Helsinki Airport Layover Sightseeing Tour: Explore Top 12 Attractions in Just Three Hours

Stranded at the airport with a lengthy layover? Discover Helsinki in just three hours! A local guide will accompany you throughout, revealing the hidden tales of Helsinki and helping you explore every corner of Finland’s stunning capital city.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Uspenskin Cathedral (Uspenskin Katedraali) - The guide will lead you to the Uspenskin Cathedral and share its history with you. PS. Sometimes it might be closed due to services.
  • Senate Square - Walk through Senate Square and discover its history.
  • Market Square - Experience Finnish culture by visiting Market Square.
  • **The Esplanadi…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Train tickets
  • Meet up at Helsinki Airport
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Drop off to Airport
Additional Information
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately Children must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum passenger requirement applies. There is a possibility of cancellation or rescheduling if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of cancellation due to Minimum passenger requirement, you will be refunded fully.
Location
Helsinki Airport
Lentoasemantie
You will meet up your guide in front of "Normal" shop at the arrival hall, the shop is on your left side when you enter the arrival hall.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Katrina_r
Nov 24, 2023
Excellent - Zoe was so helpful and Harry our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. He took us to extra places that weren't on the itinerary and was interested in the country where we came from. It was an excellent way to spend time on an 11 hour lay over. I would thoroughly recommend it
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Barbara_s
Apr 26, 2023
Helsinki 3 hour Layover tour- DO IT! You will be glad you did. - Our guide provided us with a terrific overview of what life is like in not only Helsinki, but Finland in general. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. We couldn't have seen all of this (3 hour layover tour) on our own. If you have a little time, this is an easy option, very affordable, and worth the time to get out and explore with little stress. Everyone in our group agreed that this was worthwhile. I will do this again in the future!
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880alejandroc
Mar 18, 2023
Excellent layover option! - Really nice way to get a glimpse of Helsinki in a few hours! Evi, our guide, surprised us by speaking Spanish, si that was an unexpected plus!
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Ben_k
May 5, 2019
Fantastic way to see things in a very short time! - We were on a 7 hour layover, and wanted to spend a few hours seeing the city. 2 days prior to the tour, the opperator contacted us that we were the only ones on it, there was a caveat at booking about canceling. They made me the offer to spend 50E for using public transportation or 150e for a private car. I chose the car. Our flight was scheduled to gate at ~10:15 so i was worried about making it through by 11. We made it through with plenty of time to spare, but with immigration just be aware of how much time you have. We got to the meeting point about 15 minutes early, and our guide arrived 10 minutes after that. The car that we were met with was a Mercedes Van (pretty sure they just had us buy up the minimum to operate the tour - and i was thankful for the opportunity). There were two drivers (I don't think either knew english). We drove for about 20 minutes to the city, saw a few parks, and several churches. The guide (ugh who's name i can't remember) was excellent. He knew a ton of history about the town. There was great flexibility to stay at spots, and or go to different ones. We saw olympic stadium, and then went and walked through a local market that was awesome. Got Coffee and funnel cake type thing that they said they only have the beginning of May. We got back to the Airport at about 3 hours 15 minutes- so the tour was really pretty spot on 3 hours. It was a great experience, very happy we went, and wish i could remember the guides name (he was Spanish - and commented that some people are confused that it's not a Viking meeting them :) ) Be aware of the weather. It was May when we visited, and the temperature started off in the 50's. By the time we were at the last stop it was snowing.
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Kevin
Dec 3, 2018
Early December - Helsinki - Excellent tour with a friendly and knowledgeable guide. We saw a nice combination of sights from the van and via short walks. It was a great introduction to Helsinki. The driver was also very efficient and safe.
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Michael
Jul 23, 2018
Great overview of Helsinki city center. Convenient and knowledgeable guide - We took this tour as we missed our connecting flight and so had to spend the evening at the airport hotel and wait for another flight the following evening. We booked quite late for a 11 am tour and the operator communicated very quickly via WhatsApp that only a 9am tour as available, which was fine by us. We met the guide at the airport terminal tourist info desk and was taken to the city center on a small comfortable van. Our guide Mimi was great and knowledgeable about Helsinki history and culture. And we made various stops along the way and saw most of the main sites. Of course, there were strict time limits as to how long we could stay in each area. Overall, a highly enjoyable 3-hour tour, which gave us a nice positive feeling after missing our connecting flight!
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Rajatshanker
Mar 28, 2018
Very professional with personal touch!! :-) - Great tour by guide Mridul Sharma - thank you! Very professional with personal touch. Enjoyed every bit of it. Will recommend to all.
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From $81
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).