15 Best Helsinki Tours & Experiences 2019

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance...

If i were to be strolling down the streets on my own, i would've been looking at 'things' and interesting objects... but with Matti, I've learned not just beautiful and ingenious Finnish designs, I've learned about culture, society, art and how it all correlates and made Finnish designs one of the forefront of the design industry in the world!! Absolutely enjoyed every bit of it... ps: Matti was very kind to wait for me while I shop. A must do!!

Reviewed by An Inactive User • February 26, 2017

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

Lovely in-depth tour!

Reviewed by Abhishek • July 10, 2019

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Great introduction to Helsinki

Reviewed by Kenneth • August 24, 2016

Happy Helsinki Walking Tour

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A super tour of medieval village

We were picked at our hotel bang on time and Nick our guide made us all feel very comfortable throughout the tour. His knowledge was amazing and gave us a running commentary throughout and kept us to our plans at pace that all of us (one was in a wheel chair) were able to cope. He provided all the support at all times. A super experience of a small town having a mixture of old and new. The cobbled roads with interesting shops, cafes restaurants and bars gave us a real feeling of what life was like in the good old days

Reviewed by Harminder Singh • August 06, 2019

Porvoo Day Tour From Helsinki

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Thank you so very much Anssi for a wonderful tour of your city. While it was terrific to see all the wonderful sights in Helsinki, what was truly the 'stand out' factor in this tour was the'local knowledge' element that Anssi added to the experience. We enjoyed a coffee and a chat during the tour and our lovely guide even provided a 'local' snack. Well done - loved it!!!! See you next time.

Reviewed by Bennie D / TripAdvisor • February 12, 2015

Happy Helsinki Walking Tour

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A Very Good Introduction to Helsinki

I really enjoyed this walking tour.
After flying for 20 hours from Sydney there was no way I could have found these sights without an informative guide! My guide was friendly and knowledgeable.
I loved being introduced to the many sights of Helsinki. Kamppi Chapel, Temppeliaukio Church, Kiasma, and of course best places to buy a coffee.
Thank You for such an enjoyable experience!

Reviewed by Agnes • August 24, 2017

Happy Helsinki Walking Tour

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Our guide was prompt and she made the tour interesting and informative. She was easily able to answer any questions asked by the group. Thoroughly enjoyable. Information that she provided has made up our minds to return to Helsinki at a future date and stay for a lot longer so that we can really investigate and enjoy all that this part of the world has to offer.

Reviewed by Christine • December 01, 2015

Happy Helsinki Walking Tour

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Great Walking Tour, Highly Recommended!

My wife and I both came away from the walking tour with new insight and understanding of how important design is to Helsinki and the larger Finnish history. We complemented the walking tour with a visit on our own to the Museum of Architecture, which provided use with additional understanding of the history of design in Finland. Thank you!

Reviewed by Gary • August 28, 2016

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

B

Informative and fun tour! Definitely recommended!

Our tour guide did an excellent job walking us through the city and talking through the various architecture designs. It was incredibly informative and we left feeling like we had learned a lot about Finnish design history. Would highly recommend for anyone interested in design but also interested in an alternative tour of the city.

Reviewed by Boyd • April 27, 2019

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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All one can for in a guide !

Nick is knowledgeable, very pleasant and introduces you to his town with insights that capture the essence of this wonderful city.
Atypical for a Finn he is open and chatty giving his tour a personal touch
As an older traveler who walks with a cane I appreciated his adjustment to our pace for my convenience.
Nick is the best !

Reviewed by BillzoB / TripAdvisor • October 20, 2016

Helsinki Shore Excursion

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best way to get started in helsink design district and nordic design

I had a perfect time during my tour, from start to finish. it has been a pleasure to meet my guide, interesting and knowledgeable not to mention a great city greeter and advocate for the design in many aspects. variation, not one minute to waist , it was filled with information and a smile which made it so enjoyable.

Reviewed by Noa • September 16, 2018

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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Informative, enthusiastic and knowledgeable

Emek, provided a well thought through tour that highlighted many of the facets of Finland’s history, culture, language had geography in a well paced, and appropriate lengthed walk. His tips for post walk activistes were also great. Highly recommend the walk to anyone interested in a better appreciation of Helsinki.

Reviewed by Jo • April 11, 2019

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Enthusiastic guide

The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was an enjoyable tour and the selected shops that we visited were interesting. The guide had access to discounted design museum tickets. I wish this was communicated earlier as I had already purchased the tickets prior to the tour.

Reviewed by Derek • March 31, 2018

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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great intro into Finnish design

Our guide was very knowledgeable and provided us with great information on Finnish history, culture and design - we can now look at designs and understand something about the origin and meaning.

The tour was at a good pace and covered a number of different areas of the city.

Reviewed by Jason • December 25, 2017

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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A very informative and pleasant walk

I really enjoyed the walking tour of the Design District. I learned more about the most important modern and contemporary Finnish designers and saw their products first-hand, and even met some of them. Our guide was friendly and interesting to listen. I warmly recommend this tour.

Reviewed by Tihana • August 29, 2017

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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Helsinki Shore Excursion

Helsinki is wonderful city and very peaceful. We arrived by cruise to harbor and even we left ship half an hour earlier guide was ready with sign at the exit. we had truly great time with him. Nick showed all highlights of city with interesting anecdotes in a short half day tour.

Reviewed by David n / TripAdvisor • October 20, 2016

Helsinki Shore Excursion

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Great time spent walking around the Design District

We had a great time walking around the Design district on our first afternoon in Helsinki, we visited locations we never would have seen or known about. Glad we found this Like a Local site and look forward to finding other similar tours in other cities we visit.

Reviewed by joti • August 11, 2018

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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Fun and interesting !

This is the tour for you who are interested in art and design ! We really enjoyed going around looking at genuin finnish design and getting the stories behind. We got many ideas for items we want to purchase later. The guide was very fun and knowledgeable !

Reviewed by Haakon Thomas • April 15, 2018

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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Very informative and delightful walk in the Design District

Our passionate guide told us interesting facts about Finnish design history, the contemporary Finnish designers and we even got to visit some of them and places with classic and new design, we would not have found without his assistance. Highly recommend!

Reviewed by Bergljot • November 05, 2017

Helsinki Design District Walking Tour

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Very entertaining city tour

We really enjoyed the tour with Emek as he gave us an interesting overview about the most important sights and the history of the city. We enjoyed the funny story about the finnish president and the stop at the café in particular! Thanks again to Emek!

Reviewed by Laura • September 02, 2019

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