Old Market Hall (Vanha Kauppahalli) is a food market in Keskusta, Helsinki.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Soppakeittiö inside serves the classic lohikeitto salmon soup with unlimited bread. The hall closes by early evening, so come for lunch.
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Address: Eteläranta, 00130 Helsinki
Kauppatori, the open-air market on the South Harbour, is where herring boats tie up each October; summer stalls fry vendace and pile up Finnish berries.
TipBest in summer for fried lake fish and berries, and during the October herring market. Watch for aggressive seagulls.
Hakaniemi Market Hall reopened in 2023 after a full renovation; the two-floor Kallio-waterfront hall is the everyday local market, lunch counters above.
TipLess touristed than the harbour hall and more of a working market. The upstairs counters are the value lunch play.
The century-old Hietalahti Market Hall on the western waterfront is now a restaurant and cafe hall, counters cooking from Vietnamese to tapas at night.
TipUnlike the other halls it stays open for dinner, latest on Friday and Saturday. A flea market runs on the square outside in summer.
Kauppatori, the open-air market on the South Harbour, is where herring boats tie up each October; summer stalls fry vendace and pile up Finnish berries.
TipBest in summer for fried lake fish and berries, and during the October herring market. Watch for aggressive seagulls.
The open square outside Hakaniemi hall hosts a daytime produce market, busiest in berry season when strawberries, blueberries and chanterelles fill it.
TipPair the outdoor square with the indoor hall next door. Summer berry season is the time to come for chanterelles and strawberries.
