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Bakery cafés in Helsinki

Cardamom pulla and korvapuusti, sourdough on Agricolankatu, patisserie on Fredrikinkatu and Shrove buns at Hakaniemi.

Photo: Ea Ehn, Pexels License

A Helsinki bakery café is built around pulla, the sweet yeast dough that eastern Finland also calls vehnänen and the west and north call nisu.1 Pikkupulla is a small round bun topped with pearl sugar, voisilmäpulla has butter and sugar pressed into a well that rises into a crater, and pitko is a braided loaf, usually of three strands.1

Kluuvi has the most bakery cafés, mostly waffle and cake counters, while Kamppi, Kallio, Jätkäsaari and Kalasatama have two each. Konditoria Briossi on Kalevankatu and Way Bakery on Agricolankatu both open at 08:00 on weekdays.

Local tip: Runeberg tortes leave most counters after 5 February, Runeberg Day, so January is the month to try one.2

Where these cafés are: Kluuvi & Kaartinkaupunki (3), Sörnäinen & Kalasatama (2), Kallio (2), Kamppi (2), Ruoholahti & Jätkäsaari (2), Vallila & Pasila (1), Punavuori, Ullanlinna & Eira (1).

At a glance

13Cafés listed
8With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
21:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Konditoria Briossi, from 08:00 (Mon–Thu 08:00–18:00 · Fri 08:00–17:00 · Sat 09:00–16:00).
  • Closes latest: Cloudspoon, until 21:00 (Mon–Sat 11:00–21:00 · Sun 11:00–20:00).
  • Most common features: card payment (38%), outdoor seating (31%), vegetarian options (15%).
Kluuvi & Kaartinkaupunki

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  • Pohjoisesplanadi 33
  • Mon–Tue 11:00–15:00 · Wed–Thu 11:00–20:00 · Fri 11:00–18:00 · Sun 11:00–15:00
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The baking calendar

The Runeberg torte, about 100 grams of almond cake flavored with rum or arrack under a ring of icing and raspberry jam, is sold from early January until Runeberg Day on 5 February. Fredrik Edvard Ekberg made it popular when he began selling it at his Helsinki café in 1865.2

Laskiaispulla, the cream-filled Shrove bun, became a common Shrove Tuesday treat in the 1950s. Korvapuusti day on 4 October is a newer import, taken from Sweden and first marked in 2006.1

Sourdough by Karhupuisto

Way Bakery, beside Karhupuisto in Kallio, bakes its sourdough on site, serves it in the café and sells loaves to take away; the same bread goes to the restaurant Grön.3 Its founders include Toni Feri of Let Me Wine, and natural wines are poured all day.3 The café stays open until 20:00 on weekdays and Saturdays and until 16:00 on Sundays.

Patisseries and cake counters

Patisserie Teemu Aura describes itself as a bakery and confectioner mixing modern and classic baking with bold flavor pairings, with pastries baked fresh each morning; its Hakaniemi shop is at Siltasaarenkatu 12.4 The Punavuori branch is at Fredrikinkatu 19.

In Hakaniemi market hall, the Nami counter sells Karelian pies from Liperi, sourdough bread, cinnamon buns and apple-doughnut "pigs", with laskiaispullat in season.5 Kakkugalleria, at Siltasaarenkatu 13, opens 09:00–18:00 on weekdays. Farther west, Victoria Patisserie and Meli Cafe & Bakery are in Jätkäsaari, and Magnolia Coffee & Bakery in Pasila stays open until 21:00 from Monday to Saturday.

In the center, Cloudspoon at Mannerheimintie 3 is open until 21:00 from Monday to Saturday, Happy Waffle on Vuorikatu opens from Wednesday to Saturday, and WaffDaddy is at Pohjoisesplanadi 33. Ekberg on Bulevardi bakes the bread and croissants for its weekday breakfast buffet in its own bakery.6 In Kalasatama, Boa & Bim on Käenkuja bakes and serves brunch from Tuesday to Sunday.

What a bun costs

Café Regatta's 2026 price list is a fair guide to the classics: a cinnamon bun is €3.70, a donut €3.60, blueberry pie with vanilla sauce €4.90 and an almond croissant €4.99.7 Its rice pie with egg spread, €3.50, is the classic Karelian pie: a thin rye crust with rice, under munavoi, butter mixed with chopped boiled egg.78

Sources

  1. Pulla, Wikipedia (Finnish), accessed October 2026
  2. Runeberg torte, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Way Bakery & Wine Bar, Eatweek Guide, accessed October 2026
  4. Patisserie Teemu Aura Hakaniemi, MyHelsinki, City of Helsinki, accessed October 2026
  5. Pikaopas: Helsingin kauppahallit (January 27, 2025), MyHelsinki, City of Helsinki, accessed October 2026
  6. Breakfast, Ekberg 1852, accessed October 2026
  7. Hinnasto / Price list (2026), Cafe Regatta, accessed October 2026
  8. Karelian pasty, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Helsinki: questions

When can you buy Runeberg torte in Helsinki?

Runeberg torte is sold from early January until Runeberg Day on 5 February. It is a cake of about 100 grams flavored with almonds and rum or arrack, topped with raspberry jam inside a ring of icing. Fredrik Edvard Ekberg popularized it at his Helsinki café from 1865.

What is pulla in a Helsinki bakery café?

Pulla is Finnish sweet yeast bread made from wheat flour, milk and fat, often spiced with cardamom. Shapes include pikkupulla, a small bun with pearl sugar; voisilmäpulla, with butter and sugar in a well; pitko, a braided loaf; and the korvapuusti cinnamon roll. Laskiaispulla is the cream-filled Shrove bun.

How much does a cinnamon bun cost in Helsinki?

As of 2026, Café Regatta in Töölö charges €3.70 for a cinnamon bun and €4.20 for its vegan cinnamon roll. On the same price list, a donut is €3.60, blueberry pie with vanilla sauce €4.90 and an almond croissant €4.99.

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