Best Bars to Watch the Game in Helsinki

Helsinki splits between the center and Toolo. The big screen sports bars near Kamppi and the station carry the most channels, Sportbar Toolo handles the Liiga ice hockey matchdays, and the Irish pubs put the Premier League and the national team on with a proper pint. For the biggest games, Apollo and the casino sports bar carry everything. The rest reward matching the room to the match.

Every bar on this list was checked against its own current listing plus at least one independent Helsinki guide before publishing, and ranked on the game day specifics that matter: screen count and sight lines, whether the sound goes on for the right league, the leagues and sports shown, the crowd, and how the room handles an early or overseas kickoff. We exclude venues we could not verify as open and showing live sport. For the method behind every game day guide, see our pillar guide to watching the game.

James covers European nightlife and has watched Premier League mornings, Veikkausliiga matches and Liiga ice hockey across the Nordic capitals. His game day ranking runs screen count first, sound policy second, and how a room handles an early start third.