There are some entertainment in Helsinki and for children.
From museums, children will be interesting, first of all, "NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM" (Museum of Natural History) With its skeletons of dinosaurs and animal chockerels.
Another entertaining place - "Circus Helsinki" , that is, Circus Helsinki. The circus building is located at Sörnäisten Rantatie 22 (15 minutes by metro station to Kalasataman station). The place is primarily a circus school, by the way, is very famous throughout the country. At the moment, more than 800 kids and adolescents are studying at school.
Thus, speeches show children-acrobats aged 4 years who have conquered numerous prizes at competitions in Finland and other countries. A free open visit to the Circus school classes is held on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 pm (in the summer the schedule is changing). The training platform is large halls (350 and 180 square meters) with different springboard, ropes and mats for training acrobatic tricks.
All equipment is modern. So, you can look here to jump and try your strength under the supervision of professionals, of course.
By the way, next to this school, on Sörnäisten Rantatie 6, there is Entertainment center "Games Cave" (Helsingin Leikkiluola) . This is a hall with trampolines, mats, soft balls, Swedish walls and toys.
By the way, the platform is underground (you need to go down on the elevator), because of the same name. This center is also very cool organize birthdays for children - solid joy! The cave works every day from 10.00 to 20.00. Children from 1 to 2 years old entrance - € 8, children over 3 - € 12, babies and adults accompanied - admission is free. In the site you can stay unlimited time (before closing, of course). Children cannot be left, that is, someone older than 18 should look after them in any case (persons under 18 pay for the entrance). You can buy a subscription for 10 visits for € 60 (for 1-2-year-old children) and - € 90 (older than 3 years).
Another specially organized Acrobatic Center is located at Telakkakatu 8 and called "Taitoliikuntakeskus" . Accordingly, mats, cables and different other interesting things to feel like a real circus artist.
In general, this is a center for adults, but older children can also be given.
Login costs € 8. Even on Fridays from 8 to 9 am, there are tons of special racks for Parkour, where for € 6 you can try a dangerous sport. And so, the center is open from 10:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 12:00 or 13:00 to 20:00 on weekends.
You can go to the center "Cirko" At Kaasutehtaankatu 1 (Metro Station Kalasatama). There shown stand-up shows, comedy performances, show of magicians and even dramatic performances. Not all shows will be interesting to children. To save on tickets, it is better to buy them online either in theatrical cash desks (koi about 80).
Tickets for different shows are completely different. Discounts are provided by persons under 18 years, servicemen, pensioners (about 10%).
Entertainment Park "Linnanmäki" - The most popular park in Helsinki.
It is 20 minutes away by tram number 3 from the station to Alppila station or 9 trams before the Kotkankatu stop.
In the park you can ride the best carousels, some of them are really scary (and there are only more than 40 pieces), and after dinner at the Kattila restaurant (or eat in kiosks with hotdogs and sweets).The entrance to the park is free, but for the carousel will have to pay, naturally. Although there is one free (for adult accompanying children, from 15 years old) Panorama attraction, this is a pipe that is very slowly rising into the sky of the cabin (not scary), which opens a great view of the whole city (and the park, by the way , is on a decent such elevation, so, it is also visible further).
There is a hall with slot machines, the entrance to the room is free. You can go to watch the cartoons in the 4D-cinema.
To ride as greater number of rides and spend smaller, you can buy a subscription to all the carousels. "Hupiranneke" - ticket costs € 29 and it will allow you to visit all the attractions available to you and growth.
When buying such an entrance ticket, a bracelet will be put on your hand, which cannot be removed or transferred to another (well, only if you try to try). There is an adjacent ticket to Park + Oceanarium "Sea Life" With different fish, turtles, sharks and octopus.
Oceanarium is located in the park. By the way, various exhibitions are held in the oceanarium, dedicated to exactly the same type of animals, for example, for 2 weeks there are exposure of octopus.
From March 3 to March 16, there will be a game for children "searching for treasures" with prizes in the oceanarium. "Sea Life" is open daily from 10 am to 17 pm (on Wednesday until 19:00).
The adjacent ticket costs € 37. There are there and other options to save. In the park in mid-October, an annual event is held, carnival lights: clowns, juggles, fuel heers and artists, a stunning show! By the way, the park works only from the end of April to the first numbers of September, plus during the school holidays. Park provides all the amenities such as storage cameras (euro pair), baby room with changing table and microwave, medical center and parking. The park opens at different times, but usually, hours at 11-12 am. In general, this park is a rather entertaining place for the whole family, and will advise to allocate several hours to visit it.
Another entertaining place - "Sederholmin Talo" (House Söderkholma).
This is a museum that tells about life in the past, that is, at the Museum of the Hall of School with old parties, boards where you can write chalk and others.
There is there and a hall where you can see how shoemakers worked, sellers and sailors in the port. There are whole rooms "from the past." Very interesting and informative place. The museum is located at Aleksanterinkatu 16-18 (entrance from the courtyard, we are going to the museum to tram4 and 4t to the Ritarihuone stop). The museum is open C13.00 to 17.00 on weekdays, except Monday and from 11.00 to 17.00 on weekends.
Throughout the city also there Playgrounds for children With carousels, swings and other children's joys, as well as cafes, kiosks with sweets. Their names and addresses:
Toochnrant playground (Eläintarhantie 1)
Playground Kaivopoulo (Puistokatu 4)
Playground Tyagotorinin Vui (Tähtitorninkatu 1)
Park Cofoff (Bulevardi 40)
Playground in Tehtaanpuisto (in Tehtaanpuisto Park, near Sepänkat, with a rink and football field)
Tairynahti game Park (Pohjoinn Hesperiankatu 22)
Game Park in Liisanpustikko Square (Maurinkatu 5)
Lahnalahti Game Park on Lauttasaari Island (Lauttasaarentie 40-42, there is a large pirate ship, a mini-golf course, a beach)
