Metro services over the event weekend
There are changes to Metro services in the city center and East Helsinki. The Metro does not run through the Central Railway Station Metro Station. In the city center, trains from the direction of Espoo terminate at Kamppi station, which is in the Kamppi shopping center, and trains from the direction of East Helsinki terminate at the University of Helsinki station, which is located on Kaisaniemenkatu.
The University of Helsinki and Kamppi stations are about an eight-minute walk from the Central Railway Station. Trams 9 and 9B run between the stations.
In East Helsinki, Kontula and Mellunmäki Metro Stations are closed and the trains terminate at Vuosaari and Myllypuro.
Read more about all service changes in the summer at hsl.fi/en/hsl/major-service-changes-in-2024
Public transport takes you to Suvilahti
The easiest way to get to the Tuska Festival in Suvilahti is by taking the Metro to the Kalasatama Metro Station. You can take any train from the University of Helsinki Metro Station as all the trains departing from the station stop at Kalasatama. During the daytime, the Metro runs between Helsinki city center, Kalasatama and Itäkeskus every five minutes.
Use this link to the Journey Planner to find your route to Suvilahti.
At night after the festival ends, you can also take one of the night buses to East Helsinki that run along Sörnäisten rantatie and Itäväylä. The stops are accessible via the REDI shopping center lifts on Kalasatamankatu.
See a map showing the routes to the stops of night buses in Kalasatama.
Last Metro services from the city center and Kalasatama
The last Metro services on the nights of Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June:
• From the University of Helsinki to Vuosaari at 1.35am
• From Vuosaari to the city center at 1.04am
• From Kalasatama to the city center at 1.19am
• From Kalasatama to Vuosaari at 1.40am
The last Metro services on the night of Sunday 30 June:
• From the University of Helsinki to Vuosaari at 0.58am
• From Vuosaari to the city center at 0.27am
• From Kalasatama to Vuosaari at 1.02am
• From Kalasatama to the city center at 0.41am
At night, the Metro runs between the University of Helsinki and Vuosaari every 7.5 minutes.
The last Metro service from Kalasatama to Myllypuro departs at 11.40pm on all nights.
Metro services from the Kamppi Metro Station in the direction of Espoo end at 11.44pm on all nights.
How to buy an HSL ticket
Both event venues are located in zone A. You need an AB ticket to travel between the Helsinki city center and Suvilahti. Helsinki Airport is located in zone C.
Download the HSL app to buy tickets on your phone. You can travel on the Metro, commuter trains, buses, trams and the Suomenlinna and Kruunvuorenranta ferries with the same HSL ticket.
There are ticket machines at the Metro stations, and HSL tickets are also available from R kiosks and S Group stores.