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Welcome to an ancient Finnish harvest season celebration:
Viaporin kekri on November the 4th!
Viaporin kekri is in Suomenlinna on November the 4th 2023.
Café Silo
Café Silo is located in the Russian merchants’ quarter near the ferry pier. The café offers delicacies baked on site, special coffees and soup of the day. The small terrace in front of the café is the perfect place for admiring life at the fortress. Silo also sells Suomenlinna’s own coffee roast and chocolate! The […]
Food and drinks at Viapori’s Kekri
Step in and take a seat! If you’re not careful, Kekri delicacies served by the restaurants and cafés in Suomenlinna will sweep you off your feet. More information about the restaurant’s menus below or on the respective websites of the restaurants and cafés. We recommend you book a table in a restaurant in advance. Restaurant […]
Midsummer 2020 in Suomenlinna
Suomenlinna sea fortress offers services even during the Midsummer holidays. We invite you to come to Suomenlinna to visit museums, enjoy a good meal or come for a stroll in the beautiful surroundings and learn more about Suomenlinna’s colourful past.
Gunpowder Magazine, max. 60
Originally, Suomenlinna was equipped with several gunpowder magazines for protecting the gunpowder from moisture and enemy fire. One of the two remaining magazines has been transformed into a banquet facility. Suitable for: parties (from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.), meetings (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Maximum capacity: 60 people (includes all people, also for […]
Transport to Suomenlinna on 16th of July
Due to the meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States in Helsinki, the Market Square will be closed off to the public on Monday the 16th of July. Therefore, the waterbuses and ferries don’t run as usual to Suomenlinna. You can arrive to Suomenlinna from Katajanokka or from Hakaniemi. HSL’s service ferry from the […]
Cannon Sloop Diana sailings
More than 200 years ago Viapori’s archipelago fleet, which participated in the large sea battle at Ruotsinsalmi, sailed Suomenlinna’s waters. In the summer, you can step aboard cannon sloop Diana, which has been built according to its 1700s role models, and sail the coastal waters of Suomenlinna. Public sailings from 29th of June to 26th […]
Brochures
By clicking the links below, you can download PDF brochures in different languages. Suomenlinna brochure is available in nine languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. The brochure has a map of the fortress and basic information on the history, sights and services on the island. Sea Fortress Suomenlinna (in English) […]
Instructions for event organisers
The land and water area of Suomenlinna belong to the state and are administered by the Governing Body of Suomenlinna, operating under the Ministry of Education and Culture. In order to maintain the fortress, which is protected by UNESCO, and the delicate nature of the area, the restrictions are stricter in Suomenlinna than in other […]
HSL ferry
Ferry schedules and duration of the trip The ferry service is operated by the Helsinki Region Transport Authority (HSL). Depending on the season and the time of day, ferries run 1 to 4 times per hour from the morning until the night throughout the year. The journey to Suomenlinna takes approximately 15 minutes. Ferry schedules […]