A thin layer of snow covered the center of Helsinki in the early hours of Saturday morning. After the clock struck nine, the sun rose, but downtown was still awakening from the previous night’s parties.

A few tourists could be heard laughing and admiring the Christmas lights that had already been set up to mark the beginning of the holiday season.

We caught the beauty of the first light in whiteness.

The Helsinki Cathedral shines in the background above the snow-covered street of Snellmaninkatu on November 18, 2023. Photograph: TONY ÖHBERG/FINLAND TODAY
The Railway Square in front of the Ateneum Art Museum is covered in white. Photograph: TONY ÖHBERG/FINLAND TODAY

The pedestrian streets in the Kamppi district are also covered with snow. Photograph: TONY ÖHBERG/FINLAND TODAY
Snow and Christmas lights go well together around the railway station. Photograph: TONY ÖHBERG/FINLAND TODAY

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