Transport services over the May Day bank holiday

On May Eve, Wednesday 30 April, a Friday service will operate. On May Day, a Sunday service will operate. Tram routes will be diverted in downtown Helsinki on May Eve evening. There will be additional bus and commuter train services, and the Metro will run two hours longer than usual on the Wednesday/Thursday night.

The Metro feeder bus routes 85B and 86B will run from the Herttoniemi metro station to Laajasalo for two hours longer than usual. Other feeder services will operate as usual.

The last Metro departurs on May Eve

Route 102 from Kamppi to Otaniemi will run until about 3.30am.

The following additional commuter trains will be running: L train from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi at 4.47am and from Kirkkonummi to Helsinki at 1.50am, 2.50am, 3.50am and 4.50am; N train from Helsinki to Kerava at 3.31am and 4.31am; T train from Helsinki via Kerava to Riihimäki at 5.01am.

Additional services on May Eve

Tram routes diverted on May Eve

Tram routes running via the Market Square will be diverted about from 4.45pm on Wednesday 30 April due to May Eve celebrations around the statue of Havis Amanda. Trams 1A, 2 and 3 will run to Eira via Fredrikinkatu.

Tram 3 will be replaced by bus 3X which will run between Eteläranta and Viiskulma every 10 minutes from 5pm to 1.20am.

Map showing the route of bus 3X

Also Aleksanterinkatu will be reserved for pedestrians only from 4.45pm onwards. Tram routes 4 and 4T will run to Mannerheimintie via Kruununhaka. Trams 7A and 7B will run along Kaivokatu and Kaisaniemenkatu instead of running via Kruununhaka.

Additional services on May Day

On May Day 1 April, a Sunday service will operate.  Commuter trains will operate a Sunday service from 6am. In addition, E trains will run every 30 minutes from Helsinki 9.49am – 8.19pm and from Kauklahti 10.25am – 8.55pm.

There will be additional bus, tram and train services. The SS services on U line buses will not operate.

An additional bus 18V will run to Kaivopuisto Park. The bus will run every 10 minutes between Eira, Kamppi and Meilahti. The bus will run from Eira 8.53am – 8-13pm and from Meilahti 8.27am – 7.47pm.

Tram 3X will run between the Central Railway Station and Eira 9am - 8pm. Tram 10X will run from Kirurgi via Lasipalatsi to Ooppera from 9am to 7pm.

Additional services on May Day