Café Ekberg

{{Short description|Café in Helsinki, Finland}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Café Ekberg

| image = Cafe Ekberg - Bulevardi 9 - Kamppi - Helsinki - m.jpg

| foundation = {{start date and age|1852|2}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/ihmisia/art-2000003055631.html|title=Kadunmies|last=Tanttu|first=Juha|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=26 March 1991|access-date=11 September 2024|language=fi|url-access=subscription}}

| founder = Fredrik Ekberg

| location = Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland

| owner = Otto Ekberg

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ekberg.fi/en/}}

}}

Café Ekberg is a café bakery located along Bulevardi in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by {{ill|Fredrik Ekberg|fi}} (1825–1891) in 1852, which makes it the oldest café still in operation in Helsinki.{{cite web|url=https://parastastadissa.com/ekberg-helsingin-historiallinen-herkkukeidas/|title=Ekberg – Helsingin Historiallinen Herkkukeidas|publisher=Parasta Stadissa|date=22 February 2024|access-date=11 September 2024|language=fi}} At first it was located on Aleksanterinkatu, but it moved to its current location in 1915.{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/pkseutu/art-2000004854384.html|title=Kahvilavanhus pitää kiinni perinteistä|last=Gronow|first=Kita|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=2 February 2012|access-date=11 September 2024|language=fi|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202053041/https://hkm.finna.fi/Record/hkm.HKMS000005:km003q76|title=Bulevardi 9; Helsinki|publisher=Helsinki City Museum|access-date=11 September 2024|language=fi}} Examples of classic baked goods that have remained in Ekberg's range since the 19th century include Krapfens and Runeberg tortes.

The interior of the café was renewed in 1951{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005559032.html|title=Legendaarisen Ekbergin konditorian remontti Bulevardilla tyrmistyttää asiakkaita: "Olette antaneet aivan uuden syvyyden käsitteille mauttomuus ja kulttuurihistoriallinen katastrofi"|last=Lohilahti|first=Oona|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=9 February 2018|access-date=11 September 2024|language=fi|url-access=subscription}} and renovated in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000005559218.html|title=Suunnittelija vetäytyi Ekbergin konditorian remontista kesken projektin: "Nyt on tuhottu jotain, mitä ei ikinä saa takaisin"|last=Lohilahti|first=Oona|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=9 February 2018|access-date=11 September 2024|language=fi|url-access=subscription}} This latter renovation destroyed much of the cafe's original decor, receiving both condemnations from the locals and media attention. The current owner of the café is Otto Ekberg, who is a descendant of Fredrik Ekberg.