- Place
- Sturenkatu 27, 00510 Helsinki
- Type
- Animal house
- Environment
- Indoor
- Age
- 4-12 years
- Price
- 12€/child, 17€/adult
- Estimated visit
- 30-75 min
Tropicario is an indoor tropical animal house on Sturenkatu where families move between terrariums and glass-fronted enclosures. Children can see snakes, lizards, turtles, spiders, scorpions, and crocodiles, with a particular focus on large constrictors and monitor lizards. Species information boards make it best as a calm looking-and-reading visit for children who are curious about reptiles. Sensitive children may find the snakes, spiders, and warm indoor space intense.
At a glance
- Age fit
- 4-12 years
- Price snapshot
- 12 €/child 17 €/adult
- Opening season
- Year-round
- Duration
- 30-75 min
- Parking ease
- Difficult
- Travel estimate with HSL from my location
- Accessibility
- Check practical accessibility details directly with Tropicario if prams, a wheelchair, or mobility aids affect the visit. Free assistant admission follows the conditions in Tropicario's price list.
Plan your visit
- Practical notes
- Last admission is 45 minutes before closing.
- Opening-hours notes
- Open daily 10:00-18:00. Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; closes at 16:00 on May Day Eve and Midsummer Eve.
- Booking notes
- No separate booking is needed for a standard self-guided visit. Guided tours are arranged separately.
- Price notes
- Adult admission costs EUR 17 and children aged 4-14 cost EUR 12. Students, pensioners, unemployed visitors, and conscripts pay EUR 14. A family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children costs EUR 55, with additional children EUR 10 per child. A personal assistant is admitted free with a mobility-impaired wheelchair user or a visitor with developmental or visual impairment who needs individual support; if the assisted child is under 4, the assistant pays admission.
- Age notes
- Best for children interested in snakes, lizards, and other reptiles.
- Seasonal notes
- As an indoor animal house, it works year-round.
- Weather notes
- A good option for rainy, cold, and windy days if the child enjoys looking at animals.