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    Helsinki Christmas Market on Senate Square - Tuomaan Markkinat

    The Helsinki Christmas market fills Senate Square, the neoclassical heart of the city, with the steps of Helsinki Cathedral rising above the stalls. The 2026 market runs from 27 November to 22 December, open from 11am…

    Address
    Senaatintori, 00170 Helsinki
    Nearest transit
    Senaatintori tram stop, on site; Helsingin yliopisto metro, 3-min walk
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    Aleksanterinkatu Christmas Street - The Lights and Stockmann Windows

    Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki's main shopping street, becomes Christmas Street (Joulukatu) every year, with lights strung above the pavements. The official opening of Christmas Street marks the start of the festive season…

    Address
    Aleksanterinkatu, 00100 Helsinki
    Nearest transit
    Senaatintori or Aleksanterinkatu tram stops; Helsingin yliopisto metro, 2-min walk
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    Lucia Day - Candlelit Procession from Helsinki Cathedral

    Every year on 13 December, Finland celebrates St Lucia's Day, a tradition shared with Sweden. In Helsinki, the Finnish Lucia is crowned at Helsinki Cathedral, and she and her attendants descend the cathedral steps by…

    Address
    Helsinki Cathedral, Unioninkatu 29, 00170 Helsinki
    Nearest transit
    Senaatintori tram stop, 1-min walk
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    Old Student House Christmas Market - Crafts in a Historic Venue

    The Old Student House, a 19th-century building on Mannerheimintie, hosts a Christmas market featuring local artisans and small businesses in the week before Christmas. In 2025, it ran from 15 to 22 December, according…

    Address
    Vanha ylioppilastalo, Mannerheimintie 3, 00100 Helsinki
    Nearest transit
    Ylioppilastalo tram stop, on site; Helsinki Central Station, 3-min walk
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    Teurastamo Christmas Market - Food and Design in an Old Abattoir

    Teurastamo, Helsinki's former abattoir from 1933, reopened in 2012 as a food and culture hub with restaurants, a smokehouse and event spaces. Before Christmas, it hosts a weekend market where local entrepreneurs and…

    Address
    Teurastamo, Työpajankatu 2, 00580 Helsinki
    Nearest transit
    Sörnäinen metro, 10-min walk; tram to Lautatarhankatu

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