We will walk together in and around the city center for three hours, 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.

Long layover at Helsinki Airport, why not take this opportunity to explore Helsinki? Your guide will greet you at Airport and take you to city centre by train. Train is the shortest way to reach Helsinki from Airport. Then you will visit the most must-not-miss highlight spots. This route is carefully organised, so that you will not need to walk a long time between spots. You will enjoy a cosy walking on the street of Helsinki, have chance to taste Finnish delicacies in the Old Market Hall, and feel the vibration of Helsinki when passing through the beautiful Esplanadi Park, at the same time hearing your guide share with you more local stories and facts during the tour. This tour will end at Helsinki Airport. Your guide will ensure you are boarding onto the train to Airport, and finally wave goodbye to you when the train is heading toward the Airport.

Helsinki Travel Award Winner! This walking tour gives you the basic facts about history of Helsinki in nutshell. What has Lutheran faith got to do with Finnish literacy and education? Or why was the industrialisation of the country accelerated by the WWII? The history of Helsinki -walking tour answers to these and many more questions, and gives you a deeper perspective to the modern day Finland and life in it's capital city. WalkHelsinki's tours are awarded with Helsinki Travel Award.

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After this fascinating walking tour, you will know all the basic facts about Helsinki. Helsinki is called the Pearl of the North. The capital of Finland is the country’s largest city, with more than half a million inhabitants. Helsinki’s history is an interesting combination of east and west. On this private walking tour, you will get to know the most important sights in the center of Helsinki. We tell stories about Finnish culture, customs, and people. On the way, you will get to know Helsinki Cathedral, Esplanadi sculpture park, the city's most famous shopping street, and the Market Place located by the sea. WalkHelsinki's tours are awarded the Helsinki Travel Award.

Helsinki Walking Tour. You'll see Esplanadi street, Market Square, Central Train Station, National Museum, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki City Hall, Senate Square, Helsinki Cathedral, etc. The tour ends in the city center.