Food Kaartinkaupunki, Helsinki
Old Market Hall
A place to eat in Kaartinkaupunki, Helsinki, moderately priced ($$) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Lunch.
Why go
Brick market hall from 1889 on the South Harbour, with stalls for salmon soup, smoked fish and Finnish pastries.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Helsinki, alongside 3 sights, 2 shops and 1 activity. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Aleksanterinkatu Christmas Street and Helsinki Christmas Market.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Kaartinkaupunki
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Best time
- Lunch
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Helsinki, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Aleksanterinkatu Christmas Street
Helsinki's main shopping street, hung with Christmas lights every year since 1949.
Sight · 0.3 km straight-line - 2Helsinki Christmas Market
The city's main Christmas market fills Senate Square with wooden stalls, a carousel and a tall tree below the cathedral steps.
Shopping · 0.4 km straight-line - 3Hotel Kämp
Grand hotel from 1887 on Pohjoisesplanadi, a short walk from Senate Square and the Christmas Street.
Stay · 0.4 km straight-line - 4Helsinki Cathedral
Carl Ludvig Engel's white neoclassical Lutheran cathedral, set at the top of a wide flight of steps over Senate Square.
Sight · 0.5 km straight-line - 5Uspenski Cathedral
Red-brick Orthodox cathedral on a rocky hill above the harbour, with gilded onion domes.
Sight · 0.5 km straight-line - 6Stockmann
Finland's largest department store, whose animated Christmas window display is unveiled each November.
Shopping · 0.6 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Old Market Hall is a stop on our Rovaniemi, Saariselkä & Helsinki route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More places to eat in Helsinki
Another curated place to eat in Helsinki. See the full Helsinki guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Helsinki run from -2°C in February to 19°C in July; October is usually the wettest month. For Old Market Hall itself, we suggest: Lunch.
Modelled monthly averages for Helsinki from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Helsinki weather by month.
Getting there
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- Coordinates
- 60.16611, 24.95278
- Destination
- Helsinki, Finland
Old Market Hall: quick answers
How much time do you need at Old Market Hall?
Plan on about an hour at Old Market Hall. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Old Market Hall?
Our pick: Lunch. Insider tip: Salmon soup at lunch is the classic order.
Which TripsCircle routes include Old Market Hall?
Old Market Hall appears on Rovaniemi, Saariselkä & Helsinki, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
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