Food destinations within easy reach of Helsinki. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Porvoo ★ 4.4

50 minutes by busBus from Helsinki Bus Station (Kamppi)

Famous for: Riverside Old Town restaurants, runeberg torte and chocolate

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.

Porvoo

Suomenlinna ★ 4.3

15 minutes by ferryHSL ferry from the Market Square

Famous for: Island brewpub, cafes and picnic spots on a sea fortress

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.

Suomenlinna

Fiskars Village ★ 4.2

About 90 minutes by car or train and busTrain to Karjaa then local bus

Famous for: Ironworks-village cafes, terraces and artisan food

Fiskars Village, a 17th-century ironworks turned craft community, is about 90 minutes west, its restored mills holding rustic cafes with summer terraces.

Fiskars Village

Nuuksio National Park ★ 4.0

About 40 minutes by car or train and busTrain to Espoo then bus toward Nuuksio

Famous for: Foraged-food picnics and a reindeer park cafe

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.

Nuuksio National Park

Tallinn (Estonia) ★ 4.2

2 hours by ferryFerry from the West Harbour to Tallinn

Famous for: Medieval Old Town restaurants and a famous food market

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.

Tallinn (Estonia)
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