Good Life Coffee is a coffee roaster in Heikinlaakso, Helsinki.
Good Life Coffee Roasters, founded 2014 and named the Nordics' best roaster in 2024, roasts from Heikinlaakso; its beans pour at Kallio spots like Sävy.
Tip: There is no cafe to sit in; drink their beans at Sävy and other Kallio cafes, or buy bags through their online shop.
Address: Sienitie 46, 00760 Helsinki
Johan & Nyström is a well-known Northern European specialty roaster, and its Katajanokka canal store pours coffee and sells beans in a brick vault.
Tip: The canal-side concept store on Katajanokka has a cafe counter plus a wall of retail beans and home-brew gear.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Paulig Kulma is a two-floor coffee house on Aleksanterinkatu with a micro-roastery roasting small batches on site and the Paulig Barista Institute upstairs.
Tip: The in-house drum roaster runs behind the counter; come for a roasted-that-week filter or a coffee course at the Barista Institute.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo, the Helsinki Coffee Roastery, is a small Vallila roastery in a former horse stable, roasting its own beans with a shop and day-cafe.
Tip: The Vallila roastery-cafe sits in a wooden-house quarter off the tourist track; there is also a Päiväkahvibaari at the Teurastamo food yard.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Filter, Espresso, Whole bean retail
Maja is a nano-roastery and small cafe at Lehtisaari that roasts in a one-kilo drum, one of the original wave of Helsinki micro-roasters from the mid-2010s.
Tip: A short trip from the centre to a quiet island address; small batches mean the menu of single origins rotates often.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia
How they serve: Filter, Espresso, Whole bean retail
Kaffa Roastery, founded in 2010 by Svante Hampf and Benjamin Andberg, is the best-known name in Finnish third-wave coffee; its roastery is also a cafe.
Tip: The Pursimiehenkatu roastery has a counter for espresso and filter and shelves of retail bags. Same block as Levain and Forza.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
