The reasoning I was there: district 1420 YE trip. Was late because the bus was supposed to be in Helsinki at the time the meeting began, but you can guess whether or not the bus was on schedule.
Otherwise a great day! The church was really cool, carved/blasted out if solid rock. Never seen anything really like it, though I have to say, for a population of 5.5 million, the Finns have a disproportionate amount of churches.
Next up was the National museum, which is pock marked with bullet holes from the Finnish Civil War. Our group had a guided tour, and in English, which both aspects were things that I appreciated. It was cool to learn more about Finnish history- it helps to understand the people. Unfortunately, that was not a sentiment echoed by most of the other exchange students, as they found their iPads/phones/each other more engrossing than a thirty minute tour.
Next up was "Merimaailma" at Linnanmäki. Saw a lot if sharks- and thanks to my four year old self, knew every shark in the tank, and everything the tour guide said. Thankfully, I've developed enough mentally so that I wasn't answering any of the tour guide's questions- the showing off ended about sophomore year. I would hope.
Linnanmäki is an outdoor amusement park in the middle of Helsinki. My ride home would be a bus dictated by what time I wanted to leave, and I had a few friends sticking around a bit, so I stayed in Linnanmäki until five. I was coerced into going on rides by my friend Lynn. It only reinforced how much I hate going upside down. Or backwards. Luckily, both were combined on only one coaster- I survived. I also trusted the presumably much more stringent EU safety laws (if such exist). 
The fun house was trippy as all get out. Couldn't stand still in the part- the walls moved, so you always became disoriented and fell over. Picture which gives better understanding of such:
Yeah, I was lucky to get home alive.
But actually, I did luck out, and was offered a ride home by Lynn's host parents. Apparently, Lepsämä is on the way to Hyvinkä. Which was great for me- especially since they were really nice people, and very personable- easy to get along with for sure.
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