Helsinki’s hotels are much like the city itself: stylish, surprising and full of stories. The city’s diversity shines through the windows of its hotels. You can choose a room overlooking a leafy park or watch the capital’s hustle and bustle and its iconic trams, see trains heading off to the far reaches of Finland or get lost in the view of cruise ships circling the Baltic Sea.
Hotel prices in Helsinki have risen in recent years, so one of the most important criteria for making this list was value for money. There are no overpriced stays here – just genuinely good options, whether you’re after something easy on the wallet or a more premium experience.
We’ve explored Helsinki’s hotel scene to hand-pick the very best. These are the places we’d recommend to our friends, and where we’d head for a staycation when we want to see Helsinki through a traveller’s eyes. You’ll find everything from beloved city-centre classics to hidden gems on the city’s fringes – chain hotels with pleasant surprises, cherished old favourites and unique independents. In short, the very best of the capital’s hotel scene.
How were the hotels selected?
We stay in hotels all the time. From brand-new openings to old favourites (and everything in between), we make sure our recommendations are up to date all year round. Every hotel on this list has been reviewed individually and earned its place because we’ve stayed there, we rate it highly and we can genuinely recommend it.
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