Galway, Ireland - Helsinki, Finland - Comparison and Distance between
Distance: 1,241 km / 771 miles
Galway, Ireland
You are looking at Galway in Ireland. The city has a population of 73000 residents. It is located on 9.03 degrees longitude, and 53.17 latitude.
Galway , General info:
9/10
Galway is the only city in the province of Connacht in the Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland. City is often considered to be the Cultural Capital of Ireland, and is world renowned for its vibrant lifestyle and numerous festivals, celebrations and events. It is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe. Despite being a small city, Galway has everything you could ask for in terms of shopping, entertainment, nightlife etc.
One airport - Galway Airport, located 6 kilometres east of the city, connecting Galway to the other major airports in Ireland, to major airports in Britain and also has flights to a small amount of continental European destinations.
Galway , Cheap stuff:
9/10
Accommodation is relatively cheap in comparison to Dublin or other European cities.
Galway , Different stuff:
10/10
Is unique among Irish cities because of the strength of its Irish language, music, song and dancing traditions. Has over fiveteen festivals that are held annually for many years.
Galway , Don't miss:
9/10
The Galway International Oyster Festival, food festival that is held annually. In 2000 was described by the Sunday Times as "one of the 12 greatest shows on earth" and was listed in the 1987 AA Travel Guide one of Europe's Seven Best Festivals.
Galway , Food:
8/10
Mostly seafood, but there are few other restaurants. Seafood (Schooners on the Bay), pub/seafood (Morans on the Weir), seafood diner (Conlons), authentic Chinese (Da Tang Noodle House), pub grub and huge beer selection(Sheridan's on the Dock ), American style diner (Scotty's Sunset Grill), Asian fusion (Orchid Restaurant).
Galway , Hotels:
9/10
G Hotel, ranked among the finest hotels in Ireland. Glenlo Abbey Hotel, Oranmore Lodge Hotel, Rock Glen Country House Hotel, and many others. Has lots of B&Bs whether you want accommodation in the countryside or in Galway city. You can also rent country cottages in Galway’s Connemara region.
Galway , Safety:
9/10
Safe, has the lowest crime rate out of any other region in the country.
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Helsinki, Finland
You are looking at Helsinki in Finland. The city has a population of 1162908 residents. It is located on 24.97 degrees longitude, and 60.17 latitude.
Helsinki , General info:
7/10
Good city to visit, not shoppers paradise but still.
Helsinki , Cheap stuff:
4/10
Expensive country if compared to sweden or other hifh level EU-countries, cheap for russians etc.
Helsinki , Different stuff:
6/10
It's almoust all the same.
Helsinki , Don't miss:
7/10
Art museums, museum of technology(tekniikan museo)
Helsinki , Food:
5/10
Nothing really special.
Helsinki , Hotels:
7/10
Scandinavian average
Helsinki , Safety:
10/10
Much safer than other EU-countries capitals. Polices are hard to find at central area, but there is a lot of security guards, so they can help.
User comments
wrong state again
Here also Michigan has been added as the state in which Helsinki is, and nothing could be further from the truth
June Miller, 2012-09-01 22:04:22
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