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Few places combine culture and history as strongly as Café Ursula.

Although coffee moments have been enjoyed at the tip of the Kaivopuisto peninsula since the 1800s, the story of Ursula began in the 1950s when a group of determined women from Helsinki set out to realize their dream of a café, with the proceeds directed to a charity association.

By collecting bottles and newspapers, they raised enough money to build a small cabin-sized café named after the patron saint of women, Ursula, on the shore of Kaivopuisto in 1952, in preparation for the Helsinki Summer Olympics, providing a place for relaxation and refreshment.

Over the decades, the café has been expanded multiple times, but it has only operated year-round since 1986. Today, Ursula is a cozy lunch restaurant and café for all Helsinki residents, where one can proudly bring foreign guests to enjoy the cuisine, the sea view, and, on certain days, also high-quality music.

Ursula’s tradition as a benefactor continues. Tradeka-yhtiöt Oy donates 10% of its annual profit to support public welfare activities.

The owner: Tradeka

Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy is responsible for managing Tradeka’s business operations. It fully owns Restel Oy, which operates in the restaurant sector, Lehtipiste Oy, which handles newspaper distribution, Med Group Oy, a social and healthcare service company, A-Katsastus Group Oy, which offers vehicle inspection services and driver’s license testing, and Tradeka-sijoitus Oy, an investment company. The group’s revenue in 2026 was 598 million euros, with a full-time equivalent workforce of 3,812 employees.

The core idea of Ursula has always been that the profits are directed towards charity and socially impactful activities.