National Park Hike & Finnish Smoke Sauna Experience with Campfire Lunch
Description
Make the most of your time in Helsinki with this unique experience. Relax your mind with a walk in Sipoonkorpi national park and release stress with the steam of a traditional smoke sauna. The most Finnish activity day ever! Highlights: • Discover the beauty of Finland in a national park • Easy and rewarding hike with a Finnish barbecue lunch • Enjoy sauna with locals in a safe environment • A truly local experience with food, sauna, and swimming! During this experience, you will get to discover the beauty of Sipoonkorpi national park with a professional wilderness guide. The guide will lead you through forested trails stopping along the way to learn about Finnish wildlife and nature. Our trail leads us to a rocky vista overlooking a freshwater lake where we will have a campfire barbecue. (Dietary needs? Let us know!) After a delicious lunch, we will continue our walk to the smoke sauna (A total of 6km). Time to relax, go for a swim, and enjoy a traditional Finnish smoke sauna.
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Itinerary
Meeting point is front of Kiasma museum, address: Mannerheiminaukio 1H (searchable on google maps). It is 500 meters from Helsinki Central Railway station. Kindly be on time at the meeting point.
This excursion takes place 30 minutes outside of Helsinki. Your guide will pick you up and drive you into the wonderful forests of Finland. The walk is easy-going yet it has a couple of hills and steep steps to the lunch location. You will spend 3.5 hours in the national park including a 1 hour lunch break in the middle. This is a great time to enjoy the magical scenery of the national park and explore the nearby lake and forest. After the lunch you will hike back and get ready for the sauna. (The total walking distance is 6km.) The sauna part will last around one hour. This will give you enough time to have multiple breaks to swim, cool down, and sweat! After the sauna, you can take a shower and change into fresh clothing for the ride back to Helsinki. Your guide will drop you off refreshed and recharged at the original pick-up point at 5:00-5:30 P.M. -- Dedicated to sustainability, our tour proudly carries the Sustainable Travel Finland label and Green Activities certificate.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- For any dietary restrictions, please add it under special requirements upon booking
- The tour runs rain or shine and is only canceled in cases of extreme weather conditions. If the tour is canceled, you will receive a full refund.
Reviews(233)
Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and the combination of an easy going hike, lunch prepared for us in the woods, and Finnish sauna/lake jumping, made for a great day! I highly recommend this experience if you want a taste of the flora of Finland, and an authentic sauna. The hike is fairly flat for most of it, with a few small inclines and some roots and rocks here and there. They accommodated my dietary request for lunch as well.
Outstanding, my favorite experience in Helsinki. I enjoyed being picked up at the meeting point and driven to the National Park. It happened quickly and safely. The forest hike to a secluded table where Alex cooked steaming vegetables and vegan/regular sausages was perfect. We were all hungry . The 4 different wood saunas and swim in the lake was exhilarating. The steam and smoke is deeply embedded in the wood, it's such a unique experience. You get to sit on single wood boards. Swimsuit is mandatory. Slippers and towel provided. Lockers are digital. Hydrate well before, during, and after. Bring water. Alex is a kind, caring, informative guide who enjoys what he's doing. We loved every moment and had a fun time. The fresh air, nature, water, and ride home in the van was a great memory. I would do this again.
Thank you so much for your review and kind words! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience and welcome back anytime :) Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
Our guide, Mari, took excellent care of everyone and provided a thoughtful explanation of nature and sauna culture, creating wonderful and reassuring memories. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for joining our national park and sauna experience! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the day and welcome back anytime :) Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
Every activity was fantastic best tour I’ve done in Helsinki. Such a different tour to the regular city tours being out in the parks and lakes
Thank you so much for your kind words and for joining our tour from Helsinki! Happy to hear that it was the best tour you did and welcome back anytime :) Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
Hike in the forest was nice and not too difficult. We enjoyed the Finnish food before going to the sauna and lake. Lake was cold, but felt great after going into the hot saunas. Highly recommend this tour. The tour guide was very nice!
Thank you so much for your review and for joining our day tour from Helsinki! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the nature and sauna. Welcome back anytime! Kiia / Taiga Times
It’s absolutely true that a Finnish smoke sauna is a wonderful experience. Mari, our guide, did a fantastic job of explaining history and culture to us throughout our lovely national park hike as well as the sauna and lake experience. Don’t be afraid of the lake! I highly recommend this tour.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for joining our national park and smoke sauna experience! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the day and welcome back anytime :) Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
We had an excellent experience. Our guide Quintas was personable and answered so many helpful questions. He really made our extended stay in Helsinki much more enjoyable, because he gave us a strong lay of the land. He also gave us suggestions for other things to do while on our trip. Strongly recommend Taiga Times. The hiking, picnic, and smoke saunas were all extremely enjoyable.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for joining our day trip from Helsinki! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the hike and sauna with Quintus and welcome back anytime. Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
Wunderful day i the Park and the saunes.
Thank you for your review and for joining our national park hike and smoke sauna experience! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the day. Until next time, Kiia / Taiga Times
The trip was absolutely a trip I can very much reccomend. We had a very copyright and nice trip and the sauna was a perfect end of the day…,A must do for all.
Thank you so much for your review and for joining our day trip from Helsinki! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the day and Finnish saunas. Welcome back anytime :) Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
Truly a lovely day walking in the woods which culminated in a tasty lunch and wood sauna experience. I have been to many saunas in the US but this is a different experience. Our guide, Lydia, gave us lots of info regarding the flora and mushrooms in the beautiful area.
Thank you Holly for your kind words and for joining our national park and sauna experince! Happy to hear that you enjoyed the day and welcome back anytime. :) Best regards, Kiia / Taiga Times
