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Terassit · Helsinki

Cafés with outdoor seating in Helsinki

Terraces in Kamppi and on Siltasaarenkatu, summer kiosks in the parks and island cafés reached by boat.

Photo: Elena Lyubimova, Pexels License

A terassi (terrace) in Helsinki has a short season. July, the warmest month, averages a high of 21.9 °C at Kaisaniemi in the center against −0.7 °C in January, and June gets about 297 hours of sunshine to December's 28.1

Kamppi and Kallio have the most cafés with outdoor tables, ahead of Kluuvi and the Punavuori and Eira shore. In the center they include Strindberg on Pohjoisesplanadi and Karl Fazer Café on Kluuvikatu; in Kallio, Roasberg and Kakkugalleria share a corner of Siltasaarenkatu, and Cafelito and Noah Cafe are on Hämeentie.

Local tip: Lippakioski kiosks only trade from May to September; outside those months, Café Regatta's yard fire on Merikannontie is the outdoor seat that keeps going.23

Where these cafés are: Kamppi (12), Kallio (12), Punavuori, Ullanlinna & Eira (8), Kluuvi & Kaartinkaupunki (8), Kruununhaka & Katajanokka (7), Vallila & Pasila (4), Töölö (4), Sörnäinen & Kalasatama (3), Ruoholahti & Jätkäsaari (1).

At a glance

59Cafés listed
45With opening hours
06:30Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Marocco, from 06:30 (Mon–Fri 06:30–18:00 · Sat 09:00–15:00).
  • Closes latest: Café Bar No 9, until 02:00 (Mon–Fri 11:00–02:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (61%), card payment (46%), vegetarian options (41%).

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Kiosks that open in May

The lippakioski (canopy kiosk) is a Helsinki type: the first curved wooden ones were designed in 1937 by Gunnar Taucher and Eero Urpola, and angular versions followed in the 1940s and 1950s to drawings signed by Hilding Ekelund.2 Nineteen are left around the city. The city rents them to private operators, some act as summer terraces for neighboring restaurants, and several, including the one in Karhupuisto in Kallio, hold alcohol licences.2

Their season is fixed by plumbing: the water pipes are not insulated and would crack in a freeze, so the kiosks can only trade from May to September.2

Seats outside in winter

Café Regatta on Merikannontie keeps an open fire in its yard all year and opens every day; staff leave it unlit when the wind is strong.3 Sausages for the fire are sold at the counter.

In Kallio, Way Bakery's terrace on Agricolankatu, beside Karhupuisto, stays open through the year.4 In the center, Oodi's big third-floor balcony opens from spring to autumn, and the library restaurant's terrace outside runs in summer.5

Big terraces in town

Roasberg's Kallio café, at Siltasaarenkatu 13 by Hakaniemi metro, has outdoor seats for 60 to 65 people and stays open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.6

In Kallio, Cafe Taideterassi on Linnunlauluntie is open 10:00–21:00 daily, Café Cucca has tables on Kolmas linja, and Harlekiini on Porthaninkatu opens at 07:30 on weekdays. In Töölö, Kahvila Rakastan on Mannerheimintie, Marocco and Flamingo Juice Bar on Museokatu, and Levain have outdoor seats.

In Kamppi, Ekberg has tables on Bulevardi, Bär Bar Freda on Fredrikinkatu opens at 08:00 on weekdays, and Cafe Java at Simonkatu 1 is open until 23:00 on Fridays. Sandwitch Club sits on Hietalahdentori, the market square at the end of Bulevardi. In Kruununhaka, Café Clé on Mariankatu and Chjoko on Liisankatu have outdoor tables too.

By the sea and on the islands

On the south shore, Café Carusel at Merisatamanranta 10 and Cafe Compass on Ehrenströmintie have outdoor seating. Uunisaari, two minutes offshore, has a café with a sunny terrace; from mid-April to mid-November a boat runs from Merisatama square at Merisatamanranta 8.7

Cafe Kobben, a summer café and pizza kitchen in an old pilot's house on Katajanokanluoto, is reached in summer on the M/s Julia from Meritullintori.8 In Katajanokka, Café Helli has outdoor tables on Katajanokanlaituri quay, and Café Johan & Nyström on Kanavaranta.

Sources

  1. Helsinki, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Lippakioski, Wikipedia (Finnish), accessed October 2026
  3. Cafe Regatta: opening hours, grill and terrace, Cafe Regatta, accessed October 2026
  4. Way Bakery & Wine Bar, Eatweek Guide, accessed October 2026
  5. Oodi's services for tourists, Oodi, Helsinki Central Library, accessed October 2026
  6. Roasberg Mikonkatu and Roasberg Kolmas linja, Roasberg, accessed October 2026
  7. Uunisaari, City of Helsinki, accessed October 2026
  8. Cafe Kobben, MyHelsinki, City of Helsinki, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Outdoor seating in Helsinki: questions

When is terrace season for cafés in Helsinki?

Terraces in Helsinki are busiest from May to September. July is the warmest month, with an average high of 21.9 °C in the center, and June the sunniest, with about 297 hours of sunshine. The city's lippakioski kiosks can only trade from May to September, and Oodi's balcony opens from spring to autumn.

Which Helsinki cafés have outdoor seating in winter?

Café Regatta on Merikannontie in Töölö opens every day of the year and keeps an open fire in its yard, where you can grill sausages bought at the counter; it is left unlit in strong wind. Way Bakery on Agricolankatu in Kallio, beside Karhupuisto, keeps its terrace open all year.

What is a lippakioski in Helsinki?

A lippakioski, or canopy kiosk, is a small Helsinki kiosk type first designed in 1937 by Gunnar Taucher and Eero Urpola, with angular versions built in the 1940s and 1950s. Nineteen remain. They trade only from May to September because their water pipes are not insulated, and some, such as the one in Karhupuisto, are licensed.

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