Hercules is a gay bar and nightclub that is owned and operated by Moek Trading Oy,[1] a partnership between restaurateurs Erkki Koski and Mika Olkkonen.

[2][3] It attracts a customer base ranging in age from 18 to 60[4] but caters primarily to gay men over 30, restricting entry to those 24 and older on weekends.

[12] Its second location, on Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu, had a dance floor on the main level, a bar in the basement, and a summer terrace outdoors.

[2][4] Its newest spot, across the street from Helsinki's central railway station, is a single large room featuring a dance floor, two bars, a stage and a lounge.

From November 2016 through April 2017, while Koski was hospitalized for a stroke, the club's manager embezzled approximately €61,500 in cash, a crime for which he was convicted in February 2020.

In a request for comment from the press, manager Antti Seppälä stated that several people had access to the venue's social media accounts and that the post must have been published to the club's profile in error.

[20][21] After closing to customers, it converted its dance floor into a TV studio, from which it hosted live-streamed talk shows,[22] drag revues, concerts and theatre events for several months.

[1][20] In October 2021, the club reopened in Makkaratalo, on the corner of Keskuskatu and Kaivokatu, across the street from Helsinki's central railway station.

[7] The venue's GayCities.com listing reads: "Hercules ... is just as packed, fun and raucous as Helsinki's other gay disco, dtm, and can even be a fair bit raunchier.

[28] The club's Yatra review characterizes its client base as "open-minded and friendly", adding that patrons "can let [their] guard down and have an excellent time".