Scavenger hunt in Finland

Checkpoint: Senate Square

Navigate to Senate Square (Senaatintori) in front of the white Helsinki Cathedral. Check in.

Checkpoint: Suomenlinna

Take the ferry to Suomenlinna sea fortress and check in once you land on the island.

Checkpoint: Temppeliaukio

Navigate to Temppeliaukio (the Rock Church) and check in.

Helsinki finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Helsinki spot (a harbor, a tram view, a sauna sunset) and take an amazing group photo.

Helsinki kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Helsinki backdrop (a tram, a Marimekko window, a sauna sign) and take a group photo with everyone striking a Finnish-cool pose.

Karelian pasty moment

Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian pasty) is the Finnish breakfast classic. Find one at a bakery and take a group photo of everyone biting into one.

Local Helsingin tip

Convince a local to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.

Marimekko pattern hunt

Marimekko is Finnish design royalty. Find a Marimekko shop window or a poppy-print bag and take a team photo with the pattern visible.

Market Square food shot

At Kauppatori: find the most colorful market stall (berries, fish, salmon soup) and take a team photo of everyone holding something they're about to taste.

Rock Church pose

Inside or outside the Rock Church: take a group photo where everyone gazes up at the copper-domed ceiling (or a copper-colored pose if outside).

Sauna selfie

Finland has more saunas than cars. Find a sauna sign or a public sauna entrance (Löyly, Kotiharju, anywhere). Take a team photo with the sign in shot. Actually going in is bonus.

Skyline cheers Helsinki

Find a harbor-side terrace, raise a glass (Lapin Kulta is the local beer) and take a group toast photo. Kippis!

Spot a "happy and bizarre" sauna boat or Allas

Find Helsinki's sauna boats, Löyly's sloped roof, or the Allas Sea Pool. Photograph the sauna culture in action.

Spot a coffee cup (kahvi)

Finns are the world's biggest coffee drinkers per capita. Find a freshly brewed mug at a café or kahvila and photograph it.

Spot a Fazer chocolate

Find a Fazer chocolate (the blue Fazer Sininen wrapper, a Geisha bar, a salty-licorice version) in a shop window. Photograph the wrapper.

Spot a Finnish berry bowl

Find a bowl of cloudberries, bilberries or lingonberries at the Market Square. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Finnish design Alvar Aalto curve

Find an Alvar Aalto design (Stool 60, Savoy Vase, Aalto-designed building like Finlandia Hall). Photograph the curved silhouette.

Spot a Finnish design shop window

Find a window with Iittala glassware, Marimekko fabric or Artek furniture. The clean lines say Helsinki. Photograph the window curation.

Spot a Finnish summer cottage poster

Find a Finnish summer cottage reference (a mökki on a postcard, brochure or print). The wooden lakeside cabin is the Finnish dream. Photograph it.

Spot a Helsinki Cathedral angel statue

On Helsinki Cathedral's roof stand 12 zinc apostle statues. Find one and photograph the silhouette against the sky.

Spot a Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Walk to the Oodi Central Library, the curving wood-and-glass building near Parliament. Photograph the timber prow.

Spot a Helsinki Christmas market (Tuomaan Markkinat)

In December find Senate Square's Tuomaan Markkinat Christmas market with wooden stalls and glogi. The rest of the year, find a Christmas-themed shop window or souvenir. Photograph the scene.

Spot a Helsinki Metro M

Find the orange-and-white M sign at any Helsinki Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.

Spot a Helsinki street sausage stall

Find a Finnish makkara (sausage) stall or the salmon-soup pot at the Market Square. Photograph the steaming food.