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Erikoiskahvi · Helsinki

Specialty coffee in Helsinki

Kaffa and Rams Roasters in Punavuori, Cafetoria in Töölö, Maja by Hakaniemi and Zestii in Kallio.

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Finnish coffee was long judged by quantity: pale roasts, large volumes and a pot kept warm. Specialty coffee in Helsinki grew up beside that habit, and the city's own coffee guide dates the shift to 2007, when Kaffa Roastery was founded.1

The specialty cafés are spread thin. Punavuori has two, while Kamppi, Töölö, Kallio and the Hakaniemi shore have one apiece, so it pays to plan a route rather than look for a cluster.

Local tip: Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo at Päijänteentie 29 in Vallila runs a public cupping on Thursdays alongside its roastery tours.5

Where these cafés are: Punavuori, Ullanlinna & Eira (3), Vallila & Pasila (2), Kruununhaka & Katajanokka (1), Töölö (1), Kamppi (1), Kallio (1), Sörnäinen & Kalasatama (1).

At a glance

10Cafés listed
9With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
18:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo, from 07:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–16:00 · Sat–Sun Closed).
  • Closes latest: Andante, until 18:00 (Wed–Fri 09:00–18:00 · Sat 11:00–18:00).
  • Most common features: card payment (80%), indoor seating (40%), vegetarian options (40%).

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Roasteries with a café

Cafetoria has roasted since 2001, and its coffee bar is at Runeberginkatu 31 in Töölö. Its roaster, Ivan, also develops the flavors for its gelato, the menu runs to microlots such as a Sidra-washed coffee from Ecuador, and the organic decaf range goes by the tag #Resistcaffeine. On Saturdays the Töölö bar closes at 16:00, and it stays shut on Sundays.2

Kaffa Roastery's café at Pursimiehenkatu 29A opens 08:00–18:00 on weekdays and 09:00–18:00 on Saturdays. RAMS ROASTERS, at Neitsytpolku 10 near Kaivopuisto, opens 10:00–17:00 on weekdays and 11:00–16:00 at weekends, with tables inside and out. Andante, at Fredrikinkatu 20, pours coffee from more than 30 roasteries at a communal bench and opens from Wednesday to Saturday.1 Maja Coffee Roastery moved in 2024 to the north wing of the Merihaka Kulttuurisauna building at Hakaniemenranta 17.3

Award winners without a café

Good Life Coffee was named Roaster of the Year at the Helsinki Coffee Festival in 2024 and 2025, won Nordic Best Roaster in 2024, and took best light roast at Kahveista Parhain 2026. It roasts in Heikinlaakso and has had no café of its own since its Kallio café closed at the end of 2019.4 In 2026 the festival's Roastery of the Year went to Cafetoria.2

Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo, a roastery in Vallila with its own café at Päijänteentie 29, runs roastery tours and a public cupping on Thursdays.5 In Jätkäsaari, 18 Grams pours a rotating list of Finnish roasters as pour-over and batch brew, with vinyl on the turntable.1

Kamppi and Kallio

In Kamppi, Roastery Coffee House Finland at Annankatu 22 is the Helsinki branch of a specialty coffee brand that Nishant Sinha founded in India in 2017; it came to Finland in 2023.6 All its coffees are Indian and score 86 points or more, among them a nutty, spicy Monsoon Malabar. It opens 10:00–16:00 on Mondays and 09:00–18:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, and closes on Sundays.6

In Kallio, Zestii on Kaarlenkatu opens 09:00–17:00 every day, takes cards and has vegan options, with toilets for customers.

Coffee Week and the disloyalty card

Helsinki Coffee Week runs over two weeks each autumn, with workshops, tastings and live demonstrations; in 2026 it gathered at Wanha Satama in Katajanokka on 26 September. Participants collect stickers from the cafés taking part on a "disloyalty card", earning a free coffee and a place in a raffle for bags of beans.1

Sources

  1. Quick Guide: Helsinki's rich coffee culture (November 16, 2024), MyHelsinki, City of Helsinki, accessed October 2026
  2. Cafetoria Roastery: Töölö coffee bar and awards, Cafetoria, accessed October 2026
  3. Coffee roasters in Helsinki, TableJourney, accessed October 2026
  4. Meistä (about us), Good Life Coffee, accessed October 2026
  5. Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo: Vallilan kahvila, paahtimokierrokset ja cupping, Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo, accessed October 2026
  6. About us, Roastery Coffee House Finland, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Helsinki: questions

Who was named Roastery of the Year at the 2026 Helsinki Coffee Festival?

Cafetoria, a Helsinki roaster working since 2001, was named Roastery of the Year at the 2026 Helsinki Coffee Festival. Its coffee bar is at Runeberginkatu 31 in Töölö. Good Life Coffee won the same title in 2024 and 2025, and also won Nordic Best Roaster in 2024.

Where are the specialty coffee roasters' cafés in Helsinki?

Kaffa Roastery is at Pursimiehenkatu 29A in Punavuori, Rams Roasters at Neitsytpolku 10 near Kaivopuisto, Cafetoria at Runeberginkatu 31 in Töölö, and Maja Coffee Roastery at Hakaniemenranta 17. Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo has a café at its Vallila roastery on Päijänteentie.

What is the disloyalty card at Helsinki Coffee Week?

Helsinki Coffee Week is a two-week autumn event of workshops, tastings and demonstrations. Participants carry a disloyalty card and collect stickers from the cafés taking part; a full card earns a free coffee and entry to a raffle for bags of coffee. In 2026 it gathered at Wanha Satama on 26 September.

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