Helsinki Day 1

Arrived at around 6am local time and the sky remained dark till after 9.30am.
Took the Finnair City bus outside terminal 2. Platform 10 is just located outside the entrance of the airport. Hardly anyone was waiting for the bus. We were the first 2 passengers on board. Single trip ticket was 6.30 euros.
Took about half an hr to each Hesperia Park where my hotel Scandic Park Hesperia is located.

It was around 8am when we reached the hotel. The receptionist asked whether we wanna paid an extra 40 euros to check in earlier as the official check in time is 12pm. Dont see the point of paying 40 euros just to check in a few hrs earlier. Waste of money since we can deposit our luggage at the hotel and just walk around first.

Resting at the hotel and drinking something before walking to the railway station area which is about 15 mins walk away. The hotel lobby was quite big and spacious.

Bought some coffee from the hotel food section.

Passed by this place on the way to the railway station.

large shopping mall where we spend a lot of time browsing the food section in the basement. A good place to buy some souvenirs and foodstuff to bring back home.

The central railway station.

A skating rink nearby. This is the brightest it can get in Helsinki now. Sun will set at around 3pm.

The Ateneum also known as the Finnish Art Gallery was located just opp the railway station.

It was quite a small Museum so we finished seeing everything in about 1-2 hrs time. Was glad to learn something new there.

There is currently an exhibition featuring Amedeo Modigliani. The distinct characteristics of his art is the way he incorporates cubism into his drawing of people's faces. Next time I see his artwork, I can surely recognize it. It's v unique and distinct.

hubby need to get his hard rock tee shirt at the HRC Helsinki store. He has been collecting HRC tee shirt from all over the world.

finally check into the room at around 3-4pm. Totally burnt out and exhausted as I can't sleep on the 12 hrs plane ride journey.
The room was quite nice. They have a mini fridge, air dryer , electric kettle inside the room. It was spacious and comfortable.