15 Best Helsinki Walking Tours

“Fantastic tour of Helsinki. Our guide was super knowledgeable and provided a great range of information and facts ranging from history to culture. It was super informative and we learnt a lot about Finland - more than expected. He was also quite funny and engaging…”

“I knew nothing about Finland’s history and was fascinated by Daniel’s explanation of how it was occupied for hundreds of years and only gained independence in the early 20th century.”

“Our guide was excellent. Karim is a wonderful and knowledgeable local. He had a lot of great facts - history, folklore paired with good humor and thoughtful stories !!! Highly recommend and if you can ask for him. He is great and will make you…”

“Virkelig smuk kirke. Og en fantastisk og stemningsfuld koncert. Fantastisk oplevelse”

“Excellent guide, with talented narration technique, which made us follow the stories of Helsinki so eagerly. Keep up like this 👍”

“I took the ferry ride to and from the island. Once on the island there’s a free walking tour but it is optional. I chose to explore on my own.”

“Walking through Helsinki with Emek Ataman was like a university seminar: Not only a wide range of knowledge on his part, but intelligent and lively discussion of how and where it fits with Helsinki's and Finland's history. Sometimes, guides have a canned routine that's full…”

“This tour was fun, funky, interesting and very informative. History, culture and the individuality of the Finnish people were all explained clearly and with great wit and charm. Highly recommended.”

“Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He made it interesting and fun.”

“Elena was a great guide! We learned lots of history and discovered Helsinki’s important landmarks. I highly recommend the private tour!”

“Very knowledgeable about the history of Finland! Showed us around the entire city for 3+ hours and was very patient while we stopped to take pictures of the beautiful sights. Would definitely recommend to anyone with an afternoon in Helsinki. 10 outta 10.”

“excellent great detail given and very nice tour guide!”

“Great! Very knowledgeable. Guide keeps the group numbers small (5 or 6) . Interesting places you would never see are included!”

“Maria, our guide, was amazing. Full of fun facts, informative and enthusiastic. She took us to places we would never have thought to go which were incredible. One of the best private guided tours we’ve ever had. Thanks.”

“The highlight of this tour was learning about the Finnish way of life and culture rather than just breezing through the major sights. We saw and learnt heaps.”