Services
Suomenlinna is like a tiny village, offering daily basic services to its residents. A daycare centre, elementary school, church, library, grocery store and kiosk operate at Suomenlinna. The Rescue Department operates on the island only during the summer season.
Services by the City of Helsinki
The City of Helsinki is in charge of organising the municipal services for Suomenlinna’s residents. The essential services for those living on the island throughout the year include transport, school and daycare services. The health care services were centralised on the mainland in the 1990s. In addition, there is a library, public beach and sports field at Suomenlinna.
Address: Suomenlinna C 55. Tel. +358 9 310 82 187.
Address: Suomenlinna C 31 G. Tel. +358 9 3104 4740.
One of the Helsinki City Library’s smaller libraries operates in the Ehrensvärd Crownwork. The library offers approximately 4,000 books and some magazines. Materials can be ordered upon request from the city. There are two computers with an Internet connection and word processing facilities at the clients’ disposal.
The services offered by the City of Helsinki at Suomenlinna can be found on the city service map.
Other services
The Suomenlinna Rescue Station
A rescue station operates at Suomenlinna during the summer season in building C 78. The emergency telephone number 112 is used at Suomenlinna as well.
Today, one grocery store serves the residents and visitors to Suomenlinna. The local post office was closed in 1991, but the Suomenlinna kiosk offers postal services. A gym and sports facilities renovated in the old artillery manege offer residents the possibility to exercise. All services offered to visitors can also be used by the residents.
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