Market Square, Uspenski, and Other Sights

We walked a few blocks from Senate Square to Market Square, an outdoor market with colorful booths offering a variety of goods: fruit, veggies, fish, clothes, and souvenirs. Adjacent to Market Square was the magnificent Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral, sitting on a hill overlooking the city and the harbor. Uspenski is Russian for the Assumption of Mary. Other city sights that were pointed out as we drove by on the bus (but did not stop) were the Swedish Theater, some government buildings including City Hall, the President's residence, and some foreign embassies. We also passed by the Olympic Stadium. Helsinki was supposed to host the 1940 Olympics, but they were cancelled due to World War II. They ended up hosting the 1952 Summer Olympics. We really liked Helsinki. It is a small compact city that, we were told, is very easy to get around. Well, it was certainly easy for us to get around, since someone else took us every place we went.