Suomenlinna is a beautiful hostel.

Stayed in August 2025

Amazing location.

Stayed in May 2025

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It was wonderful as always. It is one of the best things one can do to stay over night on Suomenlinna and take this hostel.

Stayed in May 2025

Fantastic lcation and welcome. Facilities all accessible and close to shops and ferry.

Stayed in April 2025

I’ve never had a place where I had to make the bed on arrival, so yes it’s only minor but I’ve never had that before. Upon arrival the window was also wide open which meant that the room was absolutely freezing when I got in, but thankfully the heating worked and warmed it up fairly quickly. Not sure why the cleaner thought to leave it open in sub-zero temperatures so that was a little frustrating. There were also no curtains in front of the window so beware in the summer especially of light coming through very early in the morning!

It was a cosy hostel on a cool island. The room was spacious and the amenities inside the kitchen/lounge area were good. It is right opposite the ferry terminal so extremely convenient if arriving in the dark especially. The bed was comfortable and it’s nice how they’ve modernised the place but kept the history and tradition of it. The bathrooms were spacious and clean.

Stayed in March 2025

The hostel is a wonderful place in an amazing location with very nice and accommodating staff. This was my second stay there and I'll definitely be coming back in the future.

Stayed in February 2025

A very minor issue with the showers being press button rather than a tap function but I guess they’re trying to be kind to the environment

Simple, homely and very peaceful. The rooms were simple dorms but nice, comfortable and clean. Petra was an amazing hostess who really loved welcoming in such a warm manner- I instantly felt at home!

Stayed in November 2024

Only one thing: some dorm rooms are too hot in summer period; it was very difficult to sleep at night when room is fully booked

The best hostel in Finland!

Stayed in July 2024

I was there with my partner and we booked a mixed dorm because of that but they made a mistake and put us both in a women's room. Which for us it didn't matter but it might have been not great for the other women in the room if they specifically booked for a women's room. Also, we stayed in room one which got quite hot in the afternoon (which is to expect since it's the south side of an old building).

A nice hostel on Suomelinna, which is a cool place to stay in Helsinki and the islands are easy to reach via public transport. The facilities had all one would need for a short stay in a hostel.

Stayed in July 2024

The stay in my bunk bed was fine at night. The island was tranquil, had many daily visitors, good museums, accessible many times daily on ferry boat.

Stayed in June 2024

The walls are very thin upstairs ans there is no curtains. Sleeping mask and earplugs are a must!

Beautiful building, good facilities and great location

Stayed in May 2024

Showers are annoying. Little space to wash yourself if u use shower curtain, shower is switched on by pressing button, then quickly goes off. No water pressure control (always at maximum pressure).

Comfortable, good heating, tasty tea available. Kind staff. Soap, towels, kitchen equipment and other things available.

Stayed in April 2024

They forget to send me entrance information etc. unfortunately I was not able to enter building at midnight when i came for check in. I found another guest which is who open me door.

Stayed in March 2024

The doors to rooms could be better soundproofed. As now the soundproof is almost zero. Would give much more privacy to change the doors to thicker ones. Including also the toilet doors.

Atmosphere, cleanliness, staff, location, value for money.

Stayed in April 2024

I think if you are extrovert, want to meet a lot of people on your stays in Helsinki, it is not your place.

Quietness and nord winter feeling property

Stayed in January 2024

The staff were nice.

Stayed in December 2023

Squeeky bunk beds

Very quiet (at least when we visited) and clean place. On the island of Suomenlinna, just a 13 minutes ride from Helsinki city centre. Good facilities, a really comfortable place to go back to after a long day walking. Communal spaces also fun and well looked after. Really recommended

Stayed in December 2023

I think the doors could have had better sound insulation. It was not problem as other visitors were quite but I could still hear the early-birds talking quietly in the kitchen. It can be problem if somebody is loud. Nevertheless the walls itself were solid and soundproof and I couldn´t hear people from other rooms. The showers could have had some curtain. I hung my clothes to the hangers but they got a little water from showering. But I definitely would go back.

Very atmospheric place to stay. Quiet surroundings, yet quite near to the center with a 15-minute ride with a small ferry. The ferry goes every 20 minutes during daytime, less often in weekends and during evenings but still every hour. The place has high ceilings and built with quality materials. Visitors can use kitchen with fridge, kettle, tea and coffee.

Stayed in October 2023

Guests after 11 making noice

Cleanness

Stayed in August 2023

Well, it's a hostel anyway and you never know who your neighbours will be. Unfortunately, I was a bit unlucky and there was a person who snored very loud during the whole night. I think that person was the only one who was sleeping in our room😅 So for future travelers, I strongly recommend taking ear plugs and a sleeping mask (or the hostel maybe could provide that in the future). The hostel maybe could also consider installing bigger refrigerators in the future because I barely had any space to store my food. Otherwise, everything was good. Thank you:)

The best thing about this hostel is it's location on Suomenlinna. If you want to take an amazing evening ferry to see the sunset over Helsinki and then take a morning walk and look at the endless sea horizon, then I strongly recommend to stay overnight in this hostel. The hostel has quite big common space where you can eat your food or just relax after a long day with some coffee or tea (for free).

Stayed in August 2023

Nothing really, but the choice of restaurants is limited and expensive. Good local supermarket for all your cooking and drinking needs.

Great location on an interesting island. Loved the place!

Stayed in July 2023

A perfect hostel experience. Interesting building and location. Clean room, easy check in.

Stayed in August 2023

- Room was spacious and clean, had big locker - friendly staff - clean and well-maintained hostel

Stayed in July 2023

It was really thick air when we entered the room, would have been nice to open the window for a bit before the arrival. The common room upstairs was a little noisy even though people weren't particularly loud. Wouldn't recommend for people with light sleep to stay on the 2nd floor but rather request a room on the ground floor.

There was the option to book breakfast in advance for the stay for an extra 8€ / person which was a fair price. There was basic rye bread and toast, some cold cut meats and cheese, jam, Nutella and peanut butter to put on top. Joghurt with some mysli, porridge (even tho it was a ready made porridge bag you'd have to add water and mix it) and some cold 'juice soups' and some fruits. It was located conveniently next to the boat pier where the boats left to center every 15 to 20 mins depending on the time of the day. A small convenient store was also right next to it. Keep in mind that ther bathroom is shared but it's greatly solved by having a door to lock when using the shower / toilet so there was no issue at all. It's an old building so expect to hear some noises from people just doing unnoisy stuff (moving around kitchen to prepare food e.g.) And of course the island is just absolutely lovely in the summer in the nice sunny weather! And still easy to reach the main land whenever :)

Stayed in July 2023