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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T9531bpjohnm
Nov 10, 2025
Outstanding - My wife and I took actually 2 tours with Emek in August 2025. One was the general walking tour and the other was the architectural tour. Both were amazing. Emek was incredibly knowledgeable. His tours were jam-packed with a stunning amount of information. He made these tours entertaining and inspiring. At times he was very serious and at others would speak about little funny idiosyncrasies of some places along the way. One of the best stops on the tour was the central library where we spent a fair amount of time. He made us want to have such an amazing place in our city (New York). We always think the Big Apple has the biggest and the best of everything, but this library sets an entirely different standard for public venues and Emek’s tour brought it to life for us. We both wholeheartedly recommend taking several tours with him.
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Janeann_k
Oct 8, 2025
A great history of... - A great history of Finland and Helsinki. Our guide, Emek, was knowledgeable and interesting. Wear comfortable shoes.
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Cara_b
Sep 24, 2025
A nice overview of... - A nice overview of Helsinki history, architecture and current affairs. Emek was personable and knowledgeable.
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Vickibma
Sep 14, 2025
Great tour! - This was a great experience... Helsinki is filled with magnificent buildings. Emek showed us how the political influences of Sweden and Russia were evident in the style of the buildings of different periods, giving us an enlightening picture of the history of Finland.
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James_k
Sep 5, 2025
Couldn’t ask for a better introduction to Finland - Emek has an encyclopedic knowledge of Helsinki, Finland, and the region in general. Also, a great sense of humor. Emek had narratives to tell but handled every comment and question fully. We enjoyed the tour immensely and recommend unreservedly.
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Emmalinejo
Sep 1, 2025
Wonderful introductory tour of Helsinki! - Tour starting point was easy to find and we had a small group of American and Australian tourists. Emek is so knowledgeable about Helsinki! He tells you a lot of the history of the city to start out and then shows you some of the famous Finnish architectural landmarks. We learned quite a bit about the library culture in Helsinki with a stop at the gorgeous public library. Emek is available to ask any questions you have about the city or Finland. Truly a fascinating tour!
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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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Jsh326
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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up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).