Miniristikko (Helsingin Sanomat)

About Miniristikko (Helsingin Sanomat)

Miniristikko is a small Finnish crossword that appears every day in the games section of Helsingin Sanomat. Each puzzle is a 5x5 grid built around a theme, and the headline gives a hint: on 30 September 2026 it celebrated Nightwish's thirtieth anniversary, on 2 October it was about going to the theatre.

The puzzles are credited to Erkki Vuokila of Sanaris and published at 17:45 each day as their own article, so every reader gets the same grid. The theme page collects all the puzzles, which makes it easy to go back to days you missed.

Miniristikko is marked for subscribers, so you need an HS digital subscription to solve it. It sits alongside the paper's other daily games, Sanajuuri, Sanalouhos, Uutisvisa and Päivän sudoku.

It suits Finnish speakers who want a crossword that takes a few minutes, and learners who know enough Finnish to enjoy short themed clues.

How to play Miniristikko (Helsingin Sanomat)

1. Open the Miniristikko theme page on hs.fi and choose today's puzzle.
2. Log in with your HS subscription to open the grid.
3. Read the headline: it hints at the day's theme.
4. Fill the 5x5 grid by answering the across and down clues in Finnish.
5. Complete every word to finish, then come back after 17:45 the next day.

Tips

• Start with the clue that best fits the headline's theme.
• Finnish words often end in vowels, so use crossings to fix endings.
• Short grids leave no wasted squares: every letter belongs to two words.
• Use the theme page to replay missed days.

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