Castle · Helsinki · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Presidential Palace is a castle in Helsinki, Uusimaa. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 25 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 240 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Presidential Palace
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You're standing at Finland's Presidential Palace, on the north side of the Esplanadi, looking out over Market Square. Take a good look at the façade. Clean, symmetrical, calm. It looks very official, but it started life as a merchant's house.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 25 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Market Square on the spot with the app
The 3 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
Marsalkka Mannerheimin ratsastajapatsasMemorial · 1.2 km away
Parliament HouseAttraction · 1.4 km away
The National Museum of FinlandMuseum · 1.5 km awayYes: a water point at 170 m and a public toilet at 240 m.
When you stand at Presidential Palace, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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