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Vanhakaupunki and Vanhakaupunki rapids
The place where Vantaa river flows into the sea was the place where Helsinki was founded in 1550.
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Despite its name "Old Town", don't expect to find any medieval buildings there, as the area was devastated by a fire and a plague outbreak and subsequently the city was moved south to its current location. Nevertheless, the site of where Helsinki was founded is marked by a small memorial and nearby there's the site of the city's first church, standing from 1550 to 1639. The nearby rapids are also worth seeing.
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Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Photo: Anne Pietarinen · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Photo: Finnish National Gallery · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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