Vanhankaupunginlahti’s location in the middle of Finland’s capital, easy accessibility via public transport and the diversity of its flora and fauna, including an abundance of bird species, make it a real jewel among urban nature destinations.
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Vanhankaupunginlahti as viewed from the Lammassaari bird watching tower © Jussi Helimäki
Services and routes
You will find more detailed route descriptions and services on this subpage or on the side menu map at the upper right corner.
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A Norfolk damselfly (Coenagrion armatum) in Pornaistenniemi © the City of Helsinki Material Bank, Petro Pynnönen
Vanhankaupunginlahti from the air in 1937 © Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, photographer unknown