When can I see the ISS over Helsinki tonight?

The next ISS pass over Helsinki starts at 05:14 local time on Tuesday 25 Aug, reaching 17° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Wednesday 26 Aug at 04:26, reaching 14°.

Which direction should I look?

The ISS always moves from roughly west to east. It looks like a very bright, fast, non-blinking star crossing the whole sky in a few minutes.

ISS over Helsinki — next pass times

Upcoming International Space Station passes over Helsinki, Finland for the next 3 days, in local Helsinki time — computed from the latest orbital data and refreshed automatically.

🛰 Next ISS pass over Helsinki

Wednesday 26 Aug · 04:26 · 14°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Helsinki: Thu 27 Aug, 03:39

We'll email you the day before — and before every genuinely visible pass after that. Most crossings happen in daylight; we skip those.

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Tuesday 25 Aug	05:14	17°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	06:50	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	08:27	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight

Wednesday 26 Aug	04:26	14°	~4 min	possible
Wednesday 26 Aug	06:02	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	07:38	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	03:39	12°	~3 min	possible
Thursday 27 Aug	05:14	19°	~5 min	possible
Thursday 27 Aug	06:50	16°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	04:26	18°	~5 min	possible
Friday 28 Aug	06:02	17°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	03:38	16°	~5 min	possible
Saturday 29 Aug	05:14	19°	~5 min	possible
Saturday 29 Aug	06:51	11°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 30 Aug	02:51	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Helsinki?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Helsinki above 10° in the next 10 days: 29. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 13.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Helsinki is on Tuesday 25 Aug at 05:14 local time, reaching 17° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Wednesday 26 Aug at 04:26 (14° above the horizon).

How to spot it

Look for a bright, fast “star” that doesn't blink — the ISS outshines everything except the Moon and Venus.
It moves west to east, crossing the whole sky in 3–6 minutes.
Evening and pre-dawn passes are the visible ones — the station must be sunlit while your sky is dark. Daytime passes in the table are invisible to the eye.
Helsinki is outside the ISS's ±51.6° orbital band, so it always appears toward the horizon rather than overhead.