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Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Helsinki, dog-friendly hotel in Helsinki
Daisy CuratedResearched & Verified4 Star · Finland
Helsinki, Finland

Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Helsinki

A whole hotel floor set aside for dogs, right by the station

This hotel is part of the Daisy Curated Collection. Its information has been researched and verified, but Daisy has not yet personally stayed here. When she does, this page will be upgraded to a full Daisy Verified inspection.

Daisy's Assessment
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Vaakuna is the 1952 functionalist hotel on Asema-Aukio beside the Central Railway Station, famous for its tenth-floor terrace restaurant and its Paavo Tynell lamps. There are 270 rooms across a listed building that has been renovated without losing its period. It suits travellers who want a piece of Finnish design history in the middle of everything. It is the only Helsinki hotel with a dedicated pet floor.

What we've verified

Pet fee EUR 15
Weight limit Unknown kg
4.3 from 3,040 reviews
Why it's in the collection

Kaisaniemi Park is 400 metres north for the first walk of the day and the Töölönlahti bay path, a flat 3 km loop by the water, starts just beyond it. The Esplanade park is 500 metres south.

Best suited for

Dogs stay on a separate pet floor, added to the booking on the hotel's own site.

The open question

How the welcome translates in person, at dinner and around the hotel. That's what a Daisy stay will confirm.

Pet pricing

EUR 15, Per day per room, free for S-Card members on qualifying rates

Verified Experience Snapshot

What we've confirmed, at a glance.

Pet fee
EUR 15
Weight limit
Unknown kg
Max dogs
Unknown
Restaurant
To verify
Bar
To verify
Breakfast
To verify
Beach
None here
Pool
To verify
Garden / terrace
To verify
Spa / wellness
To verify
Lobby
To verify
Hotel photography

The property.

Where dogs can go

Verified with the hotel, honestly marked.

RestaurantTo verify
BarTo verify
Breakfast buffetTo verify
LobbyTo verify
Spa / wellnessTo verify
Main poolTo verify
Garden / terraceTo verify
BeachNone here
Unattended in roomYes

The hotel has a separate pet floor, so add the dog to the booking on the hotel's own website and a room on that floor is assigned. If you do have to leave your dog in the room, the hotel asks you to make sure it cannot get out and to hang the pets-in-the-room sign on the door. Restaurant and breakfast access is not published.

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Practical details

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Pet policy & fees+

Pet fee: EUR 15, Per day per room, free for S-Card members on qualifying rates

Weight limit: Unknown kg. Maximum dogs: Unknown.

Dogs stay on a separate pet floor, added to the booking on the hotel's own site.

In-room amenities+

Welcome package for dog guests with Finnish-made Best Friend chew bones, a surprise toy and poop bags, plus a note of the nearest dog parks and vets.

Contact+

Address: Asema-aukio 2, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

Phone: +358 20 1234610

Website: sokoshotels.fi · Google 4.3 from 3,040 reviews

Compare

How it measures up.

Against two other stays in Helsinki, on the things that actually decide a trip.

Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna HelsinkiHelsinkiClarion Hotel HelsinkiHelsinkiClarion Hotel MestariHelsinki
Dogs at breakfastunknownunknownunknown
Dogs at dinnerunknownunknownunknown
Barunknownunknownunknown
Beach accessNoneNoneNone
Pool for dogsunknownunknownunknown
Garden / terraceunknownunknownunknown
Pet feeEUR 15EUR 30EUR 30
Stars4 Star4 Star4 Star
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Information last verified 2026-09-20