The Helsinki Metro is a metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 2 August 1982 and remains the only metro system in Finland and the furthest north in the world. It is operated by Helsinki City Transport (HKL) for Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) and carries over 60 million passengers per year (62.8 million in 2017).
The system contains 2 lines (M1 and M2) with 30 stations along a total length of , running from southern Espoo via central Helsinki to the East Helsinki suburbs. 21 of the stations are located in tunnels, including every station west of Sörnäinen as well as Puotila and Itäkeskus. Every other station is on the surface or elevated. The Länsimetro extension continues the line into western Helsinki and the neighbouring municipality of Espoo. The system has two depots, located in Roihupelto, Helsinki and Sammalvuori, Espoo.
Current metro lines
These are the stations on the current metro line. The names are listed first in Finnish, then in Swedish (and English, if applicable). Bus transfers are not listed.
Station Opened Transfer GradeBoardings per Weekday 2025 MellunmäkiMellungsbacka 1989 — Elevated8300 KontulaGårdsbacka 1986 — At-grade7800 MyllypuroKvarnbäcken 1986 — At-grade6800 VuosaariNordsjö 1998 — At-grade6000 RastilaRastböle 1998 — At-grade2600 PuotilaBotby gård 1998 — Underground3800 ItäkeskusÖstra centrum 1982 Light rail: At-grade15800 SiilitieIgelkottsvägen 1982 — Elevated4700 HerttoniemiHertonäs 1982 — At-grade14300 KulosaariBrändö 1982 — At-grade3200 KalasatamaFiskehamnen 2007 Tram: Elevated12500 SörnäinenSörnäs 1984 Tram: Underground17200 HakaniemiHagnäs 1982 Tram: Underground8300 Helsingin yliopistoHelsingfors universitet / University of Helsinki 1995 Tram: Underground11100 RautatientoriJärnvägstorget / Central Railway Station 1982 Tram: Commuter rail Underground25600 KamppiKampen 1983 Tram: Underground22400 RuoholahtiGräsviken 1993 Tram: Underground9800 LauttasaariDrumsö 2017 — Underground8500 KoivusaariBjörkholmen 2017 — Underground1100 KeilaniemiKägeludden 2017 Light rail: Underground2300 Aalto-yliopistoAalto-universitetet / Aalto University 2017 Light rail: Underground10200 TapiolaHagalund 2017 — Underground9000 UrheilupuistoIdrottsparken 2017 — Underground4200 NiittykumpuÄngskulla 2017 — Underground4700 MatinkyläMattby 2017 — Underground9600 FinnooFinno 2022 — Underground2600 KaitaaKaitans 2022 — Underground1100 SoukkaSökö 2022 — Underground2600 EspoonlahtiEsboviken 2022 — Underground2900 KivenlahtiStensvik 2022 — Underground3300 Tram lines as of 3 May 2021. References:
Planned expansions These are lines that have been proposed or are undergoing planning. Existing metro stations are shown in bold.
Itämetro
An eastern extension is currently being planned, with construction being slated to start in the early 2030s. The currently prevailing proposal extends the metro eastwards from the current terminus at Mellunmäki, with proposed stations in Länsisalmi in Vantaa and Salmenkallio, Östersundom and Sakarinmäki in Helsinki, terminating at Majvik in Sipoo. Four of the stations would be underground. Other possible stations include Vantaa's Länsimäki and Helsinki's Gumböle. The municipality of Sipoo has also explored other routes and possible further extensions, to Sibbesborg and Eriksnäs.
Other proposed lines
Santahamina - Airport (the second metro line) Santahamina (Sandhamn) Gunillantie (Gunillavägen) Laajasalo (Degerö) Kruunuvuorenranta (Kronbergsstranden) Katajanokka (Skatudden) Kauppatori (Salutorget) Esplanadi (Esplanaden) Kamppi (Kampen) Töölö (Tölö) Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) Meilahti (Mejlans) Pasila (Böle) Olympiakylä (Olympiabyn) Metsälä (Krämertskog) Maunula (Månsas) Pakila (Baggböle) Paloheinä (Svedängen) Tammisto (Rosendal) Kartanonkoski (Herrgårdsforsen) Vantaanportti (Vandaport) Aviapolis Airport (Lentokenttä / Flygstation)
Pasila - Viikki (a branch of the second line) Pasila (Böle) Kumpula (Gumtäkt) Vanhakaupunki (Gammelstaden) Viikki (Vik)
Munkkivuori
A tunnel for the first metro station in Helsinki was dug in 1964 under Munkkivuori shopping center in concordance with the city's first light rail-based metro plans. These would have produced of a network of over . No metro line has ever reached this unfinished station, consisting of dug in bedrock. There are no plans of connecting the station to the existing network. The tunnel was flooded due to a water pipe breakage in January 2010, two months after a similar incident at the Rautatientori station.
Notes The three stations on the Helsinki Metro that have an English name that is different from its Finnish name are Central Railway Station (Rautatientori), University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto), and Aalto University (Aalto-yliopisto).
References
External links
HKL Metro pages The Länsimetro project