HelsinkiFree things to do in Helsinki
187 places in Helsinki you can enter for free — museums, parks, viewpoints and landmarks. The best below, by type.
Free landmarks & monuments in Helsinki
- 14th Searchlight Battery memorial plaque
- Albert EdelfeltAteneumin puistikko, Keskuskatu
- Alexander II
- Aleksis Kivi MemorialRautatientori, Vilhonkatu
- Ässärykmentin muistomerkki / Jalkaväkirykmentti 11
- Augustin Ehrensvärd's tomb
- Betula verrucosa
- Biogenesis
- Dallapé-orkesterin muistolaattaAleksis Kiven katu
- Eino Leino
- Elias Kopelowsky
- The Curtain (Memorial to Ida Aalberg)
- Franz Olof Kollmann
- Fredrik Pacius
- Georg Malmstén
- Memorial commemorating the battle of Gornyi Dubnyak
- The memorial to the shipwreck of S/S Habsburg
- Hans Korn
- Hans van Sandenin hautakivi
- Heinrich Huppert
- HSS (Helsingfors simsällskap) -memorial plaque
- Helsingin 400-vuotismuistomerkki
- Helsingin ensimmäisen kirkon ja hautausmaan muistokivi
- Helsingin rakentajien muistomerkki
- Silver Tree
- Memorial for Ingrian and Karelian veterans
- East and West / Monument of J. K. Paasikivi
- Janka Kollmann
- Memorial stone to Japan and Finland
- Johan Vilhelm Snellman
- Julius af Lindfors
- Memorial to Jewish Refugees - Hands Begging for Help
Free parks & viewpoints in Helsinki
- Adrianan puistikko
- Aimo Tukiaisen puisto
- Alli Tryggin puisto
- Alppipuisto
- Arabianmäki
- Armi Ratian puisto
- Asentajanpuisto
- Dallapénpuisto
- Eduskuntapuisto
- Eiranpuisto
- Ensipuistikko
- Esplanadi Park
- Gert Skytten puisto
- Haagan Sankaripuisto
- Haminasalmenpaasi
- Harjutori
- Härkähaka
- Helsinki Central Park
- Henrik Borgströmin puisto
- Hermannin rantapuisto
- Hesperianesplanadi
- Hesperianpuisto
- Hollolan puisto
- Hyväntoivonpuisto
- Ilolanpuisto
- Japanilainen puutarha10 Roihuvuorentie
- Josafatinpuisto
A further 127 free places in Helsinki are in our data.
When museums in Finland open free entry
Yes. Some museums are always free; many others open free entry on a set day each month (often the first Sunday) or in the late evening. Check each museum's website before you go.
Free & cheap tours in Helsinki
A free walking tour runs on tips; there are also short low-cost tours. Check availability for your dates.
Tickets for attractions in Helsinki, booking ahead skips the queue.
Answers to your questions
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Sources: Places & entry fee: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), auto-checked