At the moment we are not able to make home exchanges. We are open for exchanges in July 2024.

Our home is a terraced house on two floors. On the upper lever we have a kitchen, living room and one bedroom. Downstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom with sauna. There is a toilet on both floors. We have a small backyard. Our four bedrooms can accommodate five adults.

Our neighborhood Pakila is in northern Helsinki, it is surrounded by nature and the Helsinki Central Park. Just a few kilometres away there is a golf course and a sport center where you can swim (indoor and outdoor pools). Within walking distance we have cafeterias, supermarkets (S-Market and Lidl), small restaurant, kiosk with post office services, pharmacy, gym, health center, children's playground, gas station, city bike station and a library.

Helsinki’s proximity to the sea and surrounding nature offer an ideal setting for a wide range of outdoor activities throughout the year. If you want to visit Sweden or Estonia, you can take a ferry to Stockholm or Tallinn from Helsinki harbour.

Unfortunately we do not have the opportunity to offer you a car. Getting around in Helsinki is easy with public transport. We have a City bike station (https://www.hsl.fi/en/citybikes) on our home street. Public transportation (HSL, https://www.hsl.fi/en) is very efficient and takes you wherever you want to go. Tourists can buy single tickets and also day tickets (1-13 days) that gives you possibility for unlimited use in buses, trams, trains, metros and ferries in Helsinki. You can also rent a car for example from Helsinki-Vantaa airport or from the Central Railway Station in Helsinki.

Things to do in Helsinki:
Visit Helsinki: http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en
Suomenlinna fortress - Unesco World Heritage Site: https://www.suomenlinna.fi/en/
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum: http://www.kansallismuseo.fi/en/seurasaari-openairmuseum
Helsinki Central Park: http://www.hel.fi/hel2/keskuspuisto/eng/1centralpark/
Vallisaari Island - Island nature: http://www.nationalparks.fi/Vallisaari
National parks: https://www.nationalparks.fi/
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma: http://www.kiasma.fi/en/
Allas Sea Pool: https://www.allasseapool.fi/en/
Oodi, Helsinki Central Library: https://www.oodihelsinki.fi/en/
Korkeasaari Zoo: https://www.korkeasaari.fi/helsinki-zoo/
Linnanmäki amusement park: https://www.linnanmaki.fi/en
Old Market Hall for food lovers: http://vanhakauppahalli.fi/en/
The Rock Church: http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/see-and-experience/sights-and-attractions/temppeliaukio-church-rock-church
Fazer chocolate factory - Finnish chocolate: http://www.visitfazer.com/en/
Cruisin the Finnish seas: https://www.visitfinland.com/article/cruisin-the-finnish-seas/
Finland, land of the Midnight Sun: http://www.visitfinland.com/article/land-of-the-midnight-sun/

Day trips with train / bus / rental car:
Beautiful little town Porvoo, about 50km from Helsinki: http://www.visitporvoo.fi/en
Turku: https://www.visitturku.fi/en
Turku Castle: Turku Castle: https://www.turku.fi/en/turkucastle
Hämeenlinna: http://www.visithameenlinna.fi/en/
Tampere: https://visittampere.fi/en/
The birthplace of Aleksis Kivi, National author of Finland: http://www.museo-opas.fi/en/museum/aleksis-kiven-syntymäkoti
Ainola, home of the famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius: http://www.museo-opas.fi/en/museum/ainola

Finnish design outlets and stores:
Marimekko: https://www.marimekko.com/fi_fi/storelocator
Iittala, Arabia and Fiskars: https://www.iittala.com/fi/fi/outlet
Artek: https://www.artek.fi/artekhelsinki/en/

Near our home:
Korkee climbing park: https://korkee.fi/
Swimming hall (indoor and outdoor pools): https://servicemap.hel.fi/unit/40774
Paloheinä Golf: www.paloheinagolf.fi/english
Local restaurant, House of Sandwiches: http://ravintola.hofs.fi/
Gym: http://www.saluspakila.fi/