Uusimaa · Finland
Vantaa travel guide
Vantaa is a city in Uusimaa, Finland, home to about 248,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- HEL5 km · Helsinki Vantaa Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Language
- Finnish, Swedish
About
About Vantaa
Vantaa is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa.
Like Espoo, Vantaa is basically an extension of Helsinki, despite having a huge population by Finnish measures. It does not have a proper city centre: Vantaa's administrative centre is in the district of Tikkurila (Swedish: Dickursby), and other districts that can be considered local "centres" are Myyrmäki (Swedish: Myrbacka) in the west, Kivistö in the north-west and Korso in the north-east. Quite few of the inhabitants have any connections to the rural landscapes and villages left from the old Helsinge (renamed Vantaa in 1972).
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Vantaa
See
- Heureka
- Vantaa Agricultural Museum
- Suomen Ilmailumuseo
- Vantaa City museum
- Collection and Conservation Center
- Fazer Experience Visitor Centre
- Vantaankoski Dam
- Viherpaja
- Katrineberg Pks4H Petting Zoo
- Ankkapuisto Park
- Churches of the congregations of Vantaa
- Church of St. Lawrence
Do
- Flamingo Entertainment Center
- Bio Grand
- David Fitness Club
- ELIXIA Tikkurila
- Kuusijärvi recreation ground
- Kuusijärvi Smoke Sauna
- Pavi
- Hiekkaharju Golf
- Keimola Golf
- GoGolf Megarange Airport
- Sipoonkorpi National Park
- Sotunki
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Where to stay
Which part of Vantaa to stay in
The major hotel concentration in this part of the capital region is near the airport. No wonder, as most people coming to or leaving from Finland by air pass through Helsinki-Vantaa.
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When to go
The best time to visit Vantaa
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vantaa are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Vantaa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), about 5.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, 99 km) and Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP, 147 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The public transport of Vantaa is operated by the Helsinki region public transport authority (HSL), see Helsinki for information about fares and tickets and HSL's website for routes, schedules and updated official information. Kehärata (Ring Line) connects the main rail line with western Vantaa via the airport. Combined with bus transfers, this is the fastest way to get around for many. There is a maze of bus lines in the area. As distances are longer than in the more central parts of Helsinki, driving is sometimes an option.
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HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport
TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport
TMP · Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Vantaa
Drink
Most suburbs have a pub or two. If you want something fancier, head to central Helsinki, that's what the locals do.
Stay safe
There may be unrest in the suburbs along the railways and on the trains in the evenings.
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Questions
Vantaa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Vantaa?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vantaa are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 77 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Vantaa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), about 5.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, 99 km) and Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP, 147 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Vantaa?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Vantaa
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.