Mikado-Open as of last week
Helsinki is an awesome city. Beatuiful, clean, and easy to get around and see the sites. The p4p situation exists but I didn't think it was great.
I visited Alcatraz twice. There were fewer girls, less attractive than Mikado, and they were asking the same prices as Mikado. The same girls were there both evenings. Alcatraz charged a 2 euro fee for security in addition to the entry fee of 10 euro. At one point, two Russian girls started arguing. After a while it got a little louder and I thought they were going to start swinging at each other. A big security guy overheard it all and never even looked in their direction. So much for the security fee. One of the other girls told me you have never seen a good fight until you've seen Russian girls fight over a man. I think Alcatraz is worth a look for a newcomer, but I would plan on spending more time at Mikado. It is a much nicer, classier club.
Mikado, as reported here by others, is the place in Helsinki. It is a fairly luxurious club and there were about 30-40 girls there the nights I visited. Girls range from very good to very bad and everything in between. Most of them were from Estonia and Russia. Negotiations started at 200 Euro but could be negotiated down from there. I met a Finn that said you could get them for 80 at closing time but that seemed low to me. I did observe prices falling when the girls got out on the street at the 4AM closing time. Mikado is a must see imho.
Couple of nights at Mikado
Week before last, I spent a couple of days in Helsinki. The near-white nights are kinda strange, with the sun going down at 11:30 and coming up at 3:00 a.m. My first night, I went to Mikado, and it was a surreal experience.
First of all, prices have increased from the posts from two years ago. I didn't ask everyone for a quote so as not to lead the girls on, but I think €200 for 1-2 hours and €300 for longer time appears to be the rule.
I said Mikado was surreal, because it's totally strange to go from the normal world where we are the aggressor to being the prey! You really had to work to avoid making eye contact, and a couple of times I had to flee to the tables where other men were standing for my own safety. It seems like every one of the women there were Russian, although they look great, they're very aggressive and extremely mercenary.
My first night, I was playing blackjack, and a girl set down beside me, and followed me back into the bar, though I didn't make eye contact. By the way, do not play blackjack--they've changed the rules to increase the house advantage beyond that in Vegas. (The house wins all ties--you will just blow through your money.) Anyway, I spoke to this woman both nights I was there, and she was really persistent. Told me a sob story about how her Finnish husband couldn't satisfy her, but wanted €300.
I saw a beautiful Russian girl, Nina, sitting over on the side of the bar, and I approached her, since I thought a less-aggressive girl would offer a better time. She spoke neither English nor any other languages, so it was difficult to communicate. (I speak a little Russian, which helped the next night.) A friend translated, and she wanted €300 for the night, and I wanted to think about (from reading this site on negotiating technique), and she eventually stormed off. Ended up leaving with another Russian for €200, who was cute and affectionate in bed, but very business like and left right afterwards. Saw her the next night at Mikado. After speaking with her translator the next night, it turns out I blew it, and should have taken her offer.
Night two: the aggressive blonde harasses me, but I spot Natasha, who is a Jennifer Connelly lookalike. She too speaks nearly zero English, so we have to get by on my pitiful Russian. She took a seven-hour bus ride from St. Petersburg to Hensinki. She wanted €250 for all night, so I took her back to my hotel (stayed at Hotel Kämp--was worried about getting girls in since it's mich nicer than where I would usualy stay, but no problem), and she was very passionate and affectionate, but everything covered and no kissing. I told her I wanted to see her the next night and didn't want to go to Mikado--more of the same, but she insisted that she be paid.
Russian girls are enigmas: they're beautiful but incredibly mercenary. I know I sound like a naïve American, but the Russians are just something else. Natasha was really striking--black hair and blue eyes, full figure--but when I told her I thought she was beautiful, she replied that there are many beautiful girls in Russia and that the women still outnumber the men. It looks like my next trip will be to Russia where I don't have to pay Western European prices.
I'll be in Helsinki September 2 & 3
Dear Mongers,
I'll be in Finland for a quick business trip. A review of the board shows it to be a less than great place to monger. Anybody who wants to hook up for a beer and compare notes, let me know.
Europe 74
Also in Helsinki on Sept 1-3
[QUOTE=Europe 74]Dear Mongers,
I'll be in Finland for a quick business trip. A review of the board shows it to be a less than great place to monger. Anybody who wants to hook up for a beer and compare notes, let me know.
Europe 74[/QUOTE]Hey Europe 74:
I'll also be in Helsinki for a quick business trip. Let me know if you'd like to hook up at one of the suggested watering holes. Mikado perhaps?