7 wine bars worth the trip across Finland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Finland guides.
Wine Bar Apotek ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
kamppi · Lapinlahdenkatu 1 a, 00180 Helsinki
Wine Bar Apotek fills the cabinets of a former pharmacy with organic family-grower wines, grower Champagnes and Burgundies, an award-winning list.
Tip: The old apothecary cabinets now hold the bottles. Glasses run roughly 12 to 18 euros; the grower Champagnes are the move.
BasBas Kulma ★ 4.3 · Helsinki
punavuori · Tehtaankatu 27-29, 00150 Helsinki
BasBas Kulma is the walk-in sibling of the Baskeri & Basso group, a corner counter pouring a dozen-odd glasses with a strong French natural bent.
Tip: Glasses run about 11 to 16 euros. Easier to walk into than the parent bistro; the corner counter is first-come.
Wino ★ 4.3 · Helsinki
kallio · Fleminginkatu 11, 00500 Helsinki
Wino near Karhupuisto in Kallio is a restaurant and natural-wine bar with a weekly changing list of Old World bottles and a short seasonal kitchen.
Tip: The by-the-glass table rotates every week. The kitchen runs hits like beef tartare and pumpkin ravioli; book for weekend tables.
Flor ★ 4.3 · Helsinki
ullanlinna · Korkeavuorenkatu 4, 00140 Helsinki
Flor on Korkeavuorenkatu carries David Alberti's all-natural philosophy into a small Ullanlinna food-and-wine bar of seasonal organic plates.
Tip: All natural, no exceptions, with a tight seasonal kitchen alongside. Small room south of the design district, so reserve.
Muru Wine Bar ★ 4.2 · Helsinki
kamppi · Lönnrotinkatu 14, 00120 Helsinki
Muru Wine Bar sits around the corner from the bistro Muru, pouring a daily-changing glass list from a 750-bottle cellar, with charcuterie and plates.
Tip: The by-the-glass board changes daily; the full list runs to hundreds of bottles. Cold cuts and risotto come from the sister kitchen.
Lykke ★ 4.0 · Helsinki
toolo · Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21a, 00100 Helsinki
Lykke in Etu-Töölö shifts from morning coffee to an evening wine-and-snacks bar, with a glass-friendly European list served near the railway park.
Tip: By night it is a relaxed wine-and-snacks room rather than a cafe. Good before or after an event at the nearby opera.
Wine Bar Klaava ★ 4.0 · Helsinki
kruununhaka · Meritullinkatu 6, 00170 Helsinki
Wine Bar Klaava on Meritullinkatu comes from the Kuurna team, pouring classic and low-intervention wines with small snacks in a calm Kruununhaka room.
Tip: Right beside Restaurant Kuurna, run by the same people. A relaxed glass-and-snacks room moving between classics and natural bottles.