Helsinki Walking Tour: Discover City Secrets with a City Planner

Uncover Helsinki’s hidden secrets on a captivating walking tour with a city planner. Discover the city’s history, culture, and traditions while exploring lesser-known locations and answering intriguing questions.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Senate Square - .
  • Helsinki Cathedral - .
  • Presidential Palace - .
  • Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) - .
  • Old Market Hall - .
  • The Esplanadi Park - .
  • Johan Ludvig Runeberg Statue - .
  • Swedish Theater (Svenska Teatern) - .
  • Helsinki Central Railway Station - .
  • Helsinki Music Centre - .
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What's Included
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

We’ll walk together in the city center for three hours, discovering Helsinki’s secrets, learning its history, culture and traditions. Why is there a statue of a Russian Tsar on the Senate Square? Which statue is the one that seagulls hate the most? Where did they bury thousands of bodies during the plague? Why is the largest Orthodox cathedral located…

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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Normj512
Aug 13, 2025
Fun, friendly, and informative - highly recommend! - A fun, friendly, and incredibly informative tour with a great guide who can talk about just about anything you might be interested in! This tour made me seriously want to move to Helsinki.
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O6060utdavids
Aug 13, 2025
Great intro to Helsinki and Finland from a knowledgeable guide - I highly recommend Emek’s tour of Helsinki. He is very knowledgeable about Finnish history, culture, and politics, and delivers a lot of information about both Helsinki and Finland more broadly with personality and wit. I enjoyed the fact that it was a small international group of travelers with lots of interaction between both Emek and the guests and among the guests. The tour stays within the central district of the city but covers a lot of content over three hours. It was very conversational and flexible rather than highly scripted. Probably the best tour of this sort that I have ever taken.
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Juliematlofk
Jul 25, 2025
- Emek led us on an insightful, informative walk through Helsinki. We thought he was terrific and would recommend this tour!
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M605vfjacquelineh
Jun 29, 2025
Don't Miss It - What a super tour! Don't miss this opportunity - not many walking tours offer this depth of knowledge. Emek was well-educated, personable, and accommodating. He has an infectious love of Finland! I don't think you will find a better introduction to Helsinki than Emek's tour. Emek, thank you for teaching us all you did. It was such a pleasure, and your grounding set the tone for our whole Scandinavian adventure. (For some reason, I couldn't post on Get Your Guide too.)
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Krish_k
Jun 28, 2025
Helsinki City Tour - Guide was very nice and explained the history of Helsinki with great attitude. It’s a great experience.
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Lauren_t
Apr 11, 2025
Insight on Helsinki and its culture/history - Interesting look into current and past society through major buildings. No major walking issues. Guide very knowledgeable.
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Kaylend2025
Feb 4, 2025
A must-try! - This Helsinki tour was amazing! From modern architecture to unique historical sites, we loved exploring the city’s culture. The guide was engaging and full of local knowledge.
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Skym523
Jan 28, 2025
Beautiful experience - Helsinki’s minimalist design and modern architecture shine through the tour. The city's coastal beauty is mesmerizing, though the cold can be a factor if you're not used to the chill.
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Jennifer_b
Aug 31, 2024
Not your Standard tourist experience- so much better than that - Thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Emak, his knowledge of the founding and development of Helsinki and Finland was obvious and he was easy to talk with and he engaged with everyone in the group. I would highly recommend this tour
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Anton
Aug 30, 2024
A curious and chill tour - The guide is very friendly and chill. I enjoyed learning about Helsinki history and facts about Finnish culture. I also like the we spent time discussing languages and the history of Finnish and Sweden in this country.
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From $51
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).