Go with the flow along the Vantaa River

Photo: Tim BirdThe rapids at Vanhakaupunki, where the river meets the sea, are popular with serious anglers and hopeful hook-danglers alike.

The Vantaa River (Vantaanjoki) forms one of Helsinki’s most charming and versatile (and to visitors, least-known) leisure-time assets. It meanders from its source at Lake Erkylä along a 100-kilometre course to the sea at the rapids at Vanhakaupunki (Old Town), where Helsinki was founded in 1550. The river makes a hook around the north and east of the capital area, skirting the verdant Keskuspuisto (Central Park).

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