Eurohostel

Helsinki


Close to the Viking Line ferry on Katajanokka, this busy hostel is easily reached on trams 4 and 5. All rooms share bathrooms. 'Eurohostel' rooms are more modern with TVs and parquet floors. Dorm rates mean sharing a twin – a good deal. Rates include a morning sauna; the cafe-bar serves breakfast (€10) and other meals. HI discount.


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Nearby Helsinki attractions

1. Merikasarmi

0.18 MILES

Architect CL Engel designed these naval barracks for the Russian military garrisoned here from 1816 to 1820 – the first of his many works in Helsinki. The…

2. Icebreaker Fleet

0.3 MILES

This impressively functional posse of around six heavy-duty ships is moored off the northern side of Katajanokka island.

3. Uspenskin Katedraali

0.38 MILES

The eye-catching red-brick Uspenski Cathedral towers above Katajanokka island. Built as a Russian Orthodox church in 1868, it features classic golden…

4. Presidentinlinna

0.49 MILES

Overlooking the kauppatori, the striking neoclassical Presidentinlinna was designed by CL Engel and is one of the head of state's official residences. The…

5. Kauppatori

0.54 MILES

The heart of central Helsinki is the harbourside kauppatori (market square), where cruises and ferries leave for archipelago islands. It's completely…

6. Tervasaari

0.55 MILES

Reached by a causeway, Tar Island (named for the warehouses that safely stored flammable Finnish tar here prior to export) is now a landscaped park with…

7. Mannerheim-Museo

0.59 MILES

This fascinating museum by Kaivopuisto was the home of Baron Gustav Mannerheim, former president, commander in chief of the Finnish army and Finnish Civil…

8. Observatory Hill Park

0.62 MILES

Designed in 1868 by Swedish landscaper Knut Forsberg in the style of a German city park, and completed in 1889 by his compatriot Svante Olsson, this…