Believe it or not, we got beaches in Helsinki.
I confess that for many years I refused to call them beaches. No way on Earth Finnish beaches could be compared with the beautiful Mediterranean beaches back home.
I
soon realized that comparing Finland with Spain (or any other country)
may lead to a very miserable life. Because if you keep on putting both
countries side by side, Finland is always going to suck a bit,
especially if you are talking about the summer, the sun or the weather
in general.
So, let's get rid of comparisons and forget Spanish stuff for a moment.
Finland
seems much more beautiful now, right? ... allow me to say that we got
pretty decent beaches up here as well. One of my favorites has to be
Mustikkamaa beach.
Yes, the water is freezing cold and looks like pea soup, so what? You
can still swim, take sun and listen to the sound of splashing waves.
Children can still make sand castles. You can definitely eat an
ice-cream while you look at the lifeguard's biceps. Technically,
Mustikkamaa is a beach, a pretty cute beach.
It gets even cuter when they told you that
Mustikkamaa means 'blueberry land' in Finnish.
This beach is not far away from Helsinki center, you just have to take the Metro to
Kulosaari station and walk from there. Here you have
the map.
Asides from going to
Mustikkamaa, there are many other nice things to do in Helsinki during the summer. I absolutely recommend that you check this
Helsinki in one day super awesome guide.
Enjoy!
