The 1st Helsinki Free Tour - Since 2016

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Helsinki, Finland

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2 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Guided visited and personal assistance before, during and after the visit.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Hallituskatu 9, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
In front of the Helsinki Cathedral, the great white church. You will find your guide with a green umbrella and green cap at the base of the staircase.

End point

Helsinki Central Library Oodi
Töölönlahdenkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

Itinerary

Senate Square

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ritarihuone (Casa della Nobilta)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Allas Pool

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

President's Palace (Presidentinlinna)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kauppatori

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Esplanadi Park

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Helsinki Central Railway Station

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kansalaistori

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 78 reviews

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Informative and nice...

CHINGMAN_H, Jun 2026

Informative and nice guide, visited several spots in the city centre. I learnt more about the history and culture of the country and Helsinki

just sad

Araceli_A, Jun 2026

Been on several walking tours all over the world... and our guide here was the saddest one of them all. Yes it was raining, so we did a lot less walking than expected. So instead of jumpstarting our stay in Helsinki, it dampened my mood. Not the happiest guide for the happiest place on earth

Very good walking tour,...

DIEGO_F, Jun 2026

Very good walking tour, or guide was very helpful and knowledgeable. In addition, she recommended multiple places for us to explore and eat.

Great overview

Art_B, Apr 2026

Nice way to see and learn about some of the highlights in he city center. Guide was very informative.

Interesting history of Finland.

Denise_N, Aug 2025

A really informative tour and worthwhile doing but, I didn’t like that the guide began the tour by saying that tips were necessary either in cash or by card. Obviously I was going to tip but this really put me off!

Very good city tour

TAKAKO_T, Sep 2024

The guide was informative, full of stories, very knowledgeable, very good English、learnt a lot about Finland, very good start of the first day in Helsinki

We turned up, but the guide didnt!

Janebo_J, Jul 2024

What a disappointment, and wasted morning. Showed up to the start point as per instructions from the booking. 2 other couples also looking for a tour. Perhaps they are out of business - but I wasted my morning on this. I would not recommend booking this tour, or your time may also be wasted. Such a shame.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience in Helsinki. However, the tour on July 23rd at 10 AM did run as scheduled starting from Hallituskatu 9, Senate Square - in front of the white church. Was there something confusing about the instructions of the meeting place?

I wont take this tour again

Juliette_M, Jul 2024

I joined the tour today and I have taken much better tours during my 2 week travelling. I cant give more than 1 star as I left a part way through.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hi Juliette I'm sorry that you had a disappointing experience. A bit more information would help a lot to understand which parts of the tour did not meet your expectations. I did the tour on 20th Sat at 10:00 myself and in my notes I marked you as a no-show. That might be a mistake on my part, but it makes me wonder if you actually took our Free Tour - or whether you ended to other providers tour? There are many Free Tour operators in Helsinki starting tour from the Senate Square.