Helsinki Baltic Herring Market ★ 4.6
Held since 1743, the Baltic Herring Market brings around 40 fishers and producers to the Market Square each October to sell herring straight from the boats, plus archipelago breads and preserves.
Neighbourhoodpasila
Location
Address: Messukeskus, Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki
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Craft Beer Helsinki ★ 4.3
Finland's largest international beer festival takes over Rautatientori square for three late-June days, with a deep brewery line-up, side programme and food vendors. The 2026 edition marks its tenth year.
Taste of Helsinki ★ 4.2
Taste of Helsinki sets up in Kansalaistori park each June, where the city's leading restaurants and chefs serve small signature plates from outdoor pavilions across a long festival weekend.
Streat Helsinki ★ 4.1
Streat Helsinki turns the central Tori Quarters into a street-food festival each March, with dozens of vendors plus workshops and masterclasses on technique. The city's food-culture office is behind it.
Helsinki Coffee Festival and Chocolate Carnival ★ 4.1
Each April the Cable Factory hosts the Helsinki Coffee Festival alongside an Ice Cream and Chocolate Carnival, three days of specialty roasters, artisan chocolate and frozen treats under one ticket.