Hostel Suomenlinna

Helsinki


An excellent alternative to staying in central Helsinki is near the ferry pier on Suomenlinna. Once a Russian primary school, then a barracks, the red-brick building's dorms occupy bright, high-ceilinged classrooms, while cosy private rooms upstairs have sloping ceilings. There’s a kitchen (and supermarket nearby) and laundry, and the hostel recycles and buys renewable energy.

Breakfast (€7.50) is available with 24 hours' notice, and there's a toy box and games for kids. The place is quite often booked out by groups in term time.


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1. Suomenlinna

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Suomenlinna, the ‘fortress of Finland’, straddles a cluster of car-free islands connected by bridges. This Unesco World Heritage site was originally built…

2. Suomenlinnan Kirkko

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Built by the Russians in 1854 for their garrison on Suomenlinna, this church originally had five onion domes, and served as an Orthodox place of worship…

3. Suomenlinna-Museo

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By the bridge at Suomenlinna that connects Iso Mustasaari and the main island, Susisaari, is Suomenlinna-Museo, a two-level museum covering the history of…

4. Sotamuseo Maneesi

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On the Suomenlinna island of Iso Mustasaari, Sotamuseo Maneesi has a comprehensive overview of Finnish military hardware, from bronze cannons to WWII…

5. Ehrensvärd-Museo

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Perhaps the most interesting of the museums at Suomenlinna, this was once the home of Augustin Ehrensvärd, who designed the fortress, and later the…

6. Suomnelinna Toy Museum

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A three-storey wooden cottage houses this delightful private collection of hundreds of dolls and nearly as many teddy bears, dating from the early 19th…

7. Vesikko

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At Suomenlinna, the Vesikko is the only WWII-era submarine remaining in Finland (the rest were scrapped). It saw action against the Russians during the…

8. Mannerheim-Museo

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This fascinating museum by Kaivopuisto was the home of Baron Gustav Mannerheim, former president, commander in chief of the Finnish army and Finnish Civil…