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Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:39 AM Jul 2016

36 Hours in Helsinki, Finland

Every corner of this cool Nordic city is heating up, with a renewed waterfront, renovated museums and revived industrial spaces.

'Four years ago, Helsinki basked in the international spotlight as the 2012 World Design Capital. Since then, the Finnish capital has quietly continued its pursuit of excellence in design, contemporary arts and urban planning. Construction cranes are active across the city, but the long-term vision has already started paying dividends: a renewed waterfront, renovated museums and revived industrial spaces. Meanwhile, local talent is fueling a blossoming coffee scene and injecting fun back into the Nordic kitchen. (Note that many restaurants close in July.) This wave of progress has even spread to outlying neighborhoods, where recent openings range from cultural complexes to the most traditional Finnish attraction, the sauna. Now every corner of this cool Nordic city is heating up.'

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/07/travel/what-to-do-36-hours-helsinki-finland.html?

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