Tour Helsinki with a City Planner
41.67 EUR
Forget those pre-scripted, crowded, boring touristy tours! In my walking tours, I use my creativity and knowledge to adjust the tour according to your interests and preferences, the group size and the weather conditions; so you will get the best of Helsinki.
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Available in
- English
I have a bachelor degree from Faculty of Architecture, Department of City Planning. I am currently a PhD student in Urban Studies/Social Policy program in University of Helsinki. I wanted to combine my love for Helsinki with my knowledge and research about the history, culture and architecture of this beautiful city, and share it with a wider audience, so I started to arrange walking tours. Check out my website for various themed tours https://www.atamantours.com/
Read moreHighlights
- Helsinki Cathedral and Uspenski Cathedral dominate the Helsinki skyline up to this day!
- Market Square and Old Market Hall is the location to buy the best berries.
- 150 year old Kappeli was the place where the bohemian people meet.
- The Rock Church provides a great contrast to the cathedrals with its modern design.
- Old Church Park is the most spooky place in city center Helsinki
- Design District shows you why Finnish design and architecture is much appreciated around the world.
- For best salmon soup you need to go to Cafe Esplanadi.
- Oodi is the newest and largest library in Helsinki, another addition to the 40 already existing ones!
Description
We will walk together in and around the city center, discovering Helsinki's secrets, learning its history, culture and traditions. Why do Helsinki people have picnic on top of graves? What was the meeting point of the bohemian people of 1880s in Helsinki? How did they build a church inside a giant granite rock? Where did Lenin hide when he was running away from the Tsarist Russia? Which statue is the one that seagulls hate the most? Where did they bury thousands of bodies during the plague? Why is the largest Orthodox cathedral located in a Lutheran country? Where can you eat the best salmon soup of your life? Why Finnish people still cheer for the opponents of the Swedish national football team? How did a Finnish architect influence generations of American architects and skyscraper designs? We will find answers to all of these questions and more, while visiting each of these less known yet important locations in Helsinki.
Check out my website for various themed tours https://www.atamantours.com/
What’s included & not included
- Walking tour
- Small-group tour
- Local guide
- Entrance fees
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Gratuities (recommended)
Meeting point
Paulig Kulma Cafe (Aleksanterinkatu 9, Helsinki, Finland)
Pickup options are available for private tour bookings.
Reviews from travellers (6)
Here is photo of Emek in Rock Church.
Definitely worthwhile - although (being a planner myself) I would have liked to hear more about planning processes and issues in the city.
I thought - compared to a food tour we did the next day for the same price - it was a little pricy given we didn't even get to sit over a nice coffee, or beer...
- Full refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the tour
- No booking fees
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