Helsinki’s main square turns into a culinary oasis to support the local businesses and residents to recover from lockdown
Cities are places where people come together and the COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for new, safe spaces to enable people to meet. In Helsinki, the city has taken an active role in helping the businesses that have suffered economical losses due to the pandemic and simultaneously animating the city centre. Helsinki’s main square, the Senate Square, has been transformed into an urban culinary oasis; a vast garden-like terrace area where savours of the city’s ambitious culinary culture can be enjoyed.
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