Eurohostel
An HI hostel on Katajanokka with single-sex dorms, a Finnish sauna morning and evening, and the Katajanokka ferry terminal 200 m away.
Eurohostel is the long-running 6,074-review veteran on Katajanokka island — free morning sauna, evening entertainment programme (bingo, karaoke, live music, stand-up), 24-hour reception. 8.3 from 6,074 reviews. Five-minute tram from Market Square, two minutes from the Viking Line terminal for Tallinn ferries.
Eurohostel sits on Katajanokka, the small connected island east of Helsinki Market Square that holds the Uspenski Cathedral, the Viking Line ferry terminal, and a row of art-nouveau apartment blocks. The hostel is a four-storey purpose-built operation — over 250 beds across singles, twins, doubles, family rooms, and a few mixed dorms — that's been running for 30+ years and shows it in scale and infrastructure.
The defining amenity is the free morning sauna, included in every room rate, available 07:00-10:00 daily (men and women alternate by morning). Two saunas in the basement, with a paid evening sauna add-on if you missed the morning. Beyond that, Eurohostel runs a near-nightly evening programme in the lobby bar — bingo Mondays, karaoke Tuesdays and Saturdays, live music Wednesdays, occasional stand-up Thursdays. Wine and champagne on the snack-bar menu, plus vending machines and a 24-hour reception that handles late ferry arrivals from Tallinn.
Rooms are utilitarian rather than design-forward — single beds with wardrobe and desk, shared bathroom on the corridor, soundproofed walls. Bed linens, towels, and the morning sauna are included; breakfast buffet is extra (07:00-10:00, more substantial than coffee-and-pastries elsewhere). The shared kitchens (there's more than one) sit on each floor with induction hobs and dining tables.
Katajanokka is a 5-minute tram ride from the city centre via tram 4 or 5, two minutes' walk to the Viking Line terminal (Tallinn ferries), 7 minutes to Uspenski Cathedral, 10 to Market Square. The location is the practical USP for ferry-day arrivals or departures: you can walk to the Tallinn boat with luggage. The trade-off is that Katajanokka is more residential than nightlife — for bars, you tram to the centre or walk 15 minutes to the Esplanadi.
- 01Free morning sauna 07:00-10:00, included in every room rate
- 02Helsinki's most-reviewed hostel — 6,074 reviews, 30+ years of operation
- 03Evening programme: bingo, karaoke, live music, occasional stand-up
- 04Two minutes' walk to Viking Line Tallinn ferry terminal
- 0524-hour reception and on-site snack bar with wine and champagne
- Dorm beds separated for women and men
- Finnish sauna 7:00 to 10:00 and 17:00 to 22:00, separate for men and women
- About 200 m from the Katajanokka ferry terminal
- Vyökatu tram stop opposite, centre about 20 minutes on foot
- 24-hour reception, no curfew, free guest kitchens
- Hostelling International member, quality and sustainability certified
“Very organized and clean hostel. The sauna was a very nice touch — I went every morning before exploring the city, which set the tone for the trip.”
“We liked the two-person rooms and the morning sauna. As Finns we were sceptical of a hostel sauna but it was actually proper — wood-panelled and hot enough.”
“The hostel is quite nice, not too far from the centre and next to a tram stop. The free morning sauna is the headline feature — surprisingly good for a budget hostel.”
- Vyökatu tram stop (tram 4 to centre)50 m walk
- Viking Line Tallinn / Stockholm ferry terminal2 min walk
- Uspenski Cathedral7 min walk
- Helsinki Market Square (Kauppatori)10 min walk
- Helsinki Central Station5 min by tram 4
- Esplanadi shopping spine15 min walk
