5 day trips worth the trip across Finland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Finland guides.
Porvoo ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
day-trip
Porvoo, Finland's second-oldest town, is a 50-minute bus east, its riverside Old Town of red wooden warehouses full of cafes, chocolatiers and runeberg torte.
Suomenlinna ★ 4.3 · Helsinki
day-trip
The UNESCO-listed Suomenlinna sea fortress is a 15-minute ferry from the Market Square, with island cafes, a brewpub by the quay and ramparts for a picnic.
Fiskars Village ★ 4.2 · Helsinki
day-trip
Fiskars Village, a 17th-century ironworks turned craft community, is about 90 minutes west, its restored mills holding rustic cafes with summer terraces.
Tallinn (Estonia) ★ 4.2 · Helsinki
day-trip
Tallinn is a two-hour ferry across the gulf, an easy day trip to Estonia's medieval capital, with Old Town restaurants and the Balti Jaam market hall nearby.
Nuuksio National Park ★ 4.0 · Helsinki
day-trip
Nuuksio National Park, around 40 minutes away, is the city's nearest wilderness; pack a rye-bread-and-berry picnic, with a cafe near the reindeer park.