Soppakeittiö
Try Salmon soup with unlimited bread
Soppakeittiö in the Old Market Hall serves a big bowl of creamy salmon soup with all the rye bread you can eat for around 11 euros, great Finnish value.
Eat well in Helsinki for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
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Eromanga
Try Lihapiirakka meat pie
Eromanga near Kasarmitori sells the lihapiirakka meat pie to a secret 1946 recipe, loaded with sausage and a fried egg for just a few euros, very cheap.
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Helsinki: Nuuksio National Park hiking with campfire lunch
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From Helsinki: Moose & Wildlife Safari with Campfire Dinner
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Helsinki: Snowmobile Tour with Lunch and Transfers
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Hakaniemi Market Hall lunch counters
Try Market-hall daily lunch
The upstairs counters at Hakaniemi Market Hall serve cheap daily lunches, from Finnish home cooking to world-food plates, value eating inside a market hall.
Plants By Us
- ★ 4.0
- Vegan
- €
- Kluuvi and Keskusta
Try Vegan sandwiches and bowls
Plants By Us in the central Forum mall does fully vegan sandwiches and quinoa bowls at lunch-counter prices, a fast plant-based fix in the shopping district.
Hanko Sushi
- ★ 3.6
- Japanese sushi
- €
- Kluuvi and Keskusta
Try Fixed sushi sets
Hanko Sushi in the Forum mall sells fixed salmon, prawn and maki sets at fair prices, a fast, predictable sushi lunch in the shopping core of the centre.
Way Bakery
Try Sourdough toppings and buns
Way Bakery in Kallio does a cheap daytime spread of sourdough with toppings, yogurt with granola and avocado toast from around 7 euros before dinner service.
Market Square stalls
Try Fried vendace and pea soup
In summer the Market Square stalls fry vendace and salmon and ladle pea soup for around 10 euros, an open-air harbour lunch as cheap as it is local.
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