Things to do
Domestic Techno Review – a mini festival in Helsinki this Friday
What does Finnish techno look and sound like right now? On Friday 27 March Kuudes Linja turns into a showcase for electronic art.
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Restaurants
Layers Bakery opens a second location on Bulevardi
The much-loved tiny bakery café from Töölö now serves fresh pastries in Kamppi too
Restaurants
New café on Runeberginkatu: Lagom Bakery serves Vietnamese coffee and pastries
Lagom Bakery, newly opened in Etu-Töölö, combines a small space, big popularity and Vietnamese coffees that are still rarely found elsewhere
Film
Helsinki’s scariest film festival is back: Our top picks for Night Visions 2026
From cult body horror to Bond-girl royalty, the Nordic region’s biggest genre fest takes over Helsinki from 25–29 March. Here’s what you can’t afford to miss.
Things to do
The architects of androgyny return: Placebo bring their 30th anniversary tour to Helsinki
On their anniversary tour, the band have promised to play tracks which haven’t been heard live in over 20 years.
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Restaurants
This is the best restaurant in Helsinki for 2026 – Time Out reveals its new list, packed with surprises
The new restaurant ranking is based entirely on Time Out editors’ own experiences, and includes places across every price range
Things to do
Hanaholmen unveils ten new junior suites – with archipelago views from the window
The new suites look out over the Espoo archipelago and are filled with Nordic design
Art
Eero Nelimarkka exhibition opens at the Ateneum this March
A sweeping new show at Helsinki’s Ateneum re-introduces the versatile Finnish painter whose evocative landscapes and portraits reveal unexpected depths
Travel
This is the best airport in Europe
Helsinki Airport has just been named Europe’s best for customer experience (again) – proving flying doesn’t have to feel like an extreme sport
Theatre
Morning Star: the existential opera shining over Helsinki
Based on Karl Ove Knausgård’s novel, this is the opera event of the year – and one you simply have to see