Café Ursula

Founded in 1952, Kaivopuisto Park’s Café Ursula quickly grew from tiny kiosk to bustling cafe by the Baltic Sea. A summertime favorite among Helsinki locals, Café Ursula’s outdoor terrace is a popular place to sit in the fresh air with a coffee, beer or glass of wine and watch the boats ply the glittering waves to Tallinn and St. Petersburg. Summertime evening events at Café Ursula include live jazz and full moon celebrations. 
The self-service cafe has a popular salad buffet and also sells sandwiches, with the open-faced shrimp sandwich being especially noteworthy. Soups, cakes, pastries and ice cream are also on sale. When it’s not warm enough to sit outside on a blanket with a drink, Café Ursula is a popular place for sitting cozily indoors, looking out to the islands across the sea. 

Practical Info

Located at Ehrenstromintie 3, to get to Café Ursula, you can take the 3T tram to Kaivopuisto and then walk 400 meters toward the sea. The cafe is open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. from Sunday to Tuesday, and from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday.