Finland Photography

Helsinki in December

This time, I’m just posting some photos.

Merry Christmas!

Tags City Photos, Cityscape, December, Helsinki, Seasons, Streets, Winter

53 replies on “Helsinki in December”

Good ones!
Merry Christmas!

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Thanks, you too, Sandy!

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Pretty all but the last is the sweetest.

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Thanks, Manja – I agree! 🙂

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Love the reflections in the water and on wet pavements

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Thanks, Sheree! Reflections add something, don’t they

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Absolutely

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Beautiful images. This make want to return to Helsinki. Happy Sunday
Anita

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Thanks, Anita, happy Sunday!

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Beautiful images Snow and Merry Christmas to you and your family too! 💚

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Thanks and Merry Christmas!

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Thank you!

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Yay! Atmospheric! And you got ice already. I remember around the corner there were large icebrakers waiting for action. 🙂 Lovely pictures. I wish you and your family a merry christmas.

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You remember correctly: the icebreakers are still right there, at the same spot! Very little ice, and I was quite surprised to see any at all! Merry Christmas to you too!

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Pictures are all that one needs sometimes. Helsinki looks so good in your pics. Merry Christmas!

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Thanks, Linda! Merry Christmas!!

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You’ve captured some lovely reflection photos!

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Thank you, Linda! 😊

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Beautiful! Especially the gingerbread house 🥰
Merry Christmas!

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Thanks so much and Merry Xmas!!

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Great selection of photos. Love the nighttime shots, or possibly late afternoon in your part of the world! The waterfront sparkles a good deal more with the lights on, and I liked the sheepskins on the cafe seats. Do people sit outside this time of year?
I hope you and your family have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

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Thanks, Graham! They aren’t nighttime shots, they are daytime shots! Unfortunately. People don’t sit outside, except smokers who will sit outside in any weather, smoking like it’s summer.
I wish you a beautiful Christmas, too!

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Ah yes, the things people will do for a smoke!

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What a sweet (in every sense) gingerbread house.
Happy holidays to you and your family. 🎄
Tanja

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😍Thank you, Tanja! Happy holidays!

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Thank you!

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Beautiful photos. Helsinki looks like a charming place. Love the gingerbread house pic. So sweet. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

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Not sure about charming but it certainly is dark! Thanks, Ally, and happy holidays to you and yours, too!

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Finally a gingerbread house that I would love to eat.
I’m surprised how little snow there is on the streets of Helsinki.

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Helsinki usually gets snow in February… and it stays around until May, when everyone else in Europe is already having sunny picnics!

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Interesting. I didn’t know.

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Merry Christmas, Snow!
Loving the pictures and wishing I was there.

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Merry Christmas, Amanda! 😊 House swap one day for sure!!!

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I will keep that in mind, Snow. I am definitely up for it!

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I wish to visit the part of your world one day! Beautiful photos and I wish you and family a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!! 🎄🎄🎄

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Thanks and the same: Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🤩

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I used to beg my Mum to make me a gingerbread house like that one, it’s lovely. Good thing to eat to keep the cold out! Your photos make Helsinki look very cold but I love the light effect with the low sun. Merry Christmas!

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Hah! We cheated and bought baked parts that just needed assembling and decorating! The kids did the decorating – definitely the best part of having a gingerbread house, if you ask me!
As for the weather, it was -12C today and with the wind factor, the weather report told us it ”felt like -20C”🥶 Merry Christmas!

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funny to think how cold it must be there as we are sweltering in a hot summer! merry xmas.

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I wouldn’t mind having a summery Christmas but what can you do. It’s cold and dark here, no snow (which is normal: I don’t remember a single white Xmas while I’ve lived in Helsinki). Merry Xmas, Sherry!

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Lovely array of pictures.

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Thank you! 😊

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beautiful shots. looks cold, but beautiful shots ! 🙂

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Thanks, Andy! ☺️

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Super photos … Merry Christmas!

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Thanks Julie, you too

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Beautiful captures!

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Thanks!

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You take some lovely photos! And I enjoy posts like these, because I’ll just imagine being in your part of the world, so I do stare at each photo for a good number of seconds, lol. Looks cold and nice, which is a far cry from my tropical Malaysia.

Anyhoo, saw that I had linked to this post, but never really commented on it. Thanks for this post!

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Thanks, Stuart! ☺️ I grew up in the tropics and never liked winter or how dark it is. But I’ve noticed my readers like my winter pics, hahah, I guess it looks nice from a distance!! 🙃

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