Past the hospital you'll see the sweep of 60.1695 24.91154 3 Lapinlahti Bay to your left, the coast that we'll be following from now on.The hospital ceased operations in 2008, but the place is commemorated in the name of the cult Finnish pop band Lapinlahden Linnut, or "Birds of Lapinlahti" - shades of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, the man behind most of classical Helsinki, it opened in 1841 and, in an age when "treatment" for mental patients often consisted of chaining them to their beds, was quite advanced for its time, with large gardens around it to calm and heal patients. The large white buildings to your left, mostly hidden by the forest, make up 60.16766 24.91297 2 Lapinlahti Hospital, Finland's first mental hospital.Unless you want to pack a picnic at the S-Market or have a fast-food lunch before setting off, there's no need to spend any time here - take the underpass under the highway and wind your way past the blue office buildings to the start of the footpath. Our walk starts at 60.16316 24.9142 1 Ruoholahti metro station, smack dab in one of Helsinki's newer districts, full of modern apartments and anonymous office buildings. The bus terminates directly in front of Seurasaari Bridge.Ħ0☁0′33″N 24★3′49″EMap of A seaside stroll in Helsinki For Seurasaari, take bus 24 from Erottaja, at the intersection of Etelä-Esplanadi and Mannerheimintie.For Hietaniemi Beach, take bus 55A from Central Railway Station towards Hietaniemi, the final stop is right at the beach car park.For Ruoholahti, take the metro (or tram 8) to western terminus Ruoholahti metro station.Here are three points along the walk easily accessible by public transport. You don't really even need a map, as the trail follows the coast all the way. No preparation necessary, everything you'd need can be picked up from kiosks and cafes along the way. A sunny summer day is optimal, but a warm late spring or early autumn day has its attractions, and parts of it may even be accessible by ski in winter. Aside from the Sibelius Monument and Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, there are few tourists about on most of the trail, and it offers a slice of Finnish nature and city life a very short hop away from the city.
This stroll past some of Helsinki's sights is about 7 km from end to end and can be completed easily in a morning or afternoon. Geese enjoying a chilly summer day at Hietaniemi Beach
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