I think urban sea-side cities like Helsinki and Stockholm should have a lively pedestrian sea-side boulevard with shops, cafes, restaurants, parks and boats and without any cars.
Järvenpää is beautiful in this regard, but it's only the park that they have succeeded. The park is great, almost zen like place sometimes.
In Helsinki, south coast is kind of great, but it too is designed for cruising Ferraris, not for pedestrians.
6 comments so far
Jyväskylä is the king of this...
7 months, 3 weeks ago by tolonen
yup, so sad
7 months, 3 weeks ago by jyri
This is where Järvenpää rules. But it's probably the only thing. ;)
7 months, 3 weeks ago by tommi
Have you walked around Södermalm? You can almost walk the whole "island" by the coast.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by alexz
Helsinki isn't that bad either.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by vaartio
I think urban sea-side cities like Helsinki and Stockholm should have a lively pedestrian sea-side boulevard with shops, cafes, restaurants, parks and boats and without any cars.
Järvenpää is beautiful in this regard, but it's only the park that they have succeeded. The park is great, almost zen like place sometimes.
In Helsinki, south coast is kind of great, but it too is designed for cruising Ferraris, not for pedestrians.
7 months, 2 weeks ago by teemu