Helsinki Walking Tour

Helsinki Walking Tour - Small Group

By Rento Helsinki Tours

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2h 30m
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Overview

Would you like to explore Helsinki like a local? Keep on reading!

Forget those crowded and impersonal touristy tours and join this walking tour to experience Helsinki in a fun and informative way. All the tours are be led by me, Jonna, a local helsinkian and the founder of Rento Helsinki Tours.

You’ll get to explore Helsinki’s sights at an easy-going pace and learn about the country’s history, culture, and society. You’ll get to ask all of your questions, and as the group size is limited to 8, you’ll get more interaction with your guide. You’ll hear stories that only a person born and raised in Finland would know about. After the tour, you’ll know why is there a statue of a Russian Czar in the most famous square of Helsinki? Is Finland really the happiest country in the world? When do Finns gather in the market square to swim in a fountain? What’s the “unicorn block”? Is Finnish that difficult to learn?

Join this tour to get a real idea of Helsinki, instead of the touristic one!

Activity location

Senate Square
- Aleksanterinkatu, Hallituskatu,
- Helsinki, Finland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Senate Square
- 00170, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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Helsinki Walking Tour - Small Group

2h 30m
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 10:00

Price details

€44.10 x 1 Adult€44.10

Total

20% off

Until Mon, 4 May

What's included, what's not

Native guide's service
Snacks

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Senate Square

15m

The most important square of the city and the postcard view of Helsinki. Here we'll see the Helsinki Cathedral, the old Senate, the University of Helsinki, the National Library and the Statue of Alexander the II. On the Senate Square you'll learn about Helsinki's past, how did the city develop from a tiny fisherman town into a bustling capital of Finland?

Helsinki Cathedral

5m

Helsinki's main sight, the mighty Helsinki Cathedral, inaugurated in 1852. Join this tour and you'll learn anecdotes about this famous building. The architect of Helsinki Cathedral actually hated Helsinki, what's the deal with that?What's the major religion of Finland? When do Finns gather to do picnics at the staircase in front of the cathedral?

The Bank of Finland

10m

The Bank of Finland, a building from 1883 right behind the Helsinki Cathedral. Here you'll meet te statue J.V Snellman, a 19th century poet and philosopher who influenced heavily to the nationalistic movement of pre-independent Finland. You'll also learn, why is there big bullet holes in Snellman's statue?

Saatytalo

5m

The House of the Estate is a stunning neo-renassaince building, were the different estates of 19th century Finland gathered to discuss politics. On this stop, you'll learn about Finland's political system.

Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) (Pass by)

The largest Orthodox Cathedral of North-Western Europe. Why is is located in a Lutheran country though?

Allas Pool

5m

This stop is dedicated to talk about SAUNA. Finns favourite past time, and that one thing that all the Finns share love towards. You'll learn about the importance of saunas in our every day life, and also you'll learn what is the sauna etiquette.

Kauppatori

15m

The famous Helsinki Market Square. Loved among tourists and locals. We'll pass through the market, and talk about Finnish Gastronomy. In the market square you'll also see the President's Palace and the Helsinki City Hall.

The Esplanadi Park

5m

Picturesque Parisian style park in the heart of Helsinki. Here you'll meet the statue that seagulls love the most.

Helsinki Central Railway Station

5m

Helsinki Central Railway Station from 1919, by a famous Finnish architect, Eliel Saarinen. We'll pass by it and comment about the wide and incredible railway network of Finland. On the Railway Square you'll also see our National Gallery, Ateneum and the National Theatre of Finland.

Central Library Oodi

10m

The last (and the best) stop of the tour. Oodi Central Library is considered one of the best public libraries of the world, and for me personally, I consider it my second living room. Have you ever seen a library with recording studios, 3-D printers, lunch restaurant, boardgames and sawing machines? Not to forget the books obviously. To finish the tour, you'll get an extensive library tour, and I promise you'll be amazed by this library.

Location

Activity location

Senate Square
- Aleksanterinkatu, Hallituskatu,
- Helsinki, Finland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Senate Square
- 00170, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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