City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Munkkiniemi beach

Service location

Munkkiniemi beach is sandy-bottomed, and the water deepens evenly. The beach is at a sheltered spot along Laajalahti shore, about five kilometres from the centre of Helsinki.

You can check the water quality, temperature and blue-green algae situation of the beach via the ulkoliikunta.fi map service during the summer season. Lifeguards supervise the beach during the beach season.

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Visiting address

Munkkiniemenranta 44
00330 Helsinki

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Service hours

Summertime

1/6/2026–9/8/2026

Monday-Sunday 10.00–18.00

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Telephone number

+358 931023668

Accessibility information

There are three entrances to the beach.
The beach has an information board on the sand. The information board can also be looked at up close. The board has a map of the area.
The beach is guarded by a beach guard.
There is an outdoor shower on the beach that is located on the sand. The shower has a treshold over 2 cm high..
There is no accessible toilet on the beach, but there is a standard toilet in the maintenance building.

There are men's/women's dressing rooms on the beach. The sign and entrance of the dressing room are discernible at a distance. The passage to the dressing room is smooth and sufficiently wide.
The dressing room entrance has 3 consecutive steps.
The dressing room entrance has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.
The dressing room door opens easily manually. The doorway has a high threshold.
The dressing room entrance foyer is cramped.
The dressing room features a dressing bench and sufficient room for a wheelchair and assistant. There are no lockers in the dressing room.
A toilet is connected to the dressing room.
A shower room is connected to the men's/women's dressing room. There is no door between the dressing room and the shower room.

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Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division

Updated: 6/5/2026

Munkkiniemi beach

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