A hall full of goodies Shoppers in the market taste peas fresh from the pod and buy fish and new potatoes, carrots, beetroot, strawberries and cherries. Strolling around the stalls and perhaps stopping for coffee in the open air is real quality of life. Its clientele includes the diplomats who live in the nearby Kaivopuisto area, restaurateurs, tourists and incurable epicures. The Suomenlinna ferries leave from the Market Square quay. There are always plenty of people in the square, because it is also the starting point for many boat sightseeing tours.
Cruises lasting several hours and including a meal also leave from there.
There are evening markets in the square from the middle of May to the end of August. The times are stipulated separately each year. A fixture of the square is the famous Havis Amanda statue and fountain. On the other side of the statue is the green strip of the linear Esplanadinpuisto Park , which stretches all the way up to Mannerheimintie. It is an interesting place to walk and watch after you have finished your business in the Market Square.