I visited Helsinki back in 2010 as I wanted to tour around Scandinavia as well as visiting my friend Jonna who lives in Espoo. Maybe she has the right idea as in 2017 the city was ranked as the ninth most liveable city in the world, coming second after Vienna. I am torn between Minsk and Helsinki for my favourite name of a European capital. There are loads of great buildings to see in Helsinki, which is probably why it was awarded World Design Capital in 2012. It is sometimes called ‘the white city of the north’ because of all…