Hameenlinna, Kanta Hame, Finland
Kissakoti Kattila
Kissakoti Kattila is a shelter for homeless and stray cats on Puusepänkatu, close to the centre of Hämeenlinna. Founded in 1995 and run by volunteers of the Hämeenlinnan Kissojen Ystävät association, it houses cats waiting for new homes as well as long-term residents that live out their days there. The shelter is open every afternoon, and anyone is welcome to drop in to see and play with the cats in their rooms; a note by each room says who lives there and whether the cat enjoys being petted. Donations of cat supplies can be brought during opening hours. Adoption meetings are arranged separately by email. The shelter holds sales and events during the year, such as an open evening on the Night of the Arts. This is a rescue shelter rather than a café.
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Kissakahvila Purnauskis
Tampere, Pirkanmaa43 mi / 69 km
Kissakahvila Purnauskis is a cat café in Tammela, Tampere, at Aaltosenkatu 31-33, within walking distance of Tampere railway station and the city centre. Opened in October 2014, it is described as Finland's first cat café. More than a dozen resident cats live in the café, most of them Finnish domestic cats, and two of them are polydactyl. Visitors pay a per-person entrance fee that goes towards the cats' care, and booking a visiting time online is recommended, especially at weekends, as the café can get busy. The kitchen serves coffee, cakes and savoury dishes, and the menu includes Kopi Luwak civet coffee. Cats are petted on their own terms. The café can be booked for private parties, and one or two guests at a time can book an overnight stay with the cats. It is open Tuesday to Saturday.
- Booking recommended
Kissakahvila Helkatti
Helsinki, Uusimaa58 mi / 94 km
Kissakahvila Helkatti is a cat café on Fredrikinkatu in Kamppi, central Helsinki, about 150 metres south of the Kamppi shopping area. It opened in 2015 as Kissakahvila Helsinki, the city's first cat café, and took the name Helkatti in 2020. More than ten resident cats live here, including two polydactyl brothers and two half-Bengals, together with four rabbits. Visitors pay a per-person entrance fee for a 90-minute visit, and online booking is recommended, particularly at weekends and during school holidays. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and from late afternoon on Fridays the café is for adults only. The kitchen bakes its own cakes and also serves savoury dishes, coffee, wine and beer. The café holds adult evenings and cat quizzes, can be hired for private parties, and offers overnight stays among the cats.
- Booking recommended
Punahilkan Kissakahvila
Kouvola, Kymenlaakso82 mi / 131 km
Punahilkan Kissakahvila is a cat café on Päätie in Inkeroinen, a village in the city of Kouvola, less than a kilometre on foot from Inkeroinen railway station. It was opened on Valentine's Day 2026 by Hilkka Tiihonen in a space of more than 200 square metres furnished with recycled and vintage pieces. Three young resident cats, Jerry, Kaunotar and Rusina-Unelma, live in the café. Visitors pay a per-person entrance fee that covers 90 minutes with the cats; no booking is needed, though visitors coming from further away can reserve a table by phone, and guests ring the doorbell to be let in. The café serves coffee, tea, homemade cakes and savoury snacks, and sells cat-themed goods. Parents are asked to guide children around the cats. It opens on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
- Walk-ins welcome
Kissakahvila Mirri
Turku, Southwest Finland84 mi / 136 km
Kissakahvila Mirri is a cat café at Martinkatu 1 in the Martti district of Turku, with a view of the Aura River. Opened in early 2025 by Turku entrepreneur Iris Laineste, it is the city's only cat café. Four cats owned by the founder live in the café: Keiju, Tigr, Lumilill and Ninja. The cats have a private room that guests cannot enter, come into the café only when they choose, and must not be fed by visitors. There is no entrance fee and no booking is needed; visitors simply order at the counter. Pastries are baked on site, with vegan options, and drinks include filter coffee with refills, espresso drinks, matcha and hot chocolate. The high-ceilinged space has a covered terrace, and many visitors stay to study or work. It is open every day.
- Walk-ins welcome
Paws For A Moment
Tallinn, Harjumaa107 mi / 172 km
Paws For A Moment is a cat café and co-working space on Roseni street in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, between the Old Town and the passenger port. Its lounge is home to about a dozen resident cats, among them several Maine Coons, with climbing places, hideaways and quiet corners where the cats can withdraw. Visits are booked online as timed sessions and paid by the hour, and coffee, tea and pastries are served. Guests sanitise their hands on arrival, let the cats come to them, do not pick them up or disturb sleeping cats, and keep noise low; a separate co-working area suits laptop work. The café holds regular evening events such as cat yoga, board game and movie nights, drawing contests and crochet sessions. A Cat Tinder page on its website lists rescue cats from partner shelters that are looking for homes. It is open daily.
- Booking required
Nurri Kassikohvik
Tallinn, Harjumaa108 mi / 173 km
Nurri Kassikohvik is a cat café on Tartu maantee in central Tallinn, a short walk from the Stockmann department store and the Old Town. Opened in October 2014 as Estonia's first cat café, it is home to about a dozen cats, most of them from the Viljandi animal shelter, and more than 120 of its cats have since found homes through the café. The kitchen serves soups, pasta, salads, pancakes, cakes, coffee and smoothies, and guests can order treats for the cats. A visitor fee for each adult goes towards the cats' care, with reduced rates for students and pensioners and free entry for children. House rules ask guests not to wake sleeping cats, carry them around or let them eat from plates. Booking a table is recommended, and the café runs occasional board game evenings, cat yoga and pancake buffets. It is open Thursday to Sunday.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended