Hotel Fabrik & Ravintola Villa
A central hotel with breakfast and Restaurant Villa.
A practical guide to Forssa
Welcome to Forssa.
Find food, accommodation, housing, sports, culture and practical services without having to know where to look.
Photo: Harri Hedman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. To be replaced soon with a new local photo.
Eat and drink in Forssa
Local cafés and restaurants, including the everyday places that broad travel guides often miss.
Hotelli & Ravintola Koskenniska
A central hotel with a restaurant, Night Club Rose and a dance and entertainment venue.
Antin Konditoria
A local bakery and café with roots dating back to 1911.
Pizzeria Mali
A family restaurant serving pizza, kebab, burgers and wings.
Ravintola Gusto
Italian flavours and Neapolitan-style pizza by the Loimijoki river.
Voffelikaffila
A central café specialising in sweet and savoury waffles.
Deniss Fusion Kitchen
A long-running central restaurant serving pizza, kebab, burgers and salads.
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Ankkalammen Kulma
A café and lunch spot near Ankkalammi park and the market square.
Autokeidas
Breakfast, lunch and restaurant services by Highway 2.
Kahvila Lintsinkulma
Café products, speciality coffee and weekday soup lunch next to the bus station.
Ravintola Pikku Pistrina
Café products, à la carte dishes and weekday lunch.
Retroo Italiano
Pinsa, fresh pasta, desserts and coffee in the town centre.
Zhuang Yuan Lou
A Chinese restaurant with a lunch buffet in the town centre.
SushiHouse Forssa
Sushi, noodles, hot dishes and a buffet in the town centre.
Ravintola Sävel
A restaurant at Forssa Community House beside the Uusikylä wooden-house district.
Mr. Pastrami BBQ Ranch
A central restaurant specialising in smoked meat dishes.
Chicken Boxi
Fried chicken, wraps, meals and wings in the town centre.
Pizza Pirssi
A pizzeria with a delivery service.
Pizzeria Arbanas
A pizza and kebab restaurant in the town centre.
Ravintola Musta Kissa
A pizza and kebab restaurant on Turuntie.
Olivin Café Bar
Pizza, kebab, burgers, grill dishes and salads in Viksberg.
Vorssan Vapriikki
Breakfast and lunch in the historic Weaving Mill area.
Parbaari
Weekday porridge breakfast and lunch.
Macula
Weekday lunch and meeting facilities near Highway 2.
Lounaskahvila Sentraali
Breakfast and home-style lunch in Viksberg.
ABC Forssa
Restaurant and café services at the service station.
Kotipizza Forssa
A Finnish chain pizzeria by the market square.
Piipputerassi & Vanha Värjäri
A summer terrace serving food and drinks in the historic Spinning Mill area.
Leather Heaven Saluuna
A summer restaurant serving burgers, Tex-Mex dishes, wings and pizza.
Accommodation in Forssa
A hotel, short-term stay or a place for a longer assignment.
Hotel Fabrik
67 rooms in the centre, a restaurant, parking and sauna facilities.
Hämeentie 7, ForssaHotelli Koskenniska
A hotel and restaurant in the town centre, also home to Night Club Rose and a dance and entertainment venue.
Turuntie 1, ForssaHotelli Mesku Forssa
A hotel near nature, sports facilities and a beach, also offering meeting and event spaces and longer stays.
Saarelankatu 12, ForssaAirbnb & Booking.com
Furnished apartments and private accommodation in Forssa and nearby municipalities.
Housing and rental homes
Start with current listings. Open the vocabulary below when a Finnish listing looks cryptic.
Open the Finnish housing vocabulary
3h + k + khh + s + at
3hthree rooms: usually a living room + two bedrooms
kkeittiö = kitchen
kkkeittokomero = kitchenette
khhkodinhoitohuone = utility room
kphkylpyhuone = bathroom
ssauna
atautotalli = garage
In Finland, the room count includes the living room and bedrooms, but not the kitchen.
For builders and professionals
The essential local stores and equipment rental services first.
K-Rauta Forssa
Building, renovation, garden and interior products for consumers and professionals.
Armantti
Tools, machinery, welding supplies, workwear and protective equipment.
Onninen Express Forssa
HEPAC, electrical, refrigeration, energy and industrial products for professionals.
Etra Megacenter Forssa
Industrial products, tools, occupational safety and technical supplies.
Forssan Rakennuskonevuokraamo
Rental of construction and maintenance machinery, equipment and tools.
Sports and exercise in Forssa
Essential indoor and outdoor sports venues. More will be added gradually.
Lamminrannan liikuntapuisto
A sports field, outdoor gym and game areas beside the Linikkalanlammi swimming area.
Urheilutalo Feeniks
An indoor sports hall and gym for training, matches and a wide range of activities.
Viihdeuimala Vesihelmi
Closed for renovation. The renovated swimming centre is expected to reopen in spring 2027.
Forssan jäähalli
An ice sports venue for training and matches, with seasonal public skating sessions.
Forssan Keilahalli
Eight bowling lanes plus billiards and snooker tables on Wahreninkatu.
My Snooker Room
A private snooker room available by reservation in the town centre.
Open outdoor exercise and winter swimming
Lamminrannan sauna ja talviuinti
A new public sauna and winter swimming spot by Linikkalanlammi. Seasonal hours and prices are published by the City of Forssa.
Forssa market square: table tennis and chess
Outdoor tables for table tennis and chess in the centre of Forssa.
Kaikulan kuntorata ja ulkokuntoilualue
Lit exercise routes of several lengths, outdoor gym equipment and outdoor kettlebells. In winter, the route is used for skiing when conditions allow.
Paavolan kuntorata ja ulkokuntoilualue
A four-kilometre lit exercise route, nature trails and an outdoor gym completed in 2024.
Hunnari ja Mäkilamminpuisto
Walking routes, an 18-hole disc golf course, a lean-to shelter and Mäkilammi swimming beach in the same outdoor area.
Akvarellin lähiliikuntapaikka
Game arenas, basketball, parkour, climbing and outdoor gym equipment. The school grounds are available in the evenings and at weekends.
Museums, cinema and culture
Start with Forssa's key museums, cinemas and performing arts venues.
Forssan museo
The story of Forssa's textile industry, factory community and local life in the Spinning Mill Area.
Kuosikeskus
The history of Finnish printed textiles and patterns designed in Forssa.
Forssan luonnonhistoriallinen museo
A museum of biodiversity, animals, plants and geology in the Spinning Mill Area.
Bio-Kaari
Forssa's town-centre cinema showing a current programme of films.
Forssan Elävienkuvien Teatteri
A historic cinema founded in 1906 and home to the Forssa Silent Film Festival.
Forssan Teatteri
A local amateur theatre in the heart of Forssa.
See Forssa up close
Local videos, routes and photographs will be added here as new material is created.
Cycling from Ratastie to the town centre
The first planned GoPro route will show cycle paths, crossings and the arrival in central Forssa.
Forssa in photos
Local views, services and practical landmarks photographed in Forssa.
Getting to and around Forssa
Forssa is served by long-distance buses. The nearest passenger railway station is in Humppila.
Matkahuolto
Check current long-distance and regional bus connections in the journey planner.
Timetables and ticketsTaxiCostello
A local taxi service. Book by calling +358 40 484 4666.
Official websiteJubilee Line
A connecting service between Humppila railway station and central Forssa. Check the current service before travelling.
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