Will you be in Helsinki on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day ? The reason why I ask is that IESAF ( International English Speakers Association of Finland ) arranges a Christmas Meal Meetup on Christmas Eve starting at 3pm and Helsinki Expat Meetup arranges a Christmas Social on Christmas Day starting at 6pm ! The events are not only for expats ! Finns, tourists and visitors to Helsinki are also welcome ! There is no participation fee, everybody just pays their own expenses !
I know that links are not allowed on this forum. If you would like to take a closer look at the events send me a private message and I will give you two links. You need to RSVP to the events, for table reservation purposes ! When you click on the links you will come to a page which allows you to see how people have RSVPŽd so far ! You will also get to see the event descriptions.
The events are really great ! We the organizers are not making any money out of these events ! We know that there are in Helsinki a lot of people who can not fly to their home countries to celebrate Christmas and other people will be lonely for other reasons. We are just trying to help !