Top Helsinki Day Trips

It’s a long day, but well worth it. Our guide was excellent. She was easy to find at the Tallin ferry port. She took us to the highlights of Tallin. Her explanations were very good. We had about 3 hours of free time to have and explore on our own. Wonderful day.

I arrived earlier than my other organized tour, so that I can spend more time in Helsinki and around. I reserved this half-day tour on Viator way in advance. Darius picked me up at hotel on time and I was lucky, I was the only client! Loved the tour of little Porvoo, it is great to go with guide rather than alone, otherwise you won’t know some of the interesting details and stories.

This was a wonderful day with Alex. Walking through the woods he pointed out the mushrooms, lichen, and birds around us. He shared information about Finland which is helpful in learning about a country and their culture. He made a delicious Finnish lunch by the lake, salmon and potato soup. The walk back to the vehicle was just as enjoyable-the ground looked like various shades of green carpeting. The nice part is also that the weather cooperated-no rain. No wind either until the end. Perfect day and a wonderful way to spend a day in Finland. Thanks Alex!

This hike involved bus rides to the national park an hour from Helsinki, and the time was well spent visiting with our guide. The hike was a bit strenuous and involved walking over granite rocks, walking through the restful forest and finally down (fortunately for me) about 300 stairs to our last stop at a 7 meter lake that flows into the Baltic Sea. We were fortunate to see a whooper swan, the national bird of Finland. The hike was worth experiencing, and our guide was knowledgeable about both the flora and fauna of the park, and gave us other interesting information such as the vast number of lakes in the park, and in Finland, thanks to glacier activity during the ice age, only 10,000 or so years ago. He also told us about the bird population in the park and those flying over us on their way to warmer climes. A word of caution, restroom facilities are about halfway through the hike.

I had a wonderful experience on this Tour. Overall it was a very nice and relaxing experience. Our guides were informative and we got to see lots of moose that day. The overall atmosphere within my group was very nice and I would definitely recommend this tour.

What a fabulous tour of Old Porvoo today. Tour Guide, Sergio, was excellent and his knowledge of the area and his passion for the history of Helsinki was commendable. Would highly recommend this tour. Sergio even took time out to see the 3 of us safely back to our Hotel via the train from the bus station.

5 hour tour was moderate pace, plenty of walking to go with the bus and boat ride so keep that in mind if you have mobility issues. Nice way to see a chunk of history about the city. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and easy to talk to while keeping the proper pace to get all of the sites in on time.

This was the highlight of our week-long trip to Helsinki! Driver picked us up and took us to port. You do need to go to the ticket office when you get there because the tickets you have through the app are for them to get you your tickets. The rooms were a great addition to have. We took pictures on deck and then rested in the cabin the rest of the way. It takes a few hours between ports. Tallin was a beautiful place. It was the real life version of the recreations you see at theme parks. Our tour guide Irina was wonderful and went at our pace for each site. We had the grandparents with us so we went a little more slowly than normal. That said, it is very commercialized spot for the tourists, but it is a wonderful and relaxing atmosphere. VERY safe as well. All the police appear to be in plain clothes. We saw a drunk person and officers were on him very quickly and quietly. Removed him with hardly any notice. Trip back was nice and easy as well. Definitely recommend this one if you are in Helsinki and looking to fill a day.