Must-See
Market Square
The harbor-front market of berries, salmon and crafts, with the Old Market Hall and the Esplanadi park beside it.
- Open
- Every day in summer; fewer stalls in winter
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Kauppatori, 00170 HelsinkiDirections
- Getting There
- At the harbor end of the Esplanadi; trams 2 and 3 stop nearby.
Why Go
Stalls sell fish, berries, reindeer skins and coffee by the water, and boats leave for the islands. The red-brick Old Market Hall of 1889 is lined with food stalls.
At the end of the Esplanadi park stands Havis Amanda, a bronze sea nymph that students crown with a cap every May Day eve.
Nearby in Helsinki
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