Welcome to Heureka!
See below for directions to Heureka, more detailed opening hours, price list and frequently asked questions.
Opening hours, arrival instructions and prices
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Opening hours during summer
Heureka is open 24.6.–11.8.2024 every day 9 am to 6 pm.
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Exceptions in opening hours 2024
24.6.–11.8. (mon-sun) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
26.–29.9. (thurs-sun) from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m
14.–18.10. Mon–Fri from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m and Sat–Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
2.11. (Sat) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
5.12. (Thurs) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
6.12. (Fri) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
24.12. (Tue) closed
25.12. (Wed) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
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Prices
See the full price listIn advance from the online store:
€22/adults (over 18)
€15/children + youth (5–17 years old)
€15/discount groups*
€0/children under 5 years old
From the spot:
€24/adults (over 18)
€17/children + youth (5–17 years old)
€17/discount groups*
€0/children under 5 years old
*) The right to a reduced price must be proven on the spot with the ticket
when buying or exchanging a pre-purchased ticket
admission ticket sticker. You can get a certificate of unemployment from the TE center
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How to reach us
See arrival instructionsTiedepuisto 1, 01300 Vantaa. Parking: Kuninkaalantie 5, 01300 Vantaa.
Heureka ticket prices
Adults (over 18) €22
Children and young people (ages 5–17) €15
Children under 5 (accompanied by a guardian) €0
Students, unemployed, pensioners and conscripts * €15
€0 with a museum card
Advance tickets €2 cheaper.
Tickets for the current day are available in the online store until 10 a.m., after that at normal prices on the spot.
*) The right to a reduced price must be proven on the spot with the ticket
when buying or exchanging a pre-purchased ticket
admission ticket sticker. You can get a certificate of unemployment from the TE center
from the pages.
Adults (over 18) €24
Children and young people (ages 5–17) €17
Children under 5 (accompanied by a guardian) €0
Students, unemployed, pensioners and conscripts* €17
€0 with a museum card
On-site ticket sales end one hour before closing time.
*) The right to a reduced price must be proven on the spot when buying a ticket or when exchanging a pre-purchased ticket for an admission ticket sticker. You can get a certificate of unemployment from the website of the TE center.
The Heureka ticket includes access to all Heureka exhibitions, planetarium films, public performances and in the summer to the outdoor Science Park Galilei for one day.
With the Heureka Club card, you can visit Heureka's exhibitions and planetarium movies unlimitedly during the opening hours for a year. In addition, you get -10% off your purchases at Tiederavintola and Heureka Shop, as well as invitations to selected events.
Until December 31, 2024, on Thursday evenings from 15:00 to 20:00, all Heureka tickets cost only 10 euros/person, both in advance and on the spot.
The discount does not apply to Thursday 9.5.,20.6.–8.8., 17.10., 5.12. and 26.12. when Heureka has exceptional opening hours due to the saints. Note! Children under the age of 5 can always enter Heureka free of charge accompanied by a guardian.
The museum card is used as an entrance ticket to Heureka. You don't need to make a reservation to visit the Museum Card in advance, but you can reserve a place to visit for the day you want at the Heureka ticket office while buying other tickets or just to ensure entry, for example during high season.
Select the Heureka ticket in the ticket shop and from there select "I'm coming with a €0.00 Museum Card". Please note that during the current day you can buy or reserve tickets at the ticket office until 10 am.
Payment methods
Cash, online store, bank and credit cards (Visa, Visa electron, Mastercard, Eurocard, Maestro, Diners Club, American Express).
Cultural benefits :
On site: Eazybreak, Edenred (Edenred card and Edenred Pay), ePassi, Smartum (Smartum culture voucher, Smartum chip card and SmartumPay), Virikeseteli and Virikekortti and TyKy+ voucher.
In the online store : Paying with cultural benefits in the online store has ended for the time being.
Please note that the cultural benefit is personal, so be prepared to present proof of your benefit. You can only pay for your personal purchases.
The cultural benefit can be used as a means of payment for your own admission ticket, Museum card or Heureka Club card.
The purchased ticket or ticket part cannot be redeemed.
Changes are possible.
This is how you get to Heureka
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Public transport
By train
Nearest train station: Tikkurila
From the station there is a sign to Heureka,
where it is about 700 meters on foot.By train from Helsinki railway station or Pasila: I, P, N, K, R, T, D, Z.
By train from Helsinki-Vantaa airport: commuter train P.By bus
On Vantaa's internal lines to Tikkurila station. From Helsinki you can take bus no. 611 to Tikkurila station. -
By road
Heureka has plenty of parking space for cars and buses
in the parking lot on the other side of the train track at Kuninkaalantie 5. Parking is always free.
Please note that on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m
the permitted parking time is 6 hours with a parking disc, on weekends
there is no time limit. There are signs for the parking lot from Tikkurila and Kehä
from III.
If the parking area in question is full, vehicles have the opportunity to use other nearby parking facilities.
There is a 12-hour parking area almost opposite, a 24-hour area at the southern end of Kuninkaalantie, and free parking along Taosti on weekdays after 4 pm and on weekends (in the section where there is a so-called day ban on weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm).Disabled parking
Disabled parking is located in front of the Heureka building. Driving
Via Härkävaljakonti (Helsinki). Also Kuninkaalantie 5
there are a few disabled spaces in the parking area.Goods deliveries
Deliveries of goods from Heureka's backyard. Driving to the science center via Härkävaljakonti (Helsinki).
Walking from Tikkurila station
Barrier-free access on foot from Tikkurila railway station:
On the east side of the railway along the Vernissans bridge over the river (6 from the side of the track)
Frequently asked Questions
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fri 9-18
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Opening times this week
Tickets for the current day are available at a cheaper price in the online store until 10 a.m., after that at normal prices on the spot.
Yes, you can buy a Museum Card when you arrive at Heureka.
Yes you can. If you want to change the visit date afterwards, please send an e-mail about the change of the visit date to the address kaskapalvelu@heureka.fi no later than one day before the visit. Attach the purchase confirmation or other identifying information to the email.
The age limit for the planetarium is 5 years. Planetarium movies are included in the price of the day's Heureka ticket.
The nursery is located in the entrance hall behind the coat racks. You can come to exhibitions with a stroller.
There are coat racks and free lockers in the entrance hall. The sizes of the cabinets are:
height 600 mm, width 400 mm, depth 400 mm.
height 1700 mm, width 245 mm, depth 402 mm.
Larger suitcases can be left for storage at the ticket office.
Heureka is not responsible for property left in coat racks or cabinets.
Heureka has a disability card item. In addition, we have e.g. barrier-free access from premises to others, and we offer a variety of aids.
Only guide dogs on duty are allowed.
Heureka has its own Science restaurant, which offers e.g. daily changing lunch.
You can eat your own snacks at the snack bar. Please note that snacks
can be sandwiches, rolls, etc., but not hot food.
Eating your own snacks is not allowed in the exhibition area.
In Heureka, you can take photos for your own use and publish them, e.g. in social media.
If the description is related to commercial cooperation, please contact our press contact. Contact information and other information for the media can be found here .