Since 1945
Archipelago cruises in Helsinki and Espoo, run by people who still sail them.
Helsinki · Espoo · since 1945
See Helsinki
from the water.
Sightseeing, lunch and dinner from Market Square. Food from the ship’s galley. Private cruises for companies, weddings and celebrations.
Choose a cruise
The route
Eight names on the water.
From the market quay to the islands, and as far as Porvoo.
Get to know Helsinki
The sights, from the sea.
A short cruise past the waterfront, Suomenlinna and the islands — or a hop-on bus when you want the streets as well.
Private cruises
For company groups, parties, or transport. We arrange private cruises to your wishes, with years of experience. Stop at an island with a guide, book a DJ, or simply enjoy the archipelago and the buffet.
Explore private cruises
Hop-on hop-off buses
The hop-on buses make the city easy and interesting to explore. Listen on headphones while you see Helsinki’s finest sights. This service is included in the Helsinki City Pass.
See hop-on bus details
Helsinki City Pass
Sights, activities, boats and buses, plus public transport. Everything on one card. Save money and time, and see the important places without separate tickets. Choose 24H, 48H or 72H.
View City Pass detailsCooked in the galley. Served as the islands pass.
m/s Helsinki runs scheduled lunch and dinner from Market Square in season. A private 3-hour cruise with the archipelago buffet starts at €86 a person.
Charter
A ship for the people you actually want there.
Weddings, birthdays, company days and a stop on an island. Groups from about 5 guests on M/s Princess, up to the big decks on M/s Natalia. Sales builds the route around the date.
- 5–20guests on M/s Princess
- 180guests on M/s Natalia
- €86from, 3-hour buffet
The fleet
Six ships. One standard in the kitchen.
Prices are the 3-hour archipelago buffet, per person. M/s Helsinki is the scheduled lunch, dinner and sightseeing ship.
All six ships
M/s Princess
About 5–20 guests
Hardwood salon, a sliding sunroof, and a shallow draft that reaches the Degerö canal.
Buffet from €118
M/s Queen
Salon for 20–42
One salon, a large sun deck, and a quiet hull.
Buffet from €98
M/s Katarina
60 at the table · about 130 on a short trip
A bow salon for a dozen, a main salon for fifty, and a deck for a larger welcome.
Buffet from €98
M/s RoyalCat
65 at dinner · 100 on deck
A steady catamaran. Comfortable enough to take a group as far as Porvoo.
Buffet from €98
M/s Natalia
Up to 180 on a shorter sailing
Two decks, chefs on board, and the largest private guest list.
Buffet from €86M/s Helsinki
90 inside · 185 in all
The newest ship. Scheduled lunch, dinner and sightseeing. Not a private charter.
Buffet package from €86Why Royal Line
Eighty years of the same idea.
Cooked on board
The food comes from the galley on the ship, not from a kitchen on shore.
A proper bar
Every ship is licensed. Wine and drinks are served with the meal, not instead of it.
Places worth docking
Suomenlinna, Kaivopuisto, the market waterfront and the islands.
18 Sep 2026
Autumn light on the sightseeing cruise
The September deck is quieter, and the city sits low on the horizon.
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31 Jul 2026
Latin Fiesta goes to Royal Line
A July night with a band on the water, kept here as a story from the season.
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25 May 2026
Summer islands worth the boat ride
Vallisaari and Pihlajasaari are the stops guests ask for by name.
ReadFind us
Three places. One phone number.
Market Square
Eteläesplanadi, Kauppatori
Ticket sales open daily through the end of September.
Directions
Senate Square
Unioninkatu 32
Hop-on hop-off ticket sales.
Directions
Ravintola Laulu
Hietaniemenkatu 2
The city restaurant. Celebrations for 30–200 guests.
DirectionsTable reservations and event requests go through Ravintola Laulu, 044 525 5000.