Punavuori aka: Rödbergen, Rööperi

As can be seen on this map of the Design District project of Helsinki, most of the project partners are in Punavuori. These include not only the Design Museum and the Design Forum, both at the edges of the neighborhood, but also a large number of shops and galleries full of the best Finnish and international design as well as interestingly designed hipster’s bars and trendy restaurants -including a poppy one Michelin star restaurant. Other attractions include for example a very good wine bar and Helsinki’s biggest gay bar.

Many of the streets still have quite a “backstreet” feel to them so you’ll also find sex-shops and champagne clubs. This jostles nicely with all the antique shops also in the area :D