Helsinki for kids: Tips for a rainy day

Annantalo is a building in the centre of Helsinki dedicated to art education and children's culture. Performances, exhibitions and events for children, young people and families together with a versitile course selection. Changing exhibitions take place in the gallery and often also in the glass gables on the second floor and in the café , where it is possible to have a snack or a light lunch.

Annantalo is a building in the centre of Helsinki dedicated to art education and children's culture. Performances, exhibitions and events for children, young people and families together with a versitile course selection. Changing exhibitions take place in the gallery and often also in the glass gables on the second floor and in the café , where it is possible to have a snack or a light lunch.

Annantalo Arts Centre

Oodi is Helsinki's new Central Library and a living meeting place in the city centre on the Kansalaistori Square. Oodi is a venue for events, a house of reading and a diverse urban experience. It will provide its users with knowledge, new skills and stories, and will be an easy place to access for learning, story immersion, work and relaxation. Oodi is a library of a new era, a living and functional meeting place open for all.

Oodi is Helsinki's new Central Library and a living meeting place in the city centre on the Kansalaistori Square. Oodi is a venue for events, a house of reading and a diverse urban experience. It will provide its users with knowledge, new skills and stories, and will be an easy place to access for learning, story immersion, work and relaxation. Oodi is a library of a new era, a living and functional meeting place open for all.

Oodi, Helsinki Central Library

By the Senate Square, in the oldest quarters of the city, lies the Sederholm House, completed in 1757. It is the oldest house in Helsinki, now part of the Helsinki City Museum and belongs to the youngest in the city. The Children's Town is a family favourite where generations meet and learn about the past by doing things together. Play in an 18th century shop, write on a blackboard or examine everyday artefacts in the 1970s grandma's house. 
At the Helsinki City Museum you'll also find a museum shop and café El Fant.

By the Senate Square, in the oldest quarters of the city, lies the Sederholm House, completed in 1757. It is the oldest house in Helsinki, now part of the Helsinki City Museum and belongs to the youngest in the city. The Children's Town is a family favourite where generations meet and learn about the past by doing things together. Play in an 18th century shop, write on a blackboard or examine everyday artefacts in the 1970s grandma's house.  

At the Helsinki City Museum you'll also find a museum shop and café El Fant.

Sederholm House - Children's town at the Helsinki City Museum

Helsinki's oldest tram depot (from 1900) houses the Tram Museum, as part of Korjaamo culture centre in Töölö. The museum presents the history of trams in Helsinki from a passenger's point of view. At the Tram Museum, you can have a seat in an old tram that instantly transports you to the Helsinki of yesteryear. 
Branch of the Helsinki City Museum.

Helsinki's oldest tram depot (from 1900) houses the Tram Museum, as part of Korjaamo culture centre in Töölö. The museum presents the history of trams in Helsinki from a passenger's point of view. At the Tram Museum, you can have a seat in an old tram that instantly transports you to the Helsinki of yesteryear. 

Branch of the Helsinki City Museum.

Tram Museum

Leikkiluola indoor playground in Hakaniemi, below the market square, invites children and families for an active and fun day together. In Leikkiluola there is a huge adventure-maze, a ballcannon arena, a multi action play zone, many different roller slides, a great trampoline cage and an infant (toddlers under 3-years) play area. Let the activities begin and have a blast for the whole day!

Leikkiluola indoor playground in Hakaniemi, below the market square, invites children and families for an active and fun day together. In Leikkiluola there is a huge adventure-maze, a ballcannon arena, a multi action play zone, many different roller slides, a great trampoline cage and an infant (toddlers under 3-years) play area. Let the activities begin and have a blast for the whole day!

Leikkiluola - indoor playground

Science Centre Heureka is a lively exhibition centre for people of all ages. At Heureka you can experience and learn about science and technology in an exciting hands-on environment. 

Planetarium, Science restaurant and Heureka Shop.

Heureka's exhibitions extend also outdoors in summer season. The Science Park Galilei, the bedrock exhibition, trail of useful plants and the Linnaeus gardens are also included in the general admission fee.

Science Centre Heureka is a lively exhibition centre for people of all ages. At Heureka you can experience and learn about science and technology in an exciting hands-on environment. 

Planetarium, Science restaurant and Heureka Shop.

Heureka's exhibitions extend also outdoors in summer season. The Science Park Galilei, the bedrock exhibition, trail of useful plants and the Linnaeus gardens are also included in the general admission fee.

Heureka is situated about 20 min. train ride away from Helsinki centre.

Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre

Sport is the most inclusive phenomenon in Finnish society. The fully renewed Permanent Exhibition of Cultural Centre of Sports TAHTO tells the stories of sports that helped to build our nation.
The new exhibition is enlivened by versatile and unique audiovisual contents that guide the visitor from story to another and emotion to another: from the Helsinki Olympic Games to the world of e-sports, from excitement through disappointment to joy for victory. The exhibition brings to you the heroes of Finnish success sports, such as track and field athletics, Formula One racing and ice hockey, as well as Finnish people who climb mountains, jump from airplanes or negotiate rapids and rails.
Mon-Tue &amp; Fri: 10-18 
Wed-Thu: 10-19 
Sat-Sun: 11-17
Prices: 
Children 0–6 years: Free admission 
Children 7–17 years:4 € 
Adults: 16 €
Students, seniors, conscripts, persons undergoing non-military service, unemployed: 11 €

Sport is the most inclusive phenomenon in Finnish society. The fully renewed Permanent Exhibition of TAHTO tells the stories of sports that helped to build our nation.

Cultural Centre of Sports TAHTO

The Finnish Natural History Museum's exhibitions show the diversity of nature. The "Finnish Nature" exhibition offers a fascinating journey through Finland from the southern coast to the northern fells.The "History of Life" exhibition presents the course of the evolution from the Big Bang to dinosaurs and larger mammals of the Ice Age. Through the exhibition "World Nature" the visitor is taken on an exploration excursion that begins from the polar areas and ends in the tropical warmth. The secrets of the bones are introduced in the exhibition "Story of the Bones". The "Change in the Air" exhibition presents the research on climate change conducted at the University of Helsinki. Museum shop and café.

The Finnish Natural History Museum's exhibitions show the diversity of nature. The "Finnish Nature" exhibition offers a fascinating journey through Finland from the southern coast to the northern fells.The "History of Life" exhibition presents the course of the evolution from the Big Bang to dinosaurs and larger mammals of the Ice Age. Through the exhibition "World Nature" the visitor is taken on an exploration excursion that begins from the polar areas and ends in the tropical warmth. The secrets of the bones are introduced in the exhibition "Story of the Bones". The "Change in the Air" exhibition presents the research on climate change conducted at the University of Helsinki. Museum shop and café.


Natural History Museum

Rush Helsinki was established in 2016 as the first trampoline park in the Nordic countries. There's a variety of activities in the park suitable for goal oriented training, exercising or just having a good time. There are over one hundred trampolines in the park, including the exciting free fall from five meters, the Stunt Jump.
Rush is available for all ages. 
Cheaper tickets during Happy Hour (not valid during school vacations) and Family Time jump sessions. Party music and disco lights on Wed, Fri and Sat during Hohto Hyppy. 
For ensuring a queue-free visit, book the jumping session in advance.

Rush Helsinki was established in 2016 as the first trampoline park in the Nordic countries. There's a variety of activities in the park suitable for goal oriented training, exercising or just having a good time. There are over one hundred trampolines in the park, including the exciting free fall from five meters, the Stunt Jump.

Rush is available for all ages. 

Cheaper tickets during Happy Hour (not valid during school vacations) and Family Time jump sessions. Party music and disco lights on Wed, Fri and Sat during Hohto Hyppy. 

For ensuring a queue-free visit, book the jumping session in advance.

Rush-trampoline park

Amos Rex is an art museum where the past, present and future meet. Located within the functionalist landmark of Lasipalatsi, the newly built domed exhibition spaces lie under the distinctively undulating Lasipalatsi square. Amos Rex presents site-sensitive, experiential, and often technologically experimental exhibitions by contemporary artists and their Modernist predecessors. A permanent exhibition with Sigurd Frosterus's post-impressionist art collection is also on display. Amos Rex is owned by Föreningen Konstsamfundet.

Amos Rex is an art museum where the past, present and future meet.

Amos Rex

Kumpula outdoor swimming pool was built for the Olympics 1952 and it is the third oldest outdoor swimming pool with tracks in Finland. The pools: 25 m pool, children's pool, wading pool and diving pool. Also a basket ball court, a beach volley court, a playground and a café.The swimming pool is open May-Sep.

Kumpula outdoor swimming pool was built for the Olympics 1952 and it is the third oldest outdoor swimming pool with tracks in Finland. The pools: 25 m pool, children's pool, wading pool and diving pool. Also a basket ball court, a beach volley court, a playground and a café.

Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool

Kiasma is a museum of contemporary art under the umbrella of the Finnish National Gallery. The basic functions of the museum are organising changing exhibitions and augmenting its collection, along with research and presentation of the works. The primary focus in the museum collection is on Finnish contemporary art. The collection is also supplemented by commissioning new work. The collection is presented to the public in annually changing thematic exhibitions. 
Kiasma was designed by the American architect Steven Holl and opened to the public in 1998. At Kiasma there's also a museum shop and café.

Kiasma is a museum of contemporary art in the centre of Helsinki. It is a place where people meet art and where everyone is welcome.

Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma

Megazone laser tag is a fun, futuristic and exciting game that is suitable for all ages. Laser tag is played in a dimly lit, fog-filled, multi-level arena where players are provided with high tech vests and awesome but harmless laser guns. Players try to score points by deactivating other players' vests and destroying their bases. The laser tag is suitable for the whole family.

Megazone laser tag is a fun, futuristic and exciting game that is suitable for all ages. Laser tag is played in a dimly lit, fog-filled, multi-level arena where players are provided with high tech vests and awesome but harmless laser guns. Players try to score points by deactivating other players' vests and destroying their bases. The laser tag is suitable for the whole family.

Megazone Helsinki, laser tag experience

Theatre Museum, located at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, is a museum specialized in theater and performing arts. Museum's exhibitions, guided tours and workshops give visitors keys to understanding performing arts and a chance to experience the magic and excitement of taking the stage.

Theatre Museum, located at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, is a museum specialized in theater and performing arts.

Theatre Museum

Experience the adventure in the world of snakes and lizards. See the worlds most poisonous snakes, look into the eyes of giant multimetre snakes. See the giant monitors basking or water turtles swimming and spiders waiting for next meal. Tropicario has the most giantsnake species than any other zoo in the Northern countries.

Experience the adventure in the world of snakes and lizards. See the worlds most poisonous snakes, look into the eyes of giant multimetre snakes. See the giant monitors basking or water turtles swimming and spiders waiting for next meal. Tropicario has the most giantsnake species than any other zoo in the Northern countries.

Tropicario - The tropical animal house

The Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden is one of Helsinki's most popular visitor attractions. The garden is situated very close to the city centre, and its glasshouses and surrounding grounds offer nature lovers a unique experience all year round. The glasshouses of the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden bring a tropical breeze into the routines of the week. The lush Rainforest House presents the coffee bush and the strangler fig, and in the Palm House, the visitor can see not only the world's biggest seed, but also an impressive collection of orchids. The outdoor garden attracts the visitor to experience the world of plants. In summertime, perhaps the most attractive part of the grounds is the central garden, an open area with ponds and flowers, bordered by the glasshouses and rose bushes. There are also events with different themes organized at the Kaisaniemi botanical garden.

The Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden is one of Helsinki's most popular visitor attractions. The garden is situated very close to the city centre, and its glasshouses and surrounding grounds offer nature lovers a unique experience all year round. The glasshouses of the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden bring a tropical breeze into the routines of the week. The lush Rainforest House presents the coffee bush and the strangler fig, and in the Palm House, the visitor can see not only the world's biggest seed, but also an impressive collection of orchids. The outdoor garden attracts the visitor to experience the world of plants. In summertime, perhaps the most attractive part of the grounds is the central garden, an open area with ponds and flowers, bordered by the glasshouses and rose bushes. There are also events with different themes organized at the Kaisaniemi botanical garden.

There are no free entrance days in 2021.

Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden

The first children's room escape in Helsinki for kids between 8-13 years, also games suitable for families with children and beginners. For games in Swedish or English please contact Kids escape in advance.
Games are located at different locations in Vallila.

The first children's room escape in Helsinki for kids between 8-13 years, also games suitable for families with children and beginners. For games in Swedish or English please contact Kids escape in advance.

Games are located at different locations in Vallila.

Kids escape - Family escape

Can you get out of a locked room in under 60 minutes? Real life escape room games in three locations in the center of Helsinki, also outdoors. An hour filled with excitement and fun. The games are mainly designed for adults, but some games are suitable also for younger players and families eg. Treasure Bird and Bewitched.
You can choose to play in English or Finnish, also Swedish is available upon request.

Can you get out of a locked room in under 60 minutes? Real life escape room games in three locations in the center of Helsinki, also outdoors. An hour filled with excitement and fun. The games are mainly designed for adults, but some games are suitable also for younger players and families eg. Treasure Bird and Bewitched.

You can choose to play in English or Finnish, also Swedish is available upon request.

Escaperoom Helsinki

SuperPark indoor activity park is an exciting experience for the whole family in Vantaa. Explore, try out different sports at the Game Arena, skate and scoot at the Freestyle Hall, climb walls and relax with a wide range of other activities.

SuperPark indoor activity park is an exciting experience for the whole family in Vantaa. Explore, try out different sports at the Game Arena, skate and scoot at the Freestyle Hall, climb walls and relax with a wide range of other activities.

SuperPark Vantaa-indoor activity park

The Stadium tower is very characteristic and identifies the Helsinki Olympic Stadium among its peers around the world. It is also one of the best known constructions and sites in Helsinki. The 80 years of the Tower's history are made of many stories and celebrations. At 72 metres from the ground, the Tower of the Olympic stadium is one of the best place to admire Helsinki from high above.

The Stadium tower is very characteristic and identifies the Helsinki Olympic Stadium among its peers around the world. It is also one of the best known constructions and sites in Helsinki. The 80 years of the Tower's history are made of many stories and celebrations. At 72 metres from the ground, the Tower of the Olympic stadium is one of the best place to admire Helsinki from high above.

Stadium tower

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