour store, Stockmann department store) as well as smaller specialty shops.
You can also find cafés and different restaurants in Ainoa.
Well equipped food stores underground are Stockmann Herkku and K-Market.
Great cinnamon buns and coffee can be enjoyed in the Kaisan kahvila coffee shop.
Essentials
Lidl
3 SillankorvaIf you want quick and value-for-money groceries, visit Lidl only 1 km away.
Alepa
2 JousenpuistonkatuBasic food store next to the Urheilupuisto metro station 6 min walk from the apartment.
If you don't want to miss out your fitness training, the nearby Esport Centre offers you great facilities for tennis, gym, fitness classes etc.
Esport
5 Koivu-Mankkaan tieIf you don't want to miss out your fitness training, the nearby Esport Centre offers you great facilities for tennis, gym, fitness classes etc.
Parks & Nature
30 min drive from Tapiola you are in the pure forest. Perfect for hiking, trail running even camping. Also take a look or have lunch at the Haltia Nature Centre or a swim in the fresh Pitkäjärvi lake.
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Nuuksio-Nationalpark
84 Nuuksiontie30 min drive from Tapiola you are in the pure forest. Perfect for hiking, trail running even camping. Also take a look or have lunch at the Haltia Nature Centre or a swim in the fresh Pitkäjärvi lake.
Sightseeing
Aalto University is located at the Otaniemi campus approx. 3 km from Tapiola. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
The campus has several interesting buildings planned by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It has developed into a versatile hub for innovation, research and entrepreneurship - worth a visit and easy to get to by metro.
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Aalto University
24 OtakaariAalto University is located at the Otaniemi campus approx. 3 km from Tapiola. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
The campus has several interesting buildings planned by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It has developed into a versatile hub for innovation, research and entrepreneurship - worth a visit and easy to get to by metro.
Finnish Sauna
Löyly Sauna Bar Restaurant is one the coolest and hottest places to visit in Helsinki.
You should definitely try the full Finnish sauna experience with four different wood heated saunas and have a swim in the sea (makes all the difference). The saunas are mixed so bring (or rent) your swim suit, locker rooms are separate for men and women. Pre-booking is recommended, the price is 23 euros (summer 2024) for 2 hours of sauna including a towel.
If you go by car there is usually free parking next to the restaurant.
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Löyly Helsinki
4 HernesaarenrantaLöyly Sauna Bar Restaurant is one the coolest and hottest places to visit in Helsinki.
You should definitely try the full Finnish sauna experience with four different wood heated saunas and have a swim in the sea (makes all the difference). The saunas are mixed so bring (or rent) your swim suit, locker rooms are separate for men and women. Pre-booking is recommended, the price is 23 euros (summer 2024) for 2 hours of sauna including a towel.
If you go by car there is usually free parking next to the restaurant.