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.
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.
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.
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?
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 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.
Senate Square/at your hotel/other preferable place
guide fee
lunch, entrance fee, public transportation tickets
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.
Depending of weather and local conditions,s.g road work or holidays, route can have some changes in order.