Where to work
- Maria 01 — the main startup campus, events and scaleups
- MOW Supernova — central coworking with sea views
- Agrid — creative and freelance hub near the centre
- FR8 — builder and founder residency
Where to train
- Barry's Helsinki — treadmill classes, city centre
- MRC Helsinki — midnight running crew, music-led
- Ole.Fit Vallila — neighbourhood gym and classes
- Allas Sea Pool — saunas and harbour swimming, year-round
Jobs
News, events, culture
- Sifted Daily — European startup news
- Helsinki Times — local news and events in English
Major events
- Slush — November, the flagship startup gathering
- Polar Bear Pitching — winter, founders pitch from an ice hole
- Helsinki City Marathon — August, flat city course
- Flow Festival — August, music and culture
Where to stay
- Kallio — hip, affordable, bars and cafés northeast of the centre
- Punavuori — design district, quiet streets, walkable to the centre
- Töölö — elegant, by the park and the lake, academic and calm
- Lauttasaari — island suburb, twenty minutes by metro, families and runners
- Vallila — up-and-coming, creative offices and cheaper flats