However, you may see the Aurora is you travel just a little into the interior. Remember, however, that even in the far North, this celestial light show is unpredictable. The summer nights are quite bright in Helsinki, but the sun does set every day of the year. In Helsinki the sun sets at 22.50 and rises again at 3.54 the following morning. The true Land of the Midnight Sun is Finland's northern province of Lapland, where the sun remains above the horizon for weeks on end.
Icebreakers make sure that ships move whatever the weather.
You can see a whole fleet of these marvels of engineering moored beside the peninsula of Katajanokka in summer. The huge ferries that ply the routes between Finland, Sweden and Estonia are massive enough to crash their way through the ice without any help. On the whole, Helsinki is quite a safe place. It is, however, advisable to remember that Helsinki is a big city and one should exercise due caution. The freshest and tastiest delicacies vary with the seasons.