When can I see the ISS over Helsinki tonight?

The next ISS pass over Helsinki starts at 10:39 local time on Sunday 11 Oct, reaching 18° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Sunday 18 Oct at 06:46, reaching 11°.

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

Sunday 18 Oct · 06:46 · 11°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Helsinki: Tue 20 Oct, 06:47

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Sunday 11 Oct	10:39	18°	~5 min	☀ daylight

Sunday 11 Oct	12:15	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 11 Oct	13:52	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Monday 12 Oct	09:52	16°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Monday 12 Oct	11:27	20°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Monday 12 Oct	13:04	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 13 Oct	09:05	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 13 Oct	10:40	20°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 13 Oct	12:17	15°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 14 Oct	08:19	11°	~2 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 14 Oct	09:53	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 14 Oct	11:29	17°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 15 Oct	09:06	18°	~5 min	☀ daylight

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: 30. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 2.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Helsinki is on Sunday 11 Oct at 10:39 local time, reaching 18° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Sunday 18 Oct at 06:46 (11° 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.