Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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In the heart of Finland’s capital, children’s laughter reverberates from an underground playground. Nearby, people relax at a beach bar while others play a game of beach volley ball. At first glance, all appears to be business as usual. But beneath the polished concrete and colourful climbing frames lies a far more serious purpose: this is a civil-defence shelter ready to be locked down within hours.
The vast network of dual-use shelters in Helsinki – designed for both everyday recreation and wartime protection – demonstrates a striking intersection of civic architecture, national strategy and social normalcy.
Current planning guidance states that dual-use shelters must convert within 72 h...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Public transportation
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Espresso House Citycenter
As you enter the coffee shop look to the service counter and you will see my Finnish Flag and Finnish Sauna Elf (We bring him for good luck). Come and join us when you spot us!
Return
Itinerary
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Helsinki
From our meeting point and after a brief walk to the tram stop we will take a tram to view the Finnish icebreakers first. From there we will take the tram and visit a number of dual purpose shelters and bunkers.
3 hours
Helsinki: Underground War Bunker Tour
Helsinki
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In the heart of Finland’s capital, children’s laughter reverberates from an underground playground. Nearby, people relax at a beach bar while others play a game of beach volley ball. At first glance, all appears to be business as usual. But beneath the polished concrete and colourful climbing frames lies a far more serious purpose: this is a civil-defence shelter ready to be locked down within hours.
The vast network of dual-use shelters in Helsinki – designed for both everyday recreation and wartime protection – demonstrates a striking intersection of civic architecture, national strategy and social normalcy.
Current planning guidance states that dual-use shelters must convert within 72 h...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Public transportation
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Espresso House Citycenter
As you enter the coffee shop look to the service counter and you will see my Finnish Flag and Finnish Sauna Elf (We bring him for good luck). Come and join us when you spot us!
