Hostel Stadion
This hostel is located at the site of the 1952 Olympics. The walls are filled with photos of the world event. Beds(162)are comfortable and breakfast is served for a modest $4 per person. Nightly cost is around $10. There is an equipped kitchen, TV room and laundry. The hostel is a short bus ride from the center of Helsinki.
From journal A Church Built From a Banishment
A list of hostels in Helsinki
- August 12, 2000
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Tuuli from Turku, South-Western Finland, Finland
I've never tried any of the following hostels, I always stay at friends' or relatives'. The information is from an article of Helsingin Sanomat (August 12th, page E 7).
Hostels in Helsinki:
- Stadion Hostel
Address: Pohjoinen Stadiontie 3 B 00250 Helsinki; Tel: +358-(0)9-4778480; Fax: +358-(0)9-47784811; E-mail: stadion@hostel.inet.fi . About 2 km from the centrum, 7 minutes by bus or tram. Open all year round, at summer 7am – 3am, lockout 12am – 4pm. Prices: dorm 80 FIM, room for 1-4 people 95-150 FIM, children aged 7-12 50 FIM and 0-7 free. Bringing your own sheets is recommended, but renting is possible, 15/25 FIM. Breakfast 25 FIM. Kitchen and laundry facilities, lockers, free parking spaces and internet access.
- Eurohostel
Address: Linnankatu 9 00160 Helsinki; Tel: +358-(0)9-6220470; E-mail: eurohostel@eurohostel.fi ; URL: www.eurohostel.fi . 10 minutes' walk to the centrum. Open all year round. Prices: room for 1-3 people 120-195 FIM, family room (parents and max. three under 15-year-old children) 290 FIM. Sheets and sauna in the morning included. Breakfast 28 FIM, lunch and dinner 35-50 FIM.
- Hostel Erottajanpuisto
Address: Uudenmaankatu 9 00120 Helsinki; Tel: +358-(0)9-642169; Fax: +358-(0)9-6802757. Five minutes' walk to the centrum. Open all year round. Prices at summer: dorm145 FIM, room for 1-7 people 260-805 FIM, group discounts. Sheets included. Small breakfast 25 FIM, large 35 FIM. The staff will you your laundry for 40 FIM. Located in a cosy house of jugend style.
- Hostel Academica
Address: Hietaniemenkatu 14 00100 Helsinki, Tel: +358-(0)9- 13114334; Fax: +358-(0)9-411201; E-mail: hostel.academica@hyy.fi ; URL: www.hyy.fi/hostel.htm . Ten minutes' walk to the centrum. Open 1.6. – 1.9. Prices: dorm for 2-4 people 95-120 FIM, morning sauna included, room for 1-3 people 240-420 FIM, family room (3 people) 340 FIM, sheets, towels, breakfast and morning sauna with a swimming pool included. Toilets, showers and small kitchens at rooms. Free parking spaces nearby.
- Kesähotelli Satakunta
Tel: +358-(0)9-695 85132, Fax: +358-(0)9-6854245; E-mail: summerhotel@satakuntatalo.fi . Seven minutes' walk to the centrum. Open 1.6. – 31.8. Prices: dorm 80 FIM, room for 1-4 people 235-420 FIM, which includes sheets and breakfast. Sheets and a towel 25 FIM. Breakfast 30 FIM.
- Karavaani
Address: Rastila Camping, Karavaanikatu 4 00980 Helsinki; Tel: +358-(0)9-3216551; E-mail: rastilacamping@rastilacamping.fi . 17 minutes to the centrum by metro. Open 5.6. – 4.8.2000. Prices: dorm 75 FIM, room for 1-12 people 85-150 FIM, a family room (two adults and 1-3 children aged under 15) 250 FIM. Children aged 7-14 50 FIM with parents, 0-7 free. Sheets included except for dorms. Sheets 25 FIM, towel 10 FIM. Breakfast possibility.
From journal Experiences in Helsinki