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Free things to do in Helsinki

20 museums and landmarks in Helsinki are recorded as free entry by OpenStreetMap contributors, and 31 parks, viewpoints and beaches cost nothing by their nature. 21 of them give opening hours.

Contributors marked these as charging no admission. Museums and landmarks only: a zero here is a fact about the place, not an assumption about its kind.

Free by their nature rather than by a tag, so nobody checked these one by one — but a park being free needs no evidence.

Opening hours come from OpenStreetMap and can be out of date. A place is only marked open on Sunday when its record says so plainly.

Free museums — 18 places

  • Helsinki City Museum
    Aleksanterinkatu 16
    Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Tram Museum
    Töölönkatu 51 A
    Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Burgher's house
    Kristianinkatu 12
    Nov 26-Dec 21 We-Fr 13:00-18:00; Nov 26-Dec 21 Sa,Su 11:00-17:00; Dec 22-Jan 08 We-Fr 11:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Merkki
    Ludviginkatu 2-4
    Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Museum of Civil Defence
    Siltavuorenranta 14
    Sep-May: Sa 10:00-14:00
  • Bank of Finland Museum
    Snellmaninkatu 2
    Mo off; Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa-Su 11:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Worker's Museum
    Kirstinkuja 4
    2026 Apr 15-Nov 1 We-Su 11:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Galerie Anhava
    Fredrikinkatu 43
    Mo off; Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Children’s Town
    Aleksanterinkatu 16-18
    Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • A2 Galleria
    Annankatu 12
    Mo off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Tischenko Gallery
    Fredrikinkatu 64
    by_appointment
  • Galleria Kuvitus
    Hämeentie 28
    Mo-We off; Th-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Galleria Sculptor
    Mo off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Galleria B5
    Bulevardi 5
    Mo-Tu,Sa-Su off; We-Fr 12:00-17:00
  • Reitzin säätiön kokoelmat
    Apollonkatu 23
    We 15:00-17:00; Su 15:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Forum Box
    Ruoholahdenranta 3
    Tu-Su 12:00-17:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Kohta
    Työpajankatu 2
    Tu-Fr 12:00-18:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday
  • Galleria Dromig
    Satamakatu 7
    Mo off; Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa-Su 12:00-16:00
    Open on Sunday

Free landmarks — 2 places

  • Winter Garden
    Hammarskjöldintie 1A
    Mo-Th 10:00-16:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; Fr off
    Open on Sunday
  • Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden
    Kaisaniemenranta 2
    Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
    Open on Sunday

Parks and gardens — 20 places

  • Esplanadi Park
  • Kaisaniemi Park
  • Tähtitorninvuori
  • Sibelius Park
  • Old Church Park
  • Töölönlahdenpuisto
    24/7
  • Lenininpuisto
  • Kolmikulma
  • Sinebrychoffinpuisto
  • Tove Janssonin puisto
  • Dallapénpuisto
  • Karhupuisto
  • Matti Heleniuksen puisto
  • Alppipuisto
  • Tehtaanpuisto
  • Ilolanpuisto
  • Lastenlehto
  • Liisanpuistikko
  • Varsapuistikko
  • Meripuisto

Viewpoints — 8 places

  • Mäntymäki
  • Näköalatasanne
    Tyynenmerenkatu 11
  • Ullanlinnanmäki
  • Dry dock observation deck
  • Sinisen huvilan kahvila
  • Linnunlaulu
  • Isoisänsilta
    Capellan puistotie 2
  • Observation tower

Beaches — 3 places

  • Suomenlinna beach
  • Uunisaaren uimaranta
  • Eira beach

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