A Finntastic Walking Tour with a Local Guide
- 2h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join our Finntastic walking tour to learn about the Finnish culture, food, history, and way of life in a fun and also informative way! Please go through the itinerary, duration, notes before booking. Notes: 1- Tour duration is 2-2,5 hours, please only book if you can stay until the end. 2- NOT SUITABLE for: baby strollers, wheelchair, those with difficulties in walking and hearing (You must have ability to take steps and walk 4km). We can’t slow down the tour for individual participants. 3- Pets are not allowed 4- Please register a valid phone number with WhatsApp 5- Group size: 5-30 people, and the guide has a voice amplifier 6- We run the tour shine or rain, please check the weather forecast and dress accordingly 7- We don´t accept refund requests due to no-show (any reasons such as rain, snow, wind, flight/cruise/ferry cancellation or delay, going to a wrong meeting point)
Inclusions
What's included
- Professional authorised Helsinki Guide
- Liability Insurance
What's not
- Tip to the guide (recommended)
- Entry fees
- Foods, Snacks, Water
- Insurance
Itinerary
Senate square (Senaatintori in Finnish) is our meeting point, and it is probably the main tourist attraction, where the history of modern Helsinki begins. Here we will discover the three beautiful buildings around us!
Helsinki Cathedral or the White cathedral is the most famous landmark in the city that you have probably seen pictures of. If the church is open, we can go inside and learn about the religious mindset in Finland. If we are lucky, we can also enjoy some music inside the church! (we don’t go inside the church in the summers because of its 10€ entry fee. It´s closed on Sundays, most Saturdays, and in public holidays)
"Torille" is a famous Finnish phrase, which means "to the market" ! Let´s visit the market square to find out what that means! What Finns usually eat or drink, and what can you buy from Helsinki to take home with you?
We will give you a complete guide to a Finnish sauna and give you some recommendations on the best saunas in the town. Let’s learn why Finns are so crazy about sauna?! Allas sauna is located right next to the Gulf of Finland, so here we’ll also get a nice sea view and talk about Suomenlinna fortree island and how you can visit it after the tour. That is highly recommended place to visit as it is a UNESCO heritage site.
Why do we need two Cathedrals in Helsinki? This one looks different than Helsinki Cathedral, let us find out the reason! We will visit this beautiful cathedral from distance, when we visit the market square.
Probably the most famous and the most iconic statue in Helsinki!
Locally known as Helsinki’s champs de elysee, is home to Kappeli restaurant and Espa music stage. In the middle, stands Runeberg's statue, the national poet of Finland. Here, we will also learn some fun facts about Finland.
The first cafe bar in Helsinki, and probably the reason why Finns are so much in love with coffee and coffee break!
Aleksi is of the main streets in the city center with many beautiful art deco buildings, each of which has a lot of amazing stories to tell about the Finnish culture!
Central train station of Helsinki is a beautiful landmark in the city center guarded by four massive statues who have many stories to tell us! We will also pass by two other beautiful buildings: Finland’s national theater and Ateneum museum (Finland’s national gallary).
This is the modern district of the town, surrounded by beautiful post modern buildings, so you will realize why Helsinki was chosen in 2012 as the world’s capital city of design!
Oodi library is the highlight of the tour, where you will need to change the definition of a library you have on mind, because this is different than any libraries you have ever seen, and it is gonna blow your mind!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Great tour. A lot of...
Great tour. A lot of information is shared with a really upbeat energy. Tatiana was careful to make sure we all kept warm on a cold day, found places for us to get inside and warm up for a few minutes during the tour. Excellent.
5Great tour, superb guide. Would recommend.
Great tour of Helsinki with Tatiana. She was so knowledgeable and friendly, that it made the whole experience fun. We learned loads about Finland and the city’s history, had a lovely long walk in the sunshine, and appreciated all her recommendations for getting the most out of our time in the city. A great experience that we way preferred to visiting a museum to get the same depth of information.
5Katy was incredible....
Katy was incredible. Super lovely and very knowledgeable. Best thing I did in Helsinki. Katy also had some great recommendations for our other days in the city and she was also right about those :)
5Wonderful walking tour...
Wonderful walking tour with Matti, who spoke flawless English. The tour was well-paced; we covered a number of important sights within two hours. Matti’s dialogue was informative and engaging, both about the sights we saw and life in Finland generally. Highly recommend!
5Great information
Ed was very clear, with detailed information suited to each location. Speaker worked well. Good coverage of central city.
5Our guide Ed, was great. ...
Our guide Ed, was great. He was very good at telling the history of the buildings snd Helsinki. He also gave good recommendations and tips to things to do in Helsinki.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Look for a blue and white umbrella at Senate Square (or Senaatintori in Finnish). The guide also holds a blue sign that reads "Finntastic Walking Tour". In these dates, 23.09 - 27.09 (international market) 27.11-22.12 (Christmas market) the guides will be standing right next to the big stairway
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Lomatka Travel Company
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not suitable for people with walking difficulties
- Not suitable for people with hearing difficulties
- For the sake of other members, please do not come to the tour if you are sick
How it compares in Helsinki
- Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 112 city tours we list in Helsinki.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 112.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Helsinki
Helsinki is Finland's capital on the Baltic, a compact seaside city of neoclassical squares, Art Nouveau streets, design shops and saunas.
The white neoclassical Helsinki Cathedral looks down on Senate Square, and the red-brick Uspenski Cathedral stands on a rocky headland to the east. Carl Ludvig Engel planned the city centre in the early nineteenth century after Finland passed to Russia, and Art Nouveau houses line the streets of Katajanokka and Eira. The Market Square on the harbour front has stalls of fish, berries and crafts, with the Old Market Hall nearby.
Top-ranked sights in Helsinki: Helsinki Senate Square (Senaatintori), Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki Central Library Oodi.
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