The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL has announced a tram and metro strike and the Finnish Transport Workers' Union has announced a bus strike for Wednesday 14 February and Thursday 15 February.
Metro, tram, light rail and bus strike 14–15 February
The metro, trams, light rail and most buses will not run on Wednesday 14 February and Thursday 15 February due to a strike. Commuter trains and the ferries to Suomenlinna and Kruunuvuorenranta will run as normal.
Services will halt on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday after the end of night service. Services will resume about 4.30am on Friday.
Central Helsinki tram routes will operate a reduced service on Friday, read more in a separate service update.
Bus routes which will run as normal
16, 21, 21N, 22, 22B, 26, 54, 90, 90A, 90N, 94B, 96, 96N, 116, 117, 119, 137, 138, 148, 149, 166, 167, 168, 169, 201, 207, 229, 232, 241, 242, 313, 413, 433, 434, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 576, 583, 584, 603, 625, 701, 702, 704, 713, 719, 723, 802, 805, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 839, 839K, 912-918, 964, 965, 961, 966, 967, 971, U191, U192, U193, U195, U455-U457, U465, U999
List of bus routes that operate during the strike and their destinations
Some services operate on the routes below. See the timetables in the Journey Planner:
30, 39, 41, 54, 59, 61, 64, 66, 67, 69, 74, 75, 77, 78, 90, 94, 95, 97, 111, 113, 114, 162, 163, 171, 182, 200, 213, 227, 245, 246, 300, 500, 510, 520, 530, 531, 533, 542, 561, 570, 572, 600, 611, 818, 841, 848
Journey Planner helps you during the strike
We try to keep the Journey Planner up to date during the strike. Metro, tram and light rail services have already been removed from the Journey Planner for Wednesday and Thursday. Up-to-date information about bus services is not necessarily available in advance for technical reasons.
How to find out which buses are running using the Journey Planner
You can search for buses near you using the Nearby stops and routes feature of the Journey Planner at hsl.fi/lahella. The view shows buses near your location or a location you choose. Buses currently running move on the map.
Journey Planner's route search
You can use the Journey Planner's route search to search for your route. You see all buses running on the route on the map. In addition, if the minutes in the timetable for the route are in green, this means that the bus is running.
Customer service
Our customer service phone on +358 4766 4000 is open 7.30am to 7pm. HSL's service point at the Central Railway Station will have reduced opening hours on Wednesday 14 February and Thursday 15 February from 9.30am to 5pm.
Refunds for season tickets valid during the strike
We will refund season tickets valid during the strike for passengers who have not been able to use public transport on their regular journeys due to the strike. See here for instructions for claiming a refund