{"id":65533,"date":"2026-04-21T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/65533\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:40:07","slug":"one-of-the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-bridges-just-opened-in-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/65533\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the world\u2019s longest pedestrian bridges just opened in Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The longest and tallest bridge in Finland just opened in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2026\/01\/06\/museum-openings-and-food-festivals-whats-new-in-europe-thats-worth-travelling-for-in-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Helsinki<\/a> \u2013 and cars won\u2019t be able to use it.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n          ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n          ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Kruunuvuorensilta bridge, which connects Korkeasaari and Kruunuvuorenranta, spans 1,191 metres and is exclusively open to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.<\/p>\n<p>The new bridge means Kruunuvuorenranta is now just five-and-a-half kilometres away from the city centre, reducing the distance from 11 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKruunuvuorensilta bridge is the new, unique and exciting landmark for Helsinki,\u201d said Daniel Sazonov, Mayor of Helsinki.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sight that will draw visitors from near and far. The new bridge reshapes how we look at Helsinki. It attaches the areas of Kruunuvuorenranta and Laajasalo in a completely new way to the larger central city area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 50,000 people visited the bridge during its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Other new attractions in Helsinki<\/p>\n<p>Yrj\u00f6nkatu Swimming Hall, the oldest still-operating swimming hall in the Nordics, reopened to the public in February, and it\u2019s a must-visit if you\u2019re a fan of Art Deco.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Seurasaari Open-Air Museum is set to open a traditional Finnish summer cottage in the next few months. A real glimpse into how Finns spend the warmer months, the cottage was originally completed in 1953 and has been used continually until now.<\/p>\n<p>Over at Helsinki Central Railway Station, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/tag\/restaurant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant<\/a> called Taulu has just opened within the building\u2019s historic dining hall.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for somewhere to stay, the spectacular Waldorf Astoria Helsinki opened in October last year, with some of the property\u2019s largest suites featuring in-room <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/12\/31\/subterranean-steam-rooms-to-floating-bathhouses-the-nordics-most-extraordinary-saunas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saunas<\/a>, steam rooms and jacuzzis on the private terrace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The longest and tallest bridge in Finland just opened in Helsinki \u2013 and cars won\u2019t be able to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[87],"tags":[158,113,17294],"class_list":["post-65533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-helsinki","tag-finland","tag-helsinki","tag-pedestrians"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116443691464798947","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}