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Description
Vanhankaupunginlahti is Helsinki’s great urban wetland. It is an internationally important bird area and a Ramsar site. It combines reedbeds, mudflats, forest edges, and open water, with year‑round birding and excellent infrastructure. There are several bird observation towers in the area where you'll have great view over the bay.
You can see among many other species: Belolika guska, Labud grbac, Veliki labud, Plovka kašikara, Grogotovac, Čegrtuša, Zviždara, Krdža, Ćubasti gnjurac, Golub dupljaš, Barski petlovan, Ostrigar, Velika carska šljuka, Barska šljuka, Crvenonogi sprudnik, Polojka, Krivokljuni sprudnik, Velika čigra, Obična čigra, Veliki vranac, Vodeni bik, Eja močvarica, Belorepan, Planinski detlić. Mali detlić. Kobac, Lastavičar, Žuti voljić, Trstenjak rogožar, Šumski trstenjak, Veliki trstenjak, Cvrčić potočar, Kratkokljuni puzić, Rusi svračak, Veliki slavuj, Mali drozd, Drozd borovnjak, Livadska trepteljka, Brkata senica, Rumenka, Vijoglava, Siva žuna.
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Access
Vanhankaupunginlahti sits on the eastern edge of central Helsinki. From Helsinki you can get there by bus. Get off at bus stop Viikintie (1). Most carparks are limited time only. Press P on the map for directions to a parking spot. Explore the area by foot or bike (by bike you can't go everywhere).