Ultimate Helsinki Shore Excursion

Ultimate Helsinki Shore Excursion Description:

Finland is the country famous for its advanced technology and high quality of life. Finnish composer Sibellius is known worldwide, as well as the legendary architect Eliel Saarinen, and his son Eero Saarinen who constructed the St Louis city Arch and several airports in the USA.  

Helsinki is the capital of Finland famous for the Nordic Jugend/modern architecture of the early 20th century. Being a part of the Russian Empire for more than a hundred years, Helsinki is a multi-religious city with two dominant buildings of Lutheran and Orthodox cathedrals in the city center.

A private vehicle your guide will take you around the city showing the most charming parts such as the embassy quarter, Rock Church, Sibellius monument and more. During the bus part of the shore excursion you will visit Seurasaari open air museum and see the wooden Finnish countryside homes (from outside). Your excursion will be continued on foot. The city center is quite compact, so in 2 hours you will see most of it. You will visit both main cathedrals, Helsinki Cathedral and Uspenski Cathedral, and see the main railway station which is a unique piece of architecture.

Next we will walk the main street of Helsinki and visit Senate Square. You will learn how Helsinki was founded on the oldest square of the city center – Kauppatori – the Market Square. We’ll walk the Espalnade – the main boulevard of the city center and favorite place for local people to come for an evening walk.

Your guide will advise you about places to visit on your own such as restaurants, museums, and interesting sites, while showing you the location where you’ll meet the transfer vehicle to get back to the port.

Activity Level:

Moderate - Medium - Relaxed guided walk from the pier to Old  Town and a slow guided walk in Old Town. Total walking distance for 2.5 hours - about 1.5 miles

Tour Duration: 5 hours

Price Per Person Includes:

• Guide services for 5 hours
• Transportation for 2 hours
• Transfer back to the port

 Included Attractions

• Jugendstil architecture districts
• Old harbour square
• Fish market
• Helsinki Cathedral
• Uspenski Cathedral
• Senate Square
• Alexander I monument
• Esplanade boulevard
• Main street of the city centre
• Railway station building
• Mannerheim monument
• Seurasaari open air museum grounds
• Sibelius monument
• Rock Church