# Can I fly a drone in Helsinki, Finland?

No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Helsinki, but 53 restricted zones fall within 12 km of it, the nearest 0.1 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly.

## Key facts
- Restricted zones within 12 km of the centre: **53**
  - Prohibited: 22
  - Requires authorisation: 31
- Zones covering the city centre: **none**
- No zone over the centre states a height at which its restriction stops; the EU open-category limit of 120 m applies
- Published by: Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland)
- Official source: https://www.droneinfo.fi/
- Measured within 12 km of 60.1695, 24.9355

## Zones nearest the centre of Helsinki

| Zone | Restriction | Distance from centre | Restricted up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israelin suurlähetystö UAS | Prohibited | 0.1 km | 150 m AGL |
| Eduskunnan UAS | Requires authorisation | 0.2 km | 150 m AGL |
| Helsinki pelastuslaitos UAS 2 | Prohibited | 0.7 km | 150 m AGL |
| Kaartin toimipiste UAS | Requires authorisation | 0.9 km | 200 m AGL |
| Punavuoren toimipiste UAS | Requires authorisation | 0.9 km | 200 m AGL |
| Helsingin Eteläsatama UAS | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 150 m AGL |
| Helsinki Shipyard UAS | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 120 m AGL |
| Katajannokan toimipiste UAS | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 200 m AGL |
| Helsinki pelastuslaitos UAS 3 | Prohibited | 1 km | 150 m AGL |
| Venäjän suurlähetystö UAS | Prohibited | 1 km | 150 m AGL |
| Helsingin Länsisatama UAS | Requires authorisation | 1 km | 150 m AGL |
| Katajanokan jäänmurtajatukikohta UAS | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 150 m AGL |
| Helsinki pelastuslaitos UAS 1 | Prohibited | 2 km | 150 m AGL |
| Kieltävä UAS Yhdysvaltain Suomen Suurlähetystö | Prohibited | 2 km | 150 m AGL |
| Kieltävä UAS Ison-Britannian ja Ranskan suurlähetystöt UAS | Prohibited | 2 km | 150 m AGL |
| UAS-ilmatilavyöhyke Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala / Meilahti | Requires authorisation | 2 km | not stated |
| Vallila UAS | Requires authorisation | 2 km | 150 m AGL |
| Rajavartiolaitoksen esikunta UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | not stated |
| Suomenlinnan merivartioasema UAS | Requires authorisation | 3 km | not stated |
| Helsingin vankila UAS | Prohibited | 3 km | not stated |

Showing the 20 nearest of 53.

## Who to ask for permission

- **Traficom** (53 zones near Helsinki)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I fly a drone in Helsinki?
No published drone zone covers the exact centre of Helsinki, but 53 restricted zones fall within 12 km of it, the nearest 0.1 km away. Check your exact take-off point before you fly. Helsinki is in Finland, where the UAS geographical zones are published by Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland) under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.

### Where can't I fly a drone in Helsinki?
Inside Helsinki's UAS geographical zones. Within 12 km of the centre canfly? tracks 53 restricted zones: 22 prohibited, 31 requiring authorisation. They are published by Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland) and shown on the map at https://canfly.io/map.

### How high can I fly a drone in Helsinki?
The EU open category caps you at 120 m above ground across Finland, and lower where a zone says so. No zone over the centre of Helsinki publishes a height at which its restriction stops, so treat 120 m as the limit and check the zones nearby before you launch.

### Who do I ask for permission to fly a drone in Helsinki?
Traficom / Fintraffic ANS (Finland), which publishes Finland's UAS geographical zones under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. Its official source is https://www.droneinfo.fi/.

## How this was worked out

A zone counts if any part of it falls within 12 km of 60.1695, 24.9355 - Helsinki's centre as recorded by GeoNames. That radius scales with population and is NOT the administrative city boundary, so a zone just outside the city limits still appears. Population 658,864 (GeoNames record updated 2023-02-13).

City names, coordinates and populations from GeoNames (https://www.geonames.org/), licensed CC BY 4.0. Zone data is the official national dataset, unmodified except for normalisation to ED-269.

Full country picture: https://canfly.io/drone-zones/finland
Interactive map: https://canfly.io/map?country=FIN&lat=60.1695&lon=24.9355&radius=12000

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**Citing this page:** canfly?, “Can I fly a drone in Helsinki?”, https://canfly.io/drone-zones/finland/helsinki (data as of 2026-07-31).
canfly? aggregates the official UAS geographical zones that EU and EEA states publish under
Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15. It is not an air-traffic or flight-authorisation service;
critical flights must be confirmed against the national authority.