Autumn season | Visit Espoo

Autumn season

Man admiring a seaview and taking a break while cycling on city bike.

City Bikes

City Bikes, part of everyday life. In Espoo and Helsinki, you will find up to 460 City Bike stations and over 4 600 bikes (in the HSL public transport AB zone) making it easy and convenient to hop on and enjoy the ride. The City Bike season starts at the beginning of April and continues until the end of October. Note that city bikes are not available in zone C.

Sustainable choice

Group of woman and male cyclists cycling along Espoo's seaside on gravel bikes.

Gravel

Welcome to Espoo to make your own mix of Gravel Rides! Espoo Gravel Mixtape is a diverse gravel route network full of contrasts, offering hundreds of kilometers of rideable paths that connect the sea, city, forests, countryside, and Nuuksio National Park. At the heart of the network runs a north–south gravel line linking the Espoo Waterfront Walkway, Espoo Central Park, and the forests of northern Espoo and Nuuksio National Park, with numerous route options branching off along the way.

Äiti ja lapset syksyisellä eväsretkellä kallion päällä metsälammen rannalla.

Autumn Holiday Events

Find Espoo's guided activities and events during the autumn holiday week!

Group of cyclists in a row cycling over a bridge in forest

Cycling Guided Tours

With nearly 600 km of cycling trails in Espoo, local cycling guided tours have a lot to offer. Whether you are new to cycling experiences or a professional who wants to see the beauty of Finnish cycling trails, this article will introduce you to guided tours you shouldn't miss.

Plan your travel

Orange bikes next to each other and human hands holding them

Bike Rentals

Espoo is a cycling city. Whether you decide to explore northern routes in Nuuksio National Park, Espoo Waterfront Walkway in the south, or the middle parts of Espoo, in this article, you can find the perfect bike rental point to fulfill all cycling needs for you, your friends, and your family.

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Sea and archipelago

Woman admiring nature during golden hour

Top Viewpoints to Embrace Autumn Foliage

Autumn Foliage, or so-called 'Ruska' in Finnish, is when leaves start turning into shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown to finally leave the tree and remind us about seizing the moment. Autumn foliage can be seen in Espoo typically from the third week of September and, depending on weather conditions (primarily the wind), may last from 10 days up to 3 weeks. By the end of October, the majority of colorful leaves already be gone. So where to head when the 'Ruska'/Autumn Foliage time is at its best?

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Outdoor made pancakes right next to lake

Picnic Recipes from Michelin Guide Restaurant Chef Ari Ruoho

Cozy outdoors and barbeque under the open sky? The famous Finnish chef Ari Ruoho loves to spend his free days outdoors, getting the most out of the fresh ingredients from nature and cooking on open fire. We gathered his favorite and easy-to-do forest recipes, so you can get the most from your picnic trip in Espoo – maybe add a bit extra to your usual one!