Great place to spend a few hours in the summer - there is live music most evenings to enjoy . If shopping is your thing all the most expensive stores are nearby - including the gorgeous iitala glass and kitchen shop . Grab a coffee - sit back and watch the world go buy .

I suppose that travellers should never be convinced by queues as these can form merely out of inquisitiveness but if you are in Helsinki in a hot (or even cold) afternoon do go to the Ingman Kiosk, at the north west end of Esplanadi where icecreams are magnificent and served in old fashioned, decent sizes. We tried other kiosks and... More

The Esplanade is a great place to watch people, enjoy some shade, potentially catch a show or eat an ice cream cone. It gets very full on sunny days and weekends - the benches and grass were all full each time I walked through. There were some music shows going on the small stage, and a parade one day (fun!)... More

Walked the Esplanade on a beautiful Sunday afternoon . Many families enjoying the day. We stopped for snacks and strolled the length of the street. There was a band concert going on as well. The market at the end of the Esplanade was quite nice. Some of the typical tourist stuff, but a lot of handmade crafts as well. Great... More

Is this the North Europian-style? Making its rounds of a street and the green tract of land space arranged orderly and we spend nothing to do at the bench except take sun. We could spend a precious time.

It is the heart of the good taste from Helsinki. The Esplanade is The Point for a special shopping (household and whites design are beatiful) and to get together with friends, listen for live music, drink a coffe in one of the many options, or just walk in the garden. It is the luve area of the city!

The walk is actually rather short, and I was a bit disappointed by the selection of Cafe's on the way. At the end of the Esplanadi is a market with some usual tourist offerings but also some local handicraft (adorable children's clothes for example) and good seafood grill - a much better option then going to a restaurant if not... More

I was here on a Sunday morning around 7am. The park was almost silent and no one in sight even though this was in the city center. There is a nice restaurant in the middle of the park that has some quite decent meals at a reasonable price. Another opportunity for a winter scape photographer to work in. All in... More

if the weather is sunny the best place to have a walk is in Esplanade !!!! really nice gardens, colourful flowers, big trees!!! you can enjoy your walk the a cap of coffe or a small launch... if you are lucky you will find street musicians!!! At the end of the Esplanade there is the open market where you can... More