It feels like the house is still lived in. There are many special museums in the city, including one dedicated to children. It specialises in changing exhibitions. The modern Post Museum is interesting for more than just philatelists, and especially children will find much to excite them there. Outdoor exercise is all the more fun with children.
Bathing beaches are a magnet during the brief Finnish summer.
Another of the attractions of the season of light and warmth is the life in the city's parks. Fitness enthusiasts are well catered for in several parks, where instructors are on hand to conducte group exercises. In January and February, Helsinki is most likely to lie under a blanket of snow. Then skating rinks , both natural and artificial, are very popular. In December the beautiful Lucia Maiden is crowned in Helsinki, elves keep an eye on children here and there to see if they are being good, and all kinds of special markets appear to sell lanterns, candles, hand-made mittens and many other seasonal articles and fare.