Guidebook for Espoo
Good places for food & drink
These are places within walkable distance or why don't you rent a nearby citybike and try them all!
Haukilahden Paviljonki - Seaside restaurant/cafe in the nearby Haukilahti harbour. New owner Sikki Sumari is known for great kitchen. Big terrace with evening sun. Easy access with car or bike or by foot.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Haukilahden Paviljonki
12 MellstenintieHaukilahden Paviljonki - Seaside restaurant/cafe in the nearby Haukilahti harbour. New owner Sikki Sumari is known for great kitchen. Big terrace with evening sun. Easy access with car or bike or by foot.
Espoo's best pub if you like beer - here you can try out many. Now located in Ainoa shopping centre, 10 min walk.
The Gallows Bird
5 LänsituuliEspoo's best pub if you like beer - here you can try out many. Now located in Ainoa shopping centre, 10 min walk.
Putte makes great pizza's for take out or to be enjoyed in the cozy taverna. It is located right opposite the Urheilupuisto metro station - 5 min walk from Leppäkertuntie.
There is another Putte's bar in the city centre on Kalevankatu.
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 KalevankatuPutte makes great pizza's for take out or to be enjoyed in the cozy taverna. It is located right opposite the Urheilupuisto metro station - 5 min walk from Leppäkertuntie.
There is another Putte's bar in the city centre on Kalevankatu.
Casual and cozy seaside café/bistro/pizzeria with big terrace by the beach. Stop by for lunch, coffee or pizza - or ice cream after your swim in the sea! Citybike stop next to the restaurant.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Café Mellsten
6 MellstenintieCasual and cozy seaside café/bistro/pizzeria with big terrace by the beach. Stop by for lunch, coffee or pizza - or ice cream after your swim in the sea! Citybike stop next to the restaurant.
Arts & Culture
Interesting exhibitions, beautiful setting by the sea.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Arte Didrichsen
1 KuusilahdenkujaInteresting exhibitions, beautiful setting by the sea.
Shopping
Connected to the Tapiola metro station and bus station is the new AINOA shopping mall. Here you can find most essential services (pharmacy, ALKO liqour store, Stockmann department store) as well as smaller specialty shops.
You can also find cafés and different restaurants in Ainoa.
Well equipped food stores underground are Stockmann Herkku and K-Market.
Great cinnamon buns and coffee can be enjoyed in the Kaisan kahvila coffee shop.
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
AINOA
5 Länsituuli VästanvindenConnected to the Tapiola metro station and bus station is the new AINOA shopping mall. Here you can find most essential services (pharmacy, ALKO liqour store, Stockmann department store) as well as smaller specialty shops.
You can also find cafés and different restaurants in Ainoa.
Well equipped food stores underground are Stockmann Herkku and K-Market.
Great cinnamon buns and coffee can be enjoyed in the Kaisan kahvila coffee shop.
Essentials
Lidl
3 SillankorvaIf you want quick and value-for-money groceries, visit Lidl only 1 km away.
Alepa
2 JousenpuistonkatuBasic food store next to the Urheilupuisto metro station 6 min walk from the apartment.
If you don't want to miss out your fitness training, the nearby Esport Centre offers you great facilities for tennis, gym, fitness classes etc.
Esport
5 Koivu-Mankkaan tieIf you don't want to miss out your fitness training, the nearby Esport Centre offers you great facilities for tennis, gym, fitness classes etc.
Parks & Nature
30 min drive from Tapiola you are in the pure forest. Perfect for hiking, trail running even camping. Also take a look or have lunch at the Haltia Nature Centre or a swim in the fresh Pitkäjärvi lake.
150 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Nacional Nuuksio
84 Nuuksiontie30 min drive from Tapiola you are in the pure forest. Perfect for hiking, trail running even camping. Also take a look or have lunch at the Haltia Nature Centre or a swim in the fresh Pitkäjärvi lake.
Sightseeing
Aalto University is located at the Otaniemi campus approx. 3 km from Tapiola. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
The campus has several interesting buildings planned by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It has developed into a versatile hub for innovation, research and entrepreneurship - worth a visit and easy to get to by metro.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aalto University
24 OtakaariAalto University is located at the Otaniemi campus approx. 3 km from Tapiola. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
The campus has several interesting buildings planned by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. It has developed into a versatile hub for innovation, research and entrepreneurship - worth a visit and easy to get to by metro.
Consejos para la ciudad
Facilidad para moverse por la casa
Try out the hop-on hop-off citybikes!
I warmly recommend the Espoo-Helsinki citybikes, if you want to get around the area by bike. There is a citybike stop 200 m from the place, the rental price is 5 eur/day or 10 e/week (35 e /season) - you get unlimited number of up to 30-minute rides, you can easily do a hop-on hop-off tour all the way to Helsinki, if you wish.
More information https://www.hsl.fi/en/citybikes/helsinki