Discover Helsinki City Walk - Multiple Tours Daily
Description
DISCOVER HELSINKI on our most popular walking tour! **The price you pay guarantees your place on the tour** Multiple tours every day - check our booking times OPERATING SINCE 2017, this 2 hour shared group tour is the best introduction to this mysterious Nordic city of Helsinki. We will take you on a tour of the best places here, and show you a few out of the way places too - places that only locals know. Along the way, we will tell you about our History, modern Helsinki and how our society functions - and our Architecture, Design and culture. We will also give insider tips on where to visit after the tour, including the best places to eat, drink and visit - so that you can best optimize your stay. BOOK YOUR PLACE and see you soon!
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Itinerary
The statue of Tsar Alexander the 2nd in the center of the Senate Square, marks the start point of the tour. This is the most historical part of Helsinki, and some say the most beautiful - with it's Russian Neoclassic architecture. Here we can see the Helsinki Cathedral, the University of Helsinki, and a great viewpoint of the Senate Square for photos.
Following our visit to the Senate Square, our next stop is the White Helsinki Cathedral. Perhaps one of the most impressive buildings in Helsinki, it is also the most visited building. We will allow a little time to visit inside (providing there are no services or weddings), and we will allow time to take photos of this building so you have a souvenir to take home.
National Library of Finland is nestled in the very heart of the Senate Square, and has an impressive interior. This treasure trove of knowledge and culture, houses manuscripts, rare books and exhibitions. We will allow time to visit inside, if the groups aren't too big, and if the library is open (on week days). Otherwise we have photos of the magnificent interior to show you!
Our next stop is the Bank of Finland - where all central monetary deposits in Finland are held. From here, we have a connection that links us to World War 2, where we will discuss Finlands relationship with its military neighbours, friends and adversaries - both old and new.
Our next stop is the magnificent Relandersgrund Boat. This stop is more than just a boat, it has important historic connections to Helsinki's past. Great photo stop with views of Uspenski Cathedral, so get your cameras ready!
One of the most beautiful hidden districts of Helsinki, Katajonokka is the home of Art Nouveau buildings, in true Finnish National Romantic style. In fact, here we have the 2nd largest collection of Art Nouveau Buildings in Europe (after Riga in Latvia)
This Sauna stop has a great view of Kauppatori market stalls, our most central Sauna, and you can also take the boat to Suomenlinna from here. Follow our guides recommendations on places to visit after the tour.
Completed in 1868, the grand Uspenski cathedral towers over Helsinki with it's beautiful golden domes, and ornate interior. (subject to opening times) we will visit the cathedral, and take you inside to see what this beautiful architecture has to offer.
Our next stop takes us through Esplanadi park - also known as the "living room of Helsinki". This park is at its best in the summer where you will find locals sitting and enjoying the sun, but even outside of summer we can show you some great cafe recommendations, and also give advice on where to see some of the best Finnish Design.
From here will see the Central Railway Station - the place where you can take international trains around Finland, and the very heart of Helsinki. We can also take a stop next to the Ateneum National Art Gallery, which has beautiful Neoclassical Architecture.
Our final and End Point of the tour will show you several buildings, one of which we can go inside. We won't tell you what this building is yet, as it is a surprise! This district houses our Modern Architecture, which started from the early 1990s, through to 2017. The end point of the tour has a very special Library, "Oodi", which is the perfect place to visit immediately after the tour. You will find here a cafe, toilets, and lots of fun things to explore.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note that a moderate level of fitness is required for walking tours - as there are steps to climb, and cobble stone sidewalks. We will be on our feet for around 2-2.5 hours in total.
Reviews(395)
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Alberto. He wax very a knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide. We highly recommend this experience - very interesting and fun!
Anastasia was a very friendly and pleasant guide full of knowledge of Helsinki. Lots of tips of where to go afterwards and eat or drink. Higly recommended!
Zach was wonderful! Very knowledgeable and easy to understand. Shared entertaining insights.
Lovely guide and a good way to get to know more about Helsinki! I appreciated the recommendations from the guide.
A really great way to see the city & hear some of the history & interesting facts. Definitely worth doing. Takes a couple of hours. Our guide was absolutely lovely & answered our questions. She took the time to chat to us individually which was really nice.
Eero was a great guide! All the information he shared was interesting and helpful to better understand Helsinki and Finland as a whole. He responded very well to questions and kept the group engaged (and we were a big group). Highly recommend!
This was a fantastic tour. The guide was great and I learned a lot about the city, as well as spots I should work into my itinerary.
Great intro to the city give nice detail on all of the key landmarks and history. Very knowledgeable guide.
Although we were able to see a lot of places, the tour seemed unorganized and it was frustrating. I couldn’t wait for it to be over.
F.a.o. Robert Hanson, A very unusual review! The guide said that you told him he enjoyed the tour, this seems very impromptu. The guides all have a set route, and this particular guide (we saw which specific day and time your booking was for) has done several hundred tours in the last 2 years - each one almost the same; the tours are incredibly organised and structured - with fixed start point, stops, topics, and fixed end point. I dont really know how to take this feedback to somehow improve - in our opinion the tour is completely structured. If you happen to read this, please give feedback to a guide next time - instead of saying you enjoyed the tour to them, and then coming to leave a review like this. What a shame!
Guide interesting, manageable group size,
