Budget traveling in Helsinki

From the airport to the city: Use the public transport!

The way I would do it would be this:

Take the I or P train to Helsinki. Pay the regional ticket.  Do the same the way back to the airport.

When going to sightseen buy a day ticket

You can choose a ticket for 1 – 7 days. Day tickets are loaded on single-charge cards and they are valid from the first use.

Helsinki internal and regional day tickets are available from blue ticket machines. Helsinki internal and regional one day tickets are available also from bus and tram drivers as well as conductors on commuter trains.  The tickets are valid from the moment of purchase.

Day ticket prices

Adult	One-zone	Region, Region two-zone	Region three-zone
1 day	8 €	12 €	18 €
2 days	12 €	18 €	27 €
3 days	16 €	24 €	36 €
4 days	20 €	30 €	45 €
5 days	24 €	36 €	54 €
6 days	28 €	42 €	63 €
7 days	32 €	48 €	72 €

Children 7–16 years pay 50% of the adult price. Prices in euros, including 10% VAT.

One-zone: Journeys within Helsinki, Vantaa or Kirkkonummi are one-zone journeys. Espoo and Kauniainen as well as Kerava and Sipoo form one zone.

Region: A regional ticket entitles you to travel in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa.

Region two-zone: A two-zone extended regional ticket allows travel in Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava, Sipoo and Kirkkonummi. The ticket is not valid in Helsinki.

Region three-zone: A three-zone extended regional ticket entitles you to travel in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava, Sipoo and Kirkkonummi.

Ticket machines: At HSL’s blue ticket machines, you can buy 1-7 day tickets and single tickets (paper tickets) as well as load your Travel Card. The pink ticket machines sell a narrower range of tickets. 

Sales points: Sales points include, for example, many kiosks and stores. At these points you can load your Travel Card and purchase multi-user cards. Most sales points also sell 1-7 day tickets loaded on single-charge cards.

Service points

Service points: They a full range of Travel Card services. They also sell personal Travel Cards and day tickets loaded on single-charge cards. It is located in railway station.

This information was from https://www.hsl.fi/en

I would buy my ticket from the R-kiosk’s, that are found all over the city.

Where to go and what to see with the day ticket:

The Linnanmäki amusement park 

Tram line 3 runs to the Linnanmäki Main Gate from the Helsinki railway station (get off at the Linnanmäki/Borgbacken stop). You can also get close to the Main Gate on tram line 9 (alight at the Kotkankatu stop); tram line 8 takes you to the South Gate entrance (alight at the Diakoniapuisto/Diakoniparken stop).

The number 23 bus departs from platform 2 at the railway station (get off at the Linnanmäki/Borgbacken stop).

https://www.linnanmaki.fi/en

Seurasaari outdoor museum or Villa Aino Ackté, bus number 24.

Entry fees to Seurasaari:
Adults: 1.6-31.8. 9 €, 15.5.-31.5. and 1.9.-15.9. 6 €
Reduced ticket 6 €
Children 7-17 years 3 €
Family ticket 20 €
Free admission for children under 7 years (when accompanied by an adult).

http://www.kansallismuseo.fi/en/index

http://www.acktefestival.fi/kamarifestivaali/?lang=en

City sightseeing: Tram number 2&3:

https://www.hsl.fi/sites/default/files/uploads/3b3t_esite_en_12.8.2013.pdf

Architectural tour: Tram number 4:

http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/whats-on/sightseeing-trips-and-guidances/tram-route-4-architectural-tour

Design & culinary tour: Tram number 6

http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/whats-on/sightseeing-trips-and-guidances/tram-route-6-design-and-culinary-tour

Suomenlinna:  With the ticket you can travel to the Suomenlinna sea fortress by a ferry from Kauppatori (Market Square) and Katajanokka.

http://www.suomenlinna.fi/en/

Zoo: Bus number 16 runs from the Central Railway Station to Helsinki Zoo every day all year round, except on Christmas Eve.

Ferry: Please note that HSL travel cards are not valid on our ferry service (summer time). Get your ferry tickets (Adult: EUR 6.95 return, EUR 3.45 one-way) on the ferry. Tickets to the zoo are bought when you arrive at Korkeasaari.

Entry fees

Adults 9€,

kids 4-17 years 6€

kids under 4 years free.

There prices are valid until end of May.

This information was from http://www.korkeasaari.fi/helsinki-zoo/

 Museums:

The Helsinki City Museum is located in the oldest blocks of the city near the Senate Square, and entrance is always free of charge. In the City Museum, everyone has the opportunity to fall in love with Helsinki. Four other museums- the Hakasalmi Villa, the Burgher´s House, the Workers Housing Museum and the Tram Museum- are also a part of the Helsinki City Museum.
http://www.helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi/en/

Other museums have times that they are free, so here are those:

Sinebrychoff Art Museum: 1^st Wednesday of the month from 5pm to 8pm
http://www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi/en/

Finnish Museum of Natural History: 1^st Friday of the month from 1pm to4pm
https://www.luomus.fi/en

Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art: 1^st Friday of the month from 4pm to 8.30pm
http://www.kiasma.fi/en/

Museum of Finnish Architecture: 1^st Friday of the month from 11pm to 6pm
http://www.mfa.fi/frontpage?

National Museum of Finland: Every Friday from 4pm to 6pm
http://www.kansallismuseo.fi/en/index

information from the museums was from: https://finland.fi/life-society/the-best-things-in-helsinki-are-absolutely-free/

Here are other must see places in Helsinki:

Church’s: Temppeliaukio (Rock) church, Helsinki Cathedral, Uspenski Cathedral, Kamppi chapel

Park’s: Esplanade, Kaivopuisto, Alppipuisto, Sibelius park, Helsinki city winter garden, University cardens: Kaisaniemi and Kumpula

Old market halls: Old market hall (1889), Hietaniemi market hall (1903) and Hakaniemi market hall (1914)

Theatres: Finnish National Theatre (Rautatientori), City Theatre (Kallio), Svenska Theatre (Esplanadi), Aleksander Theatre (Punavuori)

Music: Finnish National Opera, Finlandia Concert Hall, Helsinki music center. Big concerts are played at the ice hockey arenas in the city Hartwall Arena and Helsinki ice hall.

If you like see little bit more of Helsinki

Hop on to tram number 1 witch is going to Käpylä. This trams end of the line is in wooden Käpylä. The few wooden part of the town still left. The other would be Vallila, neubor area of Sörnäinen.

The latest build attractions

Sky wheel Helsinki, Katajanokka

Chapel in Kamppi, Chapel of silence

Löyly restaurant, Hernesaari. Sauna themed restaurant
Allas, sea pool, Katajanokka

I gathered some site that are good for visitors:

Airport:
https://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/ 

Public transport:         
https://www.hsl.fi/eg       

Other information:     
http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en

http://www.visitfinland.com/

Hopefully, this will help you explore our beautiful capital city.