The Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel, built in 1917 with parts of it, including stained glass windows, now protected by the City Museum in Helsinki lies 100 meters from the Grand Casino and Kaisaniemi Park. The 302 guestrooms feature Classic, Nordic or Italian style décor and include air conditioning, cable television, dial up Internet connections and minibars.
Guests at the Radisson SAS Plaza can sample Italian and European dishes in the onsite Pääkonttori restaurant which is set in the historic former headquarters of the SOK Corporation. The contemporary hotel bar with its wooden floors and spot lighting provides the ideal rendezvous point where guests can enjoy a beer, cocktail or cappuccino.
Guests staying at the Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel in Helsinki, after a day’s sightseeing, can relax in one of the hotel’s saunas on the second floor or take advantage of the well equipped fitness center, where a Shiatsu massage table is also available. For business guests, a selection of conference and meeting rooms are available for hire, offering wireless Internet access and a range of audio visual equipment. The hotel is close to a number of attractions, with the Parliament Building, Finlandia Palace and the National Theater all within a kilometer of the hotel. The luxury designer boutiques of The Esplanade are 600 meters away, while the market square and Western Europe’s largest orthodox church, Uspenski Cathedral, are both 800 meters away. Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) is 17 kilometers from the hotel. Taxi ranks and bus stops are located in front of both terminals. Public buses to the city center depart every 10 30 minutes and the Finnair bus every 15 20 minutes daily.