Christmas in HELSINKI, Finland - Silent Walking Tour

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2024
  • Hi everyone! This is episode fourteen and the series finale of my Baltics plus Finland series in which I travel to Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia in Finland. In this video, I do a silent walk in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
    As this is a silent walking tour, you get to experience the sights and sounds of the city during the Christmas period in your own way. The vlog starts with me taking in the Christmas markets at Senate Square next to the Helsinki Cathedral. After this, we hit the city by walking down Aleksanterinkatu or Alexandersgatan, as well as Mannerheimintie and other streets.
    We will stumble across some interesting window displays, beautiful Christmas decorations and other delights. The vlog ends with me taking in the beauty of the Uspenski Cathedral at night.
    Unfortunately I had to briefly snip the vlog in various parts, either due to music being played or because of snow or rain making my lens dirty! Hope this isn't too inconvenient :)
    I hope you enjoy this silent walking tour in Helsinki! I also thoroughly hope that you enjoyed this series in the Baltics and Finland. If you haven't done it yet, please LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE to the channel - it is completely free to do so, and it really helps me out in promoting my videos on the platform and I need all the help I can get. I do all the editing, production and marketing myself, so please help me out by liking and subscribing! I also love to hear from you, so please leave a COMMENT for me in the comments section. Let me know what you think of Helsinki at night and during the festive season.
    Date of filming: 16 December 2023
    Happy exploring!
    Willie

КОМЕНТАРІ • 35

  • @HyperSpeakerman
    @HyperSpeakerman 10 місяців тому

    Helsinki is very beautiful city in the summer, too! It's very green and the location by the sea looks amazing.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  10 місяців тому

      Absolutely! But a winter trip there is also magical :)

  • @jaspervanzyl6212
    @jaspervanzyl6212 10 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful scenes, Willie Explore - one of your best yet IMHO. Keep doing what you're doing!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  10 місяців тому

      Cheers Jasper, appreciate the support!

  • @Swanoaks
    @Swanoaks 11 місяців тому +2

    What an amazing sight from the top of the stairs, so much cheer and happiness all around. The lights and decorations are so beautiful. That walk thru was superb. Thank you for all the blogs of this area of the world, Willie. KIwi from Virginia

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      You are most welcome, Swanoaks, as always! Delighted to have you travel with me virtually to these places. It was a really great trip for me, I have to say. Stay warm in Virginia!

    • @Swanoaks
      @Swanoaks 11 місяців тому

      @@willieexplore weather is very up and down lately it’s crazy here.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      @@Swanoaks the times we live in!

    • @Swanoaks
      @Swanoaks 11 місяців тому

      @@willieexplore I have to agree, but chilling too.

  • @mayousimon1
    @mayousimon1 10 місяців тому

    Brilliant video Willie thanks for showing interest place!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  10 місяців тому

      Thank you Simon! Always a pleasure mon ami :)

  • @deonkotze8325
    @deonkotze8325 11 місяців тому +1

    Het destyds Rovaniemi, die Kersvaderdorpie, gaan besoek. Nie ten tye van sneeu, maar ten tye van die middernagson. Onvergeetlik. Groete uit Loxton!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      Hallo Deon, dit klink na 'n ongelooflike ervaring. Ek het die middernagson in Groenland ook beleef. Darem iets heeltemal anders vir ons klomp Suid-Afrikaners. Groete daar in Loxton, ek hoop julle kry nie te warm nie!

  • @gohardorgohome7687
    @gohardorgohome7687 11 місяців тому

    Hey Willie I really enjoyed the baltic series so much you did an absolute wonderful job covering all 4 cities , I'd say keep up the good work my man and hope to see you soon in some other part of the world
    Cheers man 🔥👍👍

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much my good friend, always a pleasure. Next part of the world coming up in due course!

  • @sheilam4525
    @sheilam4525 11 місяців тому

    Beautifully shot and such a great atmosphere there😊. Love that Christmas tree! Fantastic series overall, Willie. Thank you👏

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      And another massive shoutout to you for all your support, Sheila. Delighted to share these experiences with people like you!

  • @travel_and_explore_with_BIP
    @travel_and_explore_with_BIP 11 місяців тому

    Willie, it’s been absolutely Amazing following your travels the last few months, and I can’t thank you enough, there was always something to look forward to! I have to say that although I loved your South African adventures,specially since also I went to South Africa, my favourites was Tallinn and Riga! But everything was amazing! Thank You, hope you will go out travelling soon again! Cheers 🍺🍺🍺

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      My absolute pleasure! And thank you so much for your continued support and engagement. I hope this series has also inspired you to visit this part of the world yourself ;)

  • @bobovanzyl3008
    @bobovanzyl3008 11 місяців тому

    Thank you! Thank you!

  • @JohnBennett-r7j
    @JohnBennett-r7j 2 місяці тому

    Lovely Christmas in Helsinki,but where was Santa.Claus? He was present anywhere.
    As regards Christmas lighting,I much prefer the Talinn
    displays😅

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  2 місяці тому

      Cheers John, that is a classic joke about Santa :) Have you watched my Riga video(s)? I prefer Tallinn over Riga as a city, but I think I prefer the Riga Christmas market...with emphasis on think! Cheers for watching

  • @oh2mp
    @oh2mp 11 місяців тому

    Nice walk :)

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому

      Thank you very much!

    • @oh2mp
      @oh2mp 11 місяців тому

      @@willieexplore I must confess that I haven't visited that Helsinki Christmas market for years even I live about a half hour drive away :)

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      @@oh2mp and I haven't been on top of Table Mountain ever since I was a kid! We often don't tend to do the activities / visit the attractions that are on our own doorstep :)

  • @MikhailTravels
    @MikhailTravels 11 місяців тому +1

    Привет ☕️ 🧇 🙋🏼‍♂️ Замечательное зимнее видео 📹🔝👏🏻🚶🏼✅️

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @MikhailTravels
      @MikhailTravels 11 місяців тому

      @@willieexplore ✌🏻🙋🏼‍♂️🤝🏻

  • @tuomoauer
    @tuomoauer 11 місяців тому

    You highlighted Moomins many times on your walking trip. You probably didn't notice that you ended your filming at Park of Tove Jansson. She was author and illustrator of Moomins. On her youth she lived on the street far end of the park you were heading to.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching and for providing the additional information. You're spot on, I did focus on the Moomins a bit, especially as I could not locate them when I filmed my previous vlog. I only saw the Moomin candy in the supermarket, but during the silent walk they all of the sudden appeared out of nowhere. I remember watching Moomin stories on the TV in South African growing up, translated into Afrikaans. I did not know that the author and illustrator lived that close to the park. Cheers!

  • @travel_and_explore_with_BIP
    @travel_and_explore_with_BIP 11 місяців тому

    So what are your plans for 2024, if you don’t mind me asking??

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  11 місяців тому +1

      I can't give all my surprises away just yet, but let's just say I do have a number of destinations in mind ;)

    • @travel_and_explore_with_BIP
      @travel_and_explore_with_BIP 11 місяців тому

      @@willieexplore 🤣🤣🤣🍺🍺🍺