Now for the second part of my Helsinki trip, this time around I will be writing about the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum and Pornaistenniemi. If you missed the first part you can read it here.

We were lucky to arrive on a day when the open air museum had a free entry (usually it is about €9). From the reviews, I read it said that there were a lot of squirrels and that they were almost too friendly. I was psyched. I love squirrels!

Well, I was very disappointed. There weren’t that many squirrels and they treated me like I was just a filthy foreigner that they hated. As you can see I took it very personally. Even afterward friends asked if we saw the squirrels and noticed how friendly they were. NO, I DID NOT! I DID NOT!!! But hey, I managed to take one photo of these rude bastards.

  

The museum itself was alright, we didn’t really know what most of the houses were since there wasn’t enough of signs and the signs that were there didn’t say much. I am also pretty sure I saw a couple of what was described as “the oldest house on the island”.

Many of the signs were also very vague. A small sign next to several identical houses said simply that these houses were a sauna, living house, storage room and you had no idea what was the 18th-century sauna.

I found that the island was still quite interesting. You could walk into some of the houses and there were people wearing the old clothes.

Pornaistenniemi

I’m always a huge fan of green spaces and Helsinki has so many beautiful green spaces! Pornaistenniemi is a very popular bird watching area and there are several huts that are specifically for watching birds.

The nature trail was incredibly peaceful and a really good way to recharge your batteries. I don’t have much to say about this place except for how amazing it is. Apparently, it’s really busy during the summer vacation season.

  

Until next time,

 

Katrin