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Helsinki and Suomenlinna Sightseeing Tour: Explore Famous Sites and Suomenlinna Island
4.7
232 Ratings
Helsinki
Embark on a 5-hour sightseeing tour of Helsinki and Suomenlinna Island. Explore famous sites like the Sibelius Monument and Esplanade Park, then take a ferry to Suomenlinna for a walking tour of its historic landmarks. Round-trip ferry tickets and pickup from central Helsinki included.
Embark on a 5-hour sightseeing tour of Helsinki and Suomenlinna Island. Explore famous sites like the Sibelius Monument and Esplanade Park, then take a ferry to Suomenlinna for a walking tour of its historic landmarks. Round-trip ferry tickets and pickup from central Helsinki included.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) - Visit Olympic stadium, look from outside the stadium. Take picture with flying Fin Paavo Nurmi.
- Sibelius Monument - Visit Sibelius Park and Monument, you will also see one of the most famous Coffee shops near the park it. it decorated as a Finnish summer cottage.
- The National Museum of Finland - Pass…
- Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) - Visit Olympic stadium, look from outside the stadium. Take picture with flying Fin Paavo Nurmi.
- Sibelius Monument - Visit Sibelius Park and Monument, you will also see one of the most famous Coffee shops near the park it. it decorated as a Finnish summer cottage.
- The National Museum of Finland - Pass by National Museum of Finland
- Parliament of Finland - Pass by the Parliament of Finland
- Mannerheim Statue - Pass by Mannerheim Statue
- Helsinki Central Railway Station - Pass by Helsinki Railway station.
- Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) - Uspenski Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki.
- Helsinki Cathedral - Go inside the Helsinki Cathedral and take a close look of the biggest cathedral church in Finland.
- Senate Square - See Senate Square and hear the history from your guide.
- Old Market Hall - See the local’s life from the old market hall.
- The Esplanadi Park - Walk through the Esplanadi Park and feel the life of locals.
- Sea Fortress Suomenlinna - After a lunch break, you will continue on a ferry from the Helsinki Market Square to Suomenlinna, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the world’s largest sea fortresses that sprawls across a series of six small islands.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned coach or mini-van transport
- Round-trip ferry tickets to Suomenlinna
- Guided tour with an English-speaking guide
- Hotel pick-up available for select hotels
- Air-conditioned coach or mini-van transport
- Round-trip ferry tickets to Suomenlinna
- Guided tour with an English-speaking guide
- Hotel pick-up available for select hotels
What's Not Included
- Hotel drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Any personal expense is not included
- Hotel drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Any personal expense is not included
Additional Information
Explore Helsinki and Suomenlinna on this 5-hour guided tour. Accompanied by an expert guide, tour the most renowned spots in Helsinki such as the Sibelius Monument and Esplanade Park. Subsequently, board a ferry to Suomenlinna Island and extend your on-foot exploration to Suomenlinna church, Jetty barracks and Dry dock, amongst others. Both ways ferry…
Explore Helsinki and Suomenlinna on this 5-hour guided tour. Accompanied by an expert guide, tour the most renowned spots in Helsinki such as the Sibelius Monument and Esplanade Park. Subsequently, board a ferry to Suomenlinna Island and extend your on-foot exploration to Suomenlinna church, Jetty barracks and Dry dock, amongst others. Both ways ferry passes and pick-up from central Helsinki are incorporated. The experience concludes at Market Square, where you’ll have free time to dine at local eateries or do some independent shopping following the tour.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum passenger requirement applies. There is a possibility of cancellation or rescheduling if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of cancellation due to passenger requirement, you will be refunded fully.
- Very important: Please select one of the following meeting point and send it to us by email after you made a booking. In this way your guide knows where to look for you.
- Please note that some sites might be closed on public holiday or weekend, we will show your other sites which is not in the visit list as complementary.
- Please note the departure schedule and and the route might be due to the site opening time.
- Not recommended for traveler with walking issue.
Location
Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion)
Paavo Nurmi tie 1
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(232 Ratings)
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V9540evstevenr
Nov 28, 2025
Amazing Time! - Excellent time! Fabulous, knowledgeable staff! I trip well worth taking of beautiful Helsinki. You will not be disappointed!
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Lindsay_h
Nov 25, 2025
Not necessarily the most... - Not necessarily the most exciting thing for young children, but I enjoyed it. However, I enjoyed the the tour and my son begrudgingly admitted he liked our tour guide (Christina) and even some parts of the tour.
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Daniel_m
Sep 25, 2025
Helsinki overview - Enjoyed large bus used for our small group around sites of Helsinki. Christina, our tour guide, was organized and knew the history. Ferry to Suomenlinna was worth the trip and we enjoyed hearing the background history of the island.
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P9073ecrebeccac
Sep 13, 2025
Highly recommended - Harry was a well informed hospitable guide that catered to everyone in our group. It was great learning about the Finnish history and culture and seeing the beautiful sites of Helsinki. Thanks Harry!
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Shieloug
Sep 12, 2025
Worth it! - I booked my aunt on this tour and she was very happy to share to me that she had a great time. My aunt was picked up from the hotel since she was travelling solo and still don't know much about the city.
The tour was very informative and they went through all the places as listed in the description. Would definitely recommend to those who have a short stay in Helsinki
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Valerie
Sep 8, 2025
Great way to learn about Helsinki’s past and present. - This tour was a perfect introduction to Helsinki. It was well organized, informative, and enjoyable. Whether you’re short on time or just want to get your bearings before exploring further, it’s an excellent choice.
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Vanessa_c
Nov 20, 2025
We had an enjoyable day... - We had an enjoyable day exploring Helsinki in the morning by mini van. Our guide Tanja was very informative and gave us a very good understanding of the historical impact of the wars and alliances with countries to the development of Finland. We had a pleasant break at the museum for coffee, cake and restrooms before crossing on the ferry to the fortress Islands of Suomenlinna which was a very interesting community. We would have liked more time to explore these islands more leisurely to take in the beauty and historical significance. The 4 km walk over uneven cobble stone paths and along the coastline was tricky at times. Nonetheless, it was a very enjoyable day trip with a small tour group which made it more accessible for us all.
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Hw08
Nov 3, 2025
Quick Tour - The Helsinki and Suomenlinna Sightseeing Tour was a good way to see the main sights of Helsinki in a few hours. However the cost was a little high for 5 hours of sightseeing. Suomenlinna was interesting but a lot more time was needed to get into the history. Our guide Christina was very informed.
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Anamaria_c
Sep 14, 2025
Hard not to feel disappointed. - I read some of the negative comments from past visitors, and I wanted to give it a try anyway. However, disappointing. The tour guide was very friendly, and it's clear that he is a nice person. Still, from the professional side (that I must mention because the tour is not cheap and there is a reason why we paid for it), I could also tell there were several gaps and a lack of knowledge about the places we visited, such as essential dates and almost no explanation about the sites. I was literally on my phone, googling what he did not know, which was nearly the entire tour. The guide almost forgot one of the group members when we were moving towards Suomenlinna, not being aware of the group he was managing, despite it being a small group of 8 people. I feel sorry, but the company MUST make improvements in providing knowledge and information to their guides first. They will likely fail hard otherwise in the future.
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Derek_s
Sep 9, 2025
Very poor time management; boring; do not do - Very, very poor time management by the guide (Czar). He literally left ZERO time for lunch or even to grab a snack or bathroom break. We were immediately put on a ferry after our long walk after being promised time for lunch. The second tour guide then ignored the fact we missed lunch and did another 2 hours of walking with no break. Huge waste of money and did not learn much. STAY AWAY.
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