Turku city center has been under reconstruction during the past few years. The renewed market square is open for business again, just in time for Holiday decorations and festivities. There were many restricted routes in the city center during the .
In the middle of the busiest streets in Helsinki lies Hamsterikortteli (Hamster Block – the habit of naming blocks and city areas based on animal names in Helsinki dates back to 1800). All the buildings forming the block are mainly inhabited by .