Strike halts almost all public transport services on Thursday

A political strike will halt almost all rail services and bus services on Thursday 14 December. HSL advises passengers to be prepared to significant disruptions to public transport.
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A political strike halts almost all rail services and bus services on Thursday 14 December. Photo: Beatrice Bucht

The following modes of transport are not running on Thursday:

  • commuter trains
  • the metro
  • trams and light rail
  • almost all buses.

Services will not operate at these times

  • Trams and light rail 15 will run as usual on Wednesday night until the end of service (about 2am). After that, the services will be disrupted until early morning on Friday 15 December.
  • Commuter trains will not operate from 4am on Thursday morning 14 December. The services will resume in the early morning of Friday. 
  • Buses will mainly run as usual on Wednesday night until the end of service (about 2am). After that, the services will be disrupted until early morning on Friday 15 December.
  • All metro services will be cancelled on Thursday 14 December.

     

The strike may still affect services on Friday morning 15 December.

According to current information, ferry services to Suomenlinna and  Kruunuvuorenranta will run as normal.

Bus routes which will operate on Thursday:

16, 21, 21N, 22, 22B, 26, 54, 90, 90A, 90N, 94, 96, 96N, 116, 117, 119, 137, 138, 148, 149, 167, 168, 169, 207, 229, 232, 241, 242, 313, 413, 433, 434, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 576, 583, 584, 603, 625, 701, 702, 704, 713, 719, 723, 801, 802, 805, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 839, 839K, 912, 912K, 913, 913A, 913B, 913BT, 914, 914T, 914B, 915, 914A, 915B, 915T, 916, 916K, 917, 919, 964, 965, 966, 967, 971, U191, U192, U193, U195, U999

Updated information is available at Helsinki Region Transport´s (HSL) website.