Helsinki and Tallinn: Baltic Sisters

So much more to Helsinki and Finland that deserves a full episode

Tallinn is my favourite city. Cheers from Helsinki.

Tallinn and Helsinki are my favorite places to visit in Europe. I have been to Copenhagen, Stockholm, Rome, London, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Dublin, and Oslo....these two hidden gems are my favorite. I usually fly into either Tallinn or Helsinki and def visit Tartu as well. The midevil city of Tallinn is bigger and cooler than Stockholm imho.

My paternal grandfather came from Vaasa, Finland. Many years ago I watched many of Rick Steves' travel programs on PBS.

I'm planning to visit both Helsinki and Tallinn in spring 2024 spending 3 days in each. Finding this video is just the perfect introduction. Thank you!.

I visited both and Tallin was my favourite

Could you imagine if 100,000,000 Americans (about 1/3) gathered in one place and sang as a protest to a government that no longer represents them? It would be a beautiful sight

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I have been wanting to visit Tallinn (plus Riga and Vilnius) for a while now and watching this has reinforced that desire.

Estonia is a amazing country

Once again, good ol' Rick Steves bringing the great weather with him where ever he travels. Does he ever visit a city on a miserable day?

l loved to visit Helsinki one day and take the boat from Tallinn to Helsinki.They both look beautiful,clean cities full of culture and history.

I like how they put all the statues in the basement.. "guarding" the bathroom. That is some good sense of humour right there :D

Finland is one incredible country

Tallinn is a beautiful old city. I've been there.

thank you, for showing me several beautiful and stunning places. I am totally addicated to your channel sir! I wish one day I will visit Europe .really your job touches the bottom of my heart.Thank you SIR!

I love Rick Steves Europe especially when he visits Tallinn and Helsinki

Very beautiful place..

Been to Helsinki twice . It isn't very big however it is very sophisticated and grand.

What a nice review of both cities. I love the duality of my own city, Tallinn as I predictably have explored it the most. You can go from mostly 1 or 2 story rural districts in Nõmme to the "Movie like" Soviet blocks in Lasnamäe to the medieval city center that has modern glass high-risers on the outskirts to the beach district and promenade of Pirita. It's probably quite the trouble for designers and architects to design some kind of common vision for the city. Even Lasnamägi has a unique feeling having lived there in my youth. Having been built just as the Soviet block collapsed it was the "latest" of the infamous Soviet block buildings and city design. If you stroll around it they did have some good ideas for a district design, well besides the horrible bleak buildings that drown you in misery. Those ideas were road access and nearby facilities, it's like someone was playing Simcity and copied their city design, block by block for maximum efficiency. For a local "ghetto" it is quite clean and at least works as a sleeping district quite well for giving you access to whatever you need.

Going there may can't wait