A selection of the best kissing spots in Helsinki
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East
1. The lace villas of Vuosaari, Villa Rivellinniemi.
2. The old ski-jumping hill in Herttoniemi.
3. A park with an old mill and thick oaks.
4. Skatanniemi, a headland in the district of Vuosaari's Uutela.
Traditional
5. Seurasaari.
6. Suomenlinna cliffs.
7. Mustikkamaa rocks.
8. Klippan (a wooden villa and a restaurant, which are similar to those in the archipelago of Stockholm).
Downtown Helsinki
9. The steps of the Helsinki Cathedral.
10. Hernesaari shore (Can be reached by car).
11.Töölönlahti Bay (Particularly at night when there are fewer people).
12. The cliffs at the far end of the Rajasaari dog park (At night when there are no dogs).
13. The Linnunlaulu bridge over the railroad track.
14. Tervasaari and its carpet washing site (Late at night or early in the morning).
15. The University of Helsinki's Botanical Garden in Kaisaniemi.
16. The Ghost Train at the Linnanmäki Amusement Park.
17. Hesperia Park (any ordinary evening).
18. Tähtitorninmäki observatory hill.
19. The shore of the Katajanokka district (Has a view towards Suomenlinna, the fortress island).
20. Kinopalatsi 1 and 2 movie theatres (The last rows of seats consist of double benches, so called "Lovers seats" ).
21. Alppipuisto park (The rocks in front of Linnanmäki offer a view over the entire city).
22. The bottom of Eläintarhanlahti bay with a small stream (The scenery was incidentally used by Finnish painter Hugo Simberg in his famous painting The Wounded Angel).
23. Taivaskalliot rocks (Well-known at least by residents of the Käpylä district).
Cafés
24. The tiny kiosk café on the shore of the island-suburb of Lauttasaari.
25. Restaurant Kappeli in Esplanadi (Particularly the little glass rooms with a view to the park).
26. The inner court of Café Engel (Two spoons for one ice-cream portion).
27. Café Carousel
28. Benjams Bistro, Dagmarinkatu 5 (Staff occasionally wink at lucky young couples).
Others
29. Malmi Airport (though Helsinki-Vantaa International probably also has a wistful romantic appeal of the Brief Encounter type, but it is in Vantaa after all).
Helsingin Sanomat / First published in print 14.8.2005
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Helsingin Sanomat
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