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Helsinki in Nutshell: Suomenlinna & City Highlights by Eco-Friendly Ways

4.829 reviewsHelsinki Senate Square (Senaatintori)

  • 5–6 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 2 languages
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Sustainability is a key issue nowadays, and Helsinki, the model city of sustainable development, encourages environmentally-friendly lifestyle and embeds ecological thinking strongly in everyday life. In this tour, you will experience this eco-thinking lifestyle by exploring this city and its sea fortress, Suomenlinna, with eco-friendly ways of transportations, including the city tram, ferry, and walk. Starts from meeting-up you in the Central Railway Station, your guide will take you to the most must-not-miss popular spots of Helsinki. After a lunch break, you will continue the tour by a ferry to Suomenlinna, listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the world's largest sea fortresses that sprawls across a series of six small islands. This tour will end up at Helsinki Market Square, and you may continue the journey of city exploration on your own. Kindly Note: Sightseeing spots will be arranged according to the seasons and opening hours of each spot.

Inclusions

What's included

  • HSL ticket fare
  • English-speaking guide
  • Round-trip ferry & guided tour in Suomenlinna
  • Helsinki highlight city tour by tram

What's not

  • Food and drinks
  • Any personal expense

Itinerary

  1. As the Central Station of the capital of Finland, it is the busiest station and provides services to approximately 400,000 people each day, Your city tour by tram will start from here!

    15 min

  2. Helsingin Olympiastadion just finished its renovation and re-opened to the public in 2020

    15 min

  3. You will visit the Sibelius Park to witness the inspirations and creativities of Sibelius, the Father of Finnish Music.

    15 min

  4. Visit and learn about history

    10 minAdmission included

  5. Visit and learn about history. PS, sometimes the Cathedral might not be entered due to the service.

    15 minAdmission included

  6. Visit and explore the Orthodox church specialty

    15 minAdmission included

  7. Take a walk along this beautiful park locates in the most prosperous area of Helsinki

    15 min

  8. Drop by at the little mermaid, i.e., the Amanda statue, and know more about her from stories told by your guide

    5 min

  9. The Old Market Hall in Helsinki has served its customers since 1889. Merchants sell everything from cheese, fish, shellfish, vegetable, fruit and cakes to spices, coffee, and tea. They are also more than happy to help with any special orders.

    20 min

  10. Suomenlinna is well-known by its important military role as a sea fortress of Finland. You will go inside the heavy wall of the fortress, hear the histories, and feel the moments of old days here.

    1 hAdmission included

  11. During the visit to Suomenlinna, you will drop by the Suomenlinna Church and hear the stories and facts of it from your guide.

    Passes by

  12. Kauppatori means the "market square" in Finnish. After returning from Suomenlinna by ferry, this trip will end up here, and you may spend some own free time to visit each lovely vender at the Market Square and enjoy the rest of the day.

    15 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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Know before you go

Meeting point
Your guide will meet you up at the main entrance of the Central Railway Station (the entrance that has two pairs of statues holding spherical balls)
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
Helsinki Tour
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Helsinki

  • Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 112 city tours we list in Helsinki.
  • It is longer than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 13 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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