Make it a trip · Helsinki, Finland
What Helsinki costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Kamppi and Kallio.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet. The €20 ETIAS travel authorisation has no confirmed start date and was not required at the time of writing. Hotels add a small city tax per night.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Schengen Traveler, ETIAS launch date (2026)
Free -
Train to Helsinki Central, zones ABC Fixed
About 30 minutes. €4.50 in the HSL app or at machines, €4.80 tapping a bank card on the reader.
Source: HSL, single ticket prices (2026)
€4.50 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Bus, tram or metro, zones AB Many reports
Buy in the HSL app. The airport is in zone C.
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€3.30 -
HSL day ticket, zones AB Fixed
The ABC day ticket, which covers the airport train, costs €12.80.
Source: Audiala, Helsinki city passes (2026-04)
€10.60
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Weekday lunch buffets are the best value.
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€16 -
€12
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks.
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€100 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Finns drink more coffee than anyone else.
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€4.60 -
Draught beer, half a litre Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€8.50
At the supermarket
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€1.50
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Coca-Cola, small bottle Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€3.10 -
Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Helsinki (2026-10)
€3.50
Doing
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Helsinki Card, 24 hours Fixed
Major museums and seasonal boat and bus tours, no transport. Often cheaper to buy tickets one by one.
Source: Audiala, Helsinki city passes (2026-04)
€51 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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Mid-range hotel or Airbnb, from Range
Usually 100 to 130 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Helsinki expensive (2026-09)
€100 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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