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Helsinki Walking Highlights
Joined 2023
This tour represents you main highlights in Helsinki City centre, not forgetting some hidden gems which you would not see from the bus. Along this itinerary you will see for example Museum of Contemporary Art, Parliament House, National Museum, Music House, Central Library Oodi, Central Railway Station, Esplanade' s park, Market Square, Uspenskij Cathedral and Senate Square with Lutheran Cathedral. Along the way you will hear stories of people who lived in Finland earlier and today.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Meeting point in the front of Kiasma (Museum of Contemporary Art)
Meeting point in the front of Kiasma (Museum of Contemporary Art)
From our meeting point we will see lots of remarkable buildings like Parliament House with it's adjoining building, National Museum and Music House as well Statue of General of Cavalry Mannerheim.
Central Library Oodi
Oodi is supposedly the most famous library in the world during the latest years as it is also many other things than traditional place for borrowing books.
Central Railway Station
Finland got it's first railroad 1862, but this building was built 1918 by famous architect Eliel Saarinen. But do you know what his son Eero Saarinen is in USA famous of? Which area in Finland is considered to depict Finland's national landscape and how a visit to Central Railway Station gives you an answer to both of these questions?
Market Square
After Central Railway Station we will see also National Theatre, National Museum of Fine Art, called as Ateneum and walk via Esplanade's park to Market Square by sea. There's also located Helsinki City Hall as well Presidential Palace. How you'll know if Finland's president Sauli Niinistö is working there today? How much gold has been used the 13 cupolas of Russian Orthodoxian Uspenskij Cathedral? Do you want to try winter swimming, well, after our tour you may be want to dip into Allas Sea Pool next to Market Square. Summer time all the cruise ships to view Helsinki archipelago and to Suomenlinna sea fortification as well to Korkeasaari Zoo leave from here.
Senate Square/at your hotel/other preferable place
Senate Square was to be educational, religious and governmental Centre of Finland which became part of Russia 1809 and as a capital of autonomous Finland 1812. Come to see the oldest part of Helsinki, where is still also left burger's houses from the end of the 1800th century.
Ending Point
Senate Square/at your hotel/other preferable place
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
lunch, entrance fee, public transportation tickets
Tour Important Information
Depending of weather and local conditions,s.g road work or holidays, route can have some changes in order.
Important message from the supplier
The tours can be customized according to your needs/we can plan your own tour.
Please wear according the weather as well wear good walking shoes. Especially winter time there might be rainy and slippery, so non-slippery walking shoes as well umbrella recommended.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2023
About Tour Guide Nina R.
Hi, I am Nina. My guiding career begins from Lapland from 1995, where I made my first tours for example at the touristic icebreaker Sampo.
Since 1996 I have lived in Helsinki. Before I become Helsinki Guide 2003, I guided also in the Parliament House, Helsinki Museum of Art (HAM) and Museum of the Cultures. Since 2003 as Helsinki authorized guide I have made all kind of tours by bus, taxi, bike, boat, tram and of course by walking in Helsinki, Espoo and the surroundings like Porvoo, and Tuusulanjärvi.
I have also specialised to guide groups of children.
As a tour leader I have worked in Finland and taken groups by train to St.Petersburg, Russia. I was also as a tour leader in China 2005-2008.
I love languages and different cultures and speak also Swedish, Russian and Chinese as well German and a bit Spanish. I am interested in history, design and architecture--hope you are too!
My special interest is to do tours on an sustainable way, for example by walking and utilizing an existing excellent public transportation in Helsinki area.
As many Finns, I am also interested in recycling and second hand shops, which sell vintage or modern but recycled clothes/ items.
$330/ per group
