Helsinki Private Tour: Explore the City's Hidden Gems and Unique History With A City Planner

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Uncover Helsinki’s hidden gems and unique history on a private tour with a city planner. Discover the city’s secrets, traditions, and intriguing stories in a 3-hour walking tour.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Senate Square - .
Helsinki Cathedral - .
President’s Palace (Presidentinlinna) - .
Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) - .
Kauppatori - .
Old Market Hall - .
The Esplanadi Park - .
Swedish Theater (Svenska Teatern) - .
Helsinki Central Railway Station - .
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma…

What's Included

Local guide

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Transportation to/from attractions
Gratuities

Additional Information

Together, we’ll explore the heart of the city for a duration of three hours, unveiling the mysteries of Helsinki, deep-diving into its history, culture, and traditions. Why do locals in Helsinki picnic atop graves? What used to be the congregation area for the bohemians in Helsinki during the 1880s? How was a church constructed within a large granite…

Location

Aleksanterinkatu 9

Aleksanterinkatu

Meeting point address: Aleksanterinkatu 9B, 00100, Helsinki. The meeting point is the corner of Aleksanterinkatu street and Kluuvikatu street, in front of Aleksanterinkatu no 9B, Nanso Clothing Store (outside). Guide will be waiting for you at this point.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Debstrong

Aug 23, 2025

Intensive 3 hour tour tailored to your interests - Excellent overview of Helsinki and Finland by a very well-informed guide who tailored the experience to our interests and included extensive historical background. Loved this tour!!

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Sjtravellers

Aug 13, 2025

An essential tour with a knowledgeable expert - My tour with Emek two days ago was really quite wonderful. I’m traveling solo in Helsinki and I really wanted to do an architecture tour so I splurged and opted for a private tour. It was expensive and worth every euro. Emek is highly qualified to lead an architecture tour and very passionate about what he shares with you. He’s extremely articulate and animated as he explains the underlying details of what we are looking at. Our tour started with a short history of Swedish and Russian rule in Finland. We then started walking around, and we stopped in multiple places, each of them accompanied by an extensive analysis of how the building was actually built, the aesthetics, how it fit into the overall scheme of things in terms of the history of the time, and how the design had to accommodate the local conditions in Finland. All very fascinating information. We went to approximately six different places with stop at each. Emek knew that I was interested in Art Nouveau and made sure to include some examples. Each building that we went to was brought to life by his explanations. Our last stop was the central library. What an amazing place! It is a classic example of form and function marrying together in an absolutely wonderful and successful way. I’ve been raving about it to friends ever since this visit. This tour was probably the best guided tour that I have ever taken, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. To have a true expert explain hidden intricacies is a real pleasure. If any of what I have said, strikes a cord with you, please make sure to book a tour with Emek when you are in Helsinki next.

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Amw1234

Jul 28, 2025

Relatable, knowledgeable and engaging tour with Ataman Tours - We were very impressed with Emek as our guide through Helsinki. He possesses an abundance of knowledge about the historical and contemporary elements of Finland. He was engaging and very relatable. We highly recommend Emek as your guide!

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Hanmei_c

Apr 22, 2025

A Wonderful Experience - This was amazing. I learned so much about the city and culture. The guide was pleasant and informative. We had a wonderful time.

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Yana_b

Sep 22, 2024

Great historical city tour of Helsinki - Our tour guide Emek was very knowledgeable about the history of Finland. We had a great time and enjoyed our tour 100%.

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Valerie_r

Sep 15, 2024

Well worth your time - What a wonderful tour! We learned so much about the history and architecture of Helsinki in a short amount of time. Well worth your time.

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Ashley

Aug 10, 2024

Great Private Tour - Emek was a fantastic tour guide. He took us across the key areas of “downtown” Helsinki and spent plenty of time pointing out key landmarks and explaining the city’s history. He also answered all of our many questions about the city and life in Finland. Would highly recommend that you book him for small, personalized groups tours.

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Fearless562253

Jun 7, 2024

Hands down best tour of Helsinki - This private tour was fantastic. We booked this walk through Helsinki after looking for similar tours, and it did not disappoint. If I could give Emek more than five stars, I would! It was so informative, tailored to my group and incredible value for money. We saw a whole bunch of highlights across the city and learned more about Finnish culture in this three hours than the past few days. Fantastic use of time and not too walking intensive (plenty of stops). Emek answered all of our questions expertly, even the difficult ones, and made sure to really show us what life in Helsinki is like. Highly recommend for anyone visiting Helsinki and wanting an overview of history, architecture, politics, culture and modern life. Emek does a great job of tailoring this and our conversations were incredibly valuable.

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Gbekken

May 27, 2024

Perfect guiding! - A fantastic tour with Emek. Interesting (and fun) from start to end! A true sample of excellent tour guide. It was such a friendly atmosphere. His way of explaining everything from architecture, markets, arrangements and tourism to Helsinkis exciting history was extremely good. He was very flexible and could answer any kind of questions. We had three great hours in a fantastic weather. We highly recommend Ataman Tours!

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Maric123414

Apr 9, 2024

Awesome Tour! - Highly recommended tour of beautiful Helsinki! Emek is extremely nice and friendly. He customizes the tour to your own liking, he was very patient with our pace and with all the questions we had. He was able to explain all the information in a fun and enjoyable manner. The kids paid close attention to everything he was saying. He adjusted the start time due to a flight delay we had the day before the tour, which we very much appreciated. He showed us places which we wouldn’t have known or appreciated on our own. We couldn’t recommend him enough! Taking his tour is a must-do in Helsinki!

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From $51

up to 6 guests

1 - Adult