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SuiteNet provides, through its members, extended stay and temporary corporate housing in furnished short-term apartments and corporate suites in Helsinki, Finland. The following is a list of extended stay and temporary corporate housing providers in Helsinki:
Helsinki, Finland City Info
The city of Helsinki was founded by a Royal Decree issued on 12 June 1550 by King Gustavus I Vasa of the developing superpower Sweden. He ordered merchants of the towns of Porvoo, Tammisaari, Rauma and Ulvila to move to the mouth of the river Vantaa in the parish of Helsinge (Swedish Helsingfors, meaning the 'Helsinge rapids'). The thriving trading centre of Tallinn on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland had long been an eyesore to Sweden, and the King desired to capture much of its trade to Helsinki, which was not only equally conveniently located halfway through the Gulf, but also provided an outlet from the rich hinterlands of Finland. Although this founding motive was effectively lost in 1561 when Sweden conquered Tallinn and Estonia, Helsinki nevertheless developed into a smug, moderately successful trading port.
Culturally and socially Helsinki went through the same movements as the rest of the world. The 1990's were of especial interest, with Helsinki flowering into a new era of cultural enjoyment. The decade saw the construction of the New Opera House and of the Museum of Contemporary Art, the restoration of Lasipalatsi, the Cathedral and Hotel Kämp, and the renovation of the two new cinema multiplexes, Kinopalatsi and Tennispalatsi. It also saw the ongoing restoration of Suomenlinna (the former Sveaborg, renamed in 1917, now one of UNESCO's world heritage sites and a great place to picnic!), as well as of Kallio Church and the National Museum,. The year 2000 celebrates the 450th anniversary of Helsinki as well as its being one of the cultural capitals of the European Union for the year.
Although Helsinki is a relatively young city, with its oldest building dating only from 1757, the wish of King Gustavus I Vasa has been fulfilled, if in a different fashion. Today Helsinki is a cultural focal point of the Baltic region, and not only because it is one of the cultural capitals of the year, but because of all the activity it generates and attracts. Strong winds from an active and amazingly diverse society of arts and culture are reason enough for the city to sail proudly in the waters of the new millennium, and everyone is encouraged to hop on board!
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