Suomenlinna Brewery is a brewery in Suomenlinna, Helsinki.
Panimo Suomenlinna brews on the UNESCO-listed sea fortress, with a brewpub by the main ferry quay pouring its own beers in a historic stone jetty barrack.
Tip: A 15-minute ferry from the Market Square. Best in summer; pair a pint with the island walk around the old fortifications.
Address: Suomenlinna C 1, 00190 Helsinki
Solmu Brewery in the island suburb of Lauttasaari is a brewpub with a kitchen, brewing its own beers and cooking chef-led food above the usual snacks.
Tip: A short metro ride to Lauttasaari. The food is more ambitious than most brewpubs, so come hungry as well as thirsty.
Bryggeri Helsinki opened in 2013 near the cathedral, brewing on-site in copper kettles you can watch and pairing its lagers and ales with a kitchen.
Tip: Sit where you can see the copper kettles. Central and a short walk from Senate Square, so it works as a tourist-area pint stop.
SalamaNation is Salama Brewing's central Helsinki bar in Kamppi, pouring 20 taps with the brewery's hop-forward IPAs and mixed-fermentation beers alongside rotating Finnish and international guests.
Tip: Twenty taps split between Salama's own beers and rotating guests, with cans, bottles, cider and wine to fall back on. A practical central stop for tasting modern Finnish craft.
CoolHead, founded in 2016, specialises in sour and fruited beers and runs a taproom kitchen at its Gardenia site, serving its own sourdough pizza.
Tip: The taproom sits at the Gardenia complex in Viikki, north-east of the centre. The sourdough pizza shares its culture with the sour beer.
