Hercules – gay club in Helsinki
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Hercules

Google (149) 4.1
Tripadvisor (18) 3.7
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Visitors often praise the friendly staff, with one person highlighting Arnold as a standout. However, many find the venue to be expensive, citing high drink prices and cover charges, and some complain about a lack of atmosphere due to low attendance and music choices.

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Address
Keskuskatu 8 / Kaivokatu 6, 00100 Helsinki
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Phone
+358 45 1144805
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Website
www.facebook.com
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About this place Hercules

Hercules is Helsinki's main gay club, on the third floor of the Makkaratalo building in the city centre. The entrance is at the corner of Keskuskatu and Kaivokatu, and lifts take you up. It has been at this address since 2021, after years on Lönnrotinkatu. Nights usually start with karaoke and end on a dance floor of pop and Finnish hits, with drag shows and themed parties at weekends. The crowd is mostly men and mostly local, across a wide age range. Google lists it as open Wednesday and Thursday from 21:00 and Friday and Saturday from 16:00, until 04:30. It gets busy after midnight at weekends. Event nights are posted on its Facebook page; hercules.fi now redirects there.

Opening Hours

Open Now · closes 04:30
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 21:00-04:30
Thursday 21:00-04:30
Friday 16:00-04:30
Saturday 16:00-04:30
Sunday Closed

Features

Gay LGBTQ+ Karaoke Mixed LGBTQ+ Drag scene Dance Dance club Themed parties Late night (after midnight) After hours (after 4am)

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4.1
★★★★★
149 reviews

Based on 149 Google reviews.

Risto Mäntynen
Risto Mäntynen Aug 2026
★★★★★
Antti Rantala
Antti Rantala Jul 2026
★★★★★

Straight with friends. Nice place

Olga
Olga Jul 2026
★★★★★
SR
SR Jul 2026
★★★★★

Best gay nightclub

James Kostka
James Kostka Jul 2026
★★★★★

We are originally from New York, so we were hoping to find a place where we could experience a queer-friendly bar in Helsinki. This place was not friendly to travelers; we visited on a Thursday night and kept relatively to ourselves. We felt unwelcome and that straight couples were more prominent than other queer folk. One server refused to make eye contact when serving my partner and I, then went behind the bar and made fun of us with other staff. We were looking for a queer-friendly night out in Helsinki, but we ended up feeling more uncomfortable than we had the entire trip.

Matti Ranta
Matti Ranta Jul 2026
★★★★★

It's ok, sir What was special was that one bar counter had vodka cola for 15€ while the other had it for 13.50€

Laura Waskinen
Laura Waskinen Jul 2026
★★★★★

Bar staff was great. But apparently some of the security staff is more concerned about the gay (male on male) patrions that hit on only women than actually making sure it's a safe space for everyone. Won't be visiting again.

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Last updated on 5 November 2026

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