Helsinki Metro
Helsinki Metro
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SopiNepi
Kawasaki, Japan9,200 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
It's a simple Y-shaped route. It's easy to understand and use. The ticket is the same as the tram, and you just choose Single, Day Use, and the area you're going to. Since we went to most of the tourist spots in the city center, we bought a 1-day ticket for the AB area and rode around. By the way, we went to Marimekko, which my wife wanted to go to the most, around 11:00 on the first day and 10:00 on the second day, making two round trips. It's quite expensive, about 500 yen per ride, but I think it was worth it by riding the Day ticket several times. (Of course, we used the tram a lot). By the way, for those who like to shop, the most efficient route is Central Station → Marimekko → Hakaniemi Market → Arabia & Iittala.
Written 15 May 2024
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Mikael F
Helsinki, Finland31,001 contributions
May 2022
We had two metro trips: from Helsinki Central Station to Keilaniemi and back from Tapiola to Helsinki Central Station.
You pay by zones (AB, BC, or ABC) and can connect with buses, trams, and local trains in the same zones.
The most practical way to buy a ticket is using the HSL app. There are also ticket-selling machines.
Helsinki metro was opened in August 1982. Länsimetro, which opened in November 2017, expanded the metro lines from the city center to the west, via Lauttasaari to southern Espoo.
The Helsinki metro is served by two lines: M1 between Matinkylä and Vuosaari and M2 between Tapiola and Mellunmäki.
The line will be continued to Kivenlahti Espoo in autumn 2022 or in early 2023. The building works are ready but the testing is still going on.
You pay by zones (AB, BC, or ABC) and can connect with buses, trams, and local trains in the same zones.
The most practical way to buy a ticket is using the HSL app. There are also ticket-selling machines.
Helsinki metro was opened in August 1982. Länsimetro, which opened in November 2017, expanded the metro lines from the city center to the west, via Lauttasaari to southern Espoo.
The Helsinki metro is served by two lines: M1 between Matinkylä and Vuosaari and M2 between Tapiola and Mellunmäki.
The line will be continued to Kivenlahti Espoo in autumn 2022 or in early 2023. The building works are ready but the testing is still going on.
Written 24 May 2022
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Markus
Helsinki, Finland16 contributions
Aug 2023 • Solo
Helsinki metro is not the biggest in the world, but it is an excellent way to travel quickly between suburbs and in the core city. Metro trains are clean and really comfortable to use. The same applies to metro stations. Older metro stations (such as the Rautatientori metro station) are starting to show their age, but the stations were still very comfortable to use and everything seemed to work well. The stations also have a free toilet to use.
The Metro is part of HSL's public transport system, so you can use Helsinki metro by purchasing HSL ticket. For example as of 2023, HSL AB zone 80min ticket costs 3.10€ which is not that much IMO. You can use the same ticket on trams, HSL busses, HSL ferries, trains and so on.
The Metro is part of HSL's public transport system, so you can use Helsinki metro by purchasing HSL ticket. For example as of 2023, HSL AB zone 80min ticket costs 3.10€ which is not that much IMO. You can use the same ticket on trams, HSL busses, HSL ferries, trains and so on.
Written 21 August 2023
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Harri V
Kotka, Finland14 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
Helsinki Metro - or the subway - is very easy to use. Just buy your ticket from a ticket machine or the HSL mobile application before entering the escalator. Metro stations are marked with orange marks and a white letter M on them.
Koivusaari metro station is the world's only undersea metro station and it has the second longest escalator (76 meters) in Finland.
Helsinki Metro connects Helsinki and Espoo. There are beautiful sculptures and other artworks in many metro stations, especially in Espoo metro stations. It is an interesting art tour to travel by metro and stop at every station.
Koivusaari metro station is the world's only undersea metro station and it has the second longest escalator (76 meters) in Finland.
Helsinki Metro connects Helsinki and Espoo. There are beautiful sculptures and other artworks in many metro stations, especially in Espoo metro stations. It is an interesting art tour to travel by metro and stop at every station.
Written 2 November 2023
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freutmich
Kansas City769 contributions
Jun 2023
I spent most of my time on trams while in Helsinki, but on the couple of occasions when I needed the Metro I was very impressed. From the stations to the trains, the city's subway is spotless. It may be the cleanest subway system I've ever ridden anywhere in the world. I never had to wait long for a train. One always seemed to come along with one 2 to 3 minutes. And even during rush hour, people riding the trains were notably courteous.
Written 10 July 2023
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Heli P
Helsinki, Finland7,684 contributions
Jan 2021
The budget for the metro network extension to Espoo was huge and included also artworks to make the underground journey brighter. It seems odd that it had to be excavated deep down west of Helsinki under Espoo's open fields when the line to more inhabited east travels on the ground. The tall girl greeting travellers at Tapiola station by Kim Simonsson is called "Emma leaves a trace" as an invitation to the namesake Espoo Museum of Modern Art. At Keilaniemi the large hanging structure has been made of plain neon light sticks, the Niittykumpu station walls are covered with bright panels.
Written 26 January 2021
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Meander37037998101
2 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
Helsinki is a beautiful city. Clean but also a bit boring. Food and drinks are relatively expensive. Public transport is excellent and cheap. The harbor is nice and the area around it is nice
Written 5 October 2023
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gerdluka
Berlin, Germany3 contributions
Aug 2022
Easy to use, very frequent, good clean trains, feels safe. Good information but do get a map. Place names are given in both Finnish and Swedish which is confusing but necessary locally. Single price ticket for any journey within the city itself. (Would be much easier if other places adopted such a structure.)
Written 28 November 2022
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Petsku83
Helsinki, Finland526 contributions
Jan 2020
Helsinki metro is one of the best and most convenient metro systems I have seen. The whole system is easy to figure out and you cannot get lost. You get from the center to Eastern Helsinki or even to Espoo`s mall Iso Omena. Clean, safe, comfortable.
Written 3 February 2020
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laczkozsu
Debrecen, Hungary2,536 contributions
May 2022
We usually travelled by tram or walk in Helsinki but I wanted to try the metro, too. We bought 3-days tickets. We went to Itakeskus, a Shopping Centre on the outskirts of town, so we tried it. It was clean and fast, there was no crowd, so we enjoyed it.
Written 1 July 2022
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Is there a metro connecting Helsinki airport to central train station. Does it run at 1 AM.
Written 12 August 2019
Hi,
There is public transportation from Helsinki Airport to the center of Helsinki by train and by bus.
You can find the schedules of both of them in the the net. Search finavia dot fi slash en stash airports slash helsinki-airport slash access
Written 9 October 2019
Здравствуйте,хотелось бы узнать где можно преобрести билет в метро
Written 5 May 2019
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