Christmas Markets in Helsinki 2026
The map of Christmas Markets in Helsinki holds 8 markets, from the Helsinki Christmas Market on Senate Square to Hermanni, Ruoholahti, Vanhakaupunki and Suomenlinna. Seven have 2026 dates, from 21 November to 6 January; the Suomenlinna market has its dates for 2026 still to come.
Which Christmas Markets are on in Helsinki this year?
Christmas Markets in Helsinki by their number on the map, with the venue, the district and the run of dates for 2026:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Helsinki Christmas Market |
| Where | Senate Square, city centre |
| Dates 2026 | 27 Nov to 22 Dec |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Manta's Christmas Market |
| Where | Havis Amanda Square by the Market Square, city centre |
| Dates 2026 | 4 Dec to 6 Jan |
| # | 3 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Vanhan Joulutori Christmas Market |
| Where | Old Student House, Mannerheimintie, city centre (indoors) |
| Dates 2026 | 15 to 22 Dec |
| # | 4 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Teurastamo Christmas Market |
| Where | Teurastamo, Työpajankatu, Hermanni |
| Dates 2026 | 19 and 20 Dec |
| # | 5 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | City Museum's Holiday Market |
| Where | Helsinki City Museum, Aleksanterinkatu, city centre (indoors) |
| Dates 2026 | 28 and 29 Nov |
| # | 6 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | FunDesign Christmas Market |
| Where | Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas), Merikaapelihalli hall, Ruoholahti (indoors) |
| Dates 2026 | 21 and 22 Nov |
| # | 7 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Traditional Christmas Market at Annala |
| Where | Annala villa and garden, Hämeentie, Vanhakaupunki |
| Dates 2026 | 28 and 29 Nov |
| # | 8 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Suomenlinna Craft and Art Christmas Market |
| Where | Suomenlinna Museum, Suomenlinna sea fortress |
| Dates 2026 | dates pending |
For Senate Square, the Helsinki Christmas Market's own visitor information covers its 2026 dates, its organiser, the carousel and the food court. The City of Helsinki's guide to Christmas in Helsinki picks the Senate Square market, Vanhan Joulutori, the Teurastamo market and Manta's for the season.
The Helsinki Christmas Markets on the map, one by one
1. Helsinki Christmas Market
Craftspeople sell their own gifts here, and each gift stall carries goods made, or at least designed, in Finland, down to cutlery of reindeer antler. An old-time horse carousel turns in the middle of the market, and a tall Christmas tree stands in front of Helsinki Cathedral. No entry ticket is needed: the stalls stand on Senate Square. Tuomaan Markkinat, its Finnish name, is on between Friday 27 November and Tuesday 22 December.
2. Manta's Christmas Market
Manta's, first held in 2025, rings a covered ice rink with a small, hand-picked set of stalls, with skates to rent. Warm food and drinks and Christmas delicacies come from a pavilion at the edge of the ice, and the programme changes through the season, from ribbon skating to small gigs. No entry ticket is needed. Stalls open on Friday 4 December and stay until Wednesday 6 January; holiday hours have not been announced.
Photo: the Market Square in December 2022 by Safa Hovinen (CC BY 2.0)
3. Vanhan Joulutori Christmas Market
Ceramics, jewellery, toys and books share two floors of the Old Student House with wool socks, felt slippers and pouches, mostly handmade and sold by their makers, next to Finnish design. The house café pours speciality coffees and glögi (Finnish mulled wine) and serves pastries and lunch. The market has run for over 30 years. No entry ticket is needed. Its doors are open from Tuesday 15 to Tuesday 22 December.
Photo: the Old Student House in 2019 by Bahnfrend (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4. Teurastamo Christmas Market
The market takes over the whole of Teurastamo, the former abattoir, where entrepreneurs and artisans sell art, homeware, jewellery, clothes and accessories, crafts and design. There is food to eat on the spot and to take home for the Christmas table, and Teurastamo's own restaurants join in. Teurastamo has held its Christmas Market since 2014. No entry ticket is needed. It is on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December, the weekend before Christmas.
Photo: Teurastamo in November 2022 by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
5. City Museum's Holiday Market
Craftspeople, small producers and museums of the capital region bring crafts, delicacies and other Christmas products to the Helsinki City Museum, and the museum shop is open as well. Santa Claus meets children on both days. No entry ticket is needed. The market is held over one weekend, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, inside the museum.
Photo: the Helsinki City Museum entrance in 2016 by Professor Caretaker (CC BY-SA 4.0)
6. FunDesign Christmas Market
FunDesign brings art and design by local creatives to the Merikaapelihalli hall of the Cable Factory, with DIY workshops to join, snacks and a café. An entry ticket is needed; one ticket covers both days, and children under 12 do not need one. The market lasts two days, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November.
Photo: the entrance to Merikaapelihalli in December 2024 by JIP (CC BY-SA 4.0)
7. Traditional Christmas Market at Annala
The Finnish Useful Plants Society fills the Annala villa with harvest products, crafts, Christmas baking and decorations. Outdoors, ponies entertain young children, and a Christmas café serves rice porridge and other Christmas treats. No entry ticket is needed. It takes place on 28 and 29 November, a Saturday and a Sunday, the same weekend as the City Museum's market.
Photo: the Annala villa in 2024 by Marit Henriksson (CC BY-SA 4.0)
8. Suomenlinna Craft and Art Christmas Market
This market belongs to the artisans and artists of Suomenlinna, who bring together their own crafts and art in the Suomenlinna Museum, out on the sea fortress. Its dates for 2026 have not been announced yet, so no day can be named for it this season.
Photo: the Suomenlinna Museum in 2020 by Sinikka Halme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Helsinki Christmas Market food, market by market
On Senate Square, food at the Helsinki Christmas Markets comes from a licensed food court in the middle of the market, with a stress on vegetarian dishes and local producers, and biodegradable tableware. Glögi is poured there next to fresh local fish and meat, and in 2025 the menu took in spiced Christmas rice porridges, khachapuri, lörtsy (a fried Finnish pastry), fish, game and reindeer dishes. At Manta's, warm food and drinks come from a pavilion beside the covered rink. The Old Student House café at Vanhan Joulutori keeps speciality coffees, pastries and lunch going for the whole market, and the Annala market runs its own Christmas café, where rice porridge is served.
Which Helsinki Christmas Markets are open in November, and which in December?
Christmas Markets in Helsinki in November begin with FunDesign at the Cable Factory on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November, ahead of the rest of those with announced dates. The Helsinki Christmas Market follows on Friday 27 November, and two weekend markets, at the City Museum and in the Annala villa, share 28 and 29 November.
For Christmas Markets in Helsinki in December, Manta's arrives on Friday 4 December. Lucia Day falls on Sunday 13 December, when Lucia's crowning in Helsinki Cathedral is followed by a parade from Senate Square. Vanhan Joulutori opens on Tuesday 15 December, and Teurastamo's two market days come just before Christmas, on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December. On Tuesday 22 December the Senate Square market and Vanhan Joulutori close for the season.
Manta's carries on past Christmas to Wednesday 6 January, Epiphany, though its hours for the holidays have not been announced. The Suomenlinna market, with dates for 2026 still to come, has no place in either month yet.