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Visitors tasting red berry ice cream from paper cups inside a historic indoor market hall

Eating in Helsinki: Old Market Hall, Food Tours and Salmon Soup

Visit the Old Market Hall on your own or take a food tour. Compare a Kallio tour with salmon soup, a city walk with tastings and a rooftop-bar tour, from €106.89.

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A white sightseeing boat gliding between wooded islands on calm blue water

Helsinki Archipelago Cruise: Which Route, How Long, and Is the Evening Sailing Worth It?

Four boat trips on Helsinki’s waters. Compare the 1.5-hour canal cruise from €28 with a city-highlights cruise, a Royal Line sightseeing trip and the 2.5-hour evening cruise.

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A man dressed as Father Christmas riding a horse-drawn carriage down a snowy street under strings of white lights

Helsinki Christmas Market 2026: Senate Square Dates and a Guided Walk

The Helsinki Christmas Market runs on Senate Square from 27 November to 22 December 2026. See the opening hours and whether the Christmas walking tour, from €55, is worth adding.

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A red double-decker hop-on hop-off bus parked on a cobbled square beside pale neoclassical buildings

Hop-On Hop-Off in Helsinki: Bus, Bus and Boat, or Tram 2?

Helsinki's hop-on hop-off bus runs a full schedule from May to September and only two departures a day in winter. Compare a one-day ticket from €31.68, the winter panorama bus and the bus-and-boat combos.

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An angular building clad in pale wooden slats with a wooden terrace beside the sea

Sauna in Helsinki: Löyly, a Floating Sauna or a Guided Session?

Löyly, the seaside sauna at Hernesaarenranta, sells entry from €29. Compare it with a wood-fired floating sauna and a guided sauna walk, and what to bring.

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Helsinki on Foot: Senate Square, the Rock Church and the Design District

Compare the storytelling walk from €25, the Finntastic walk and a private local-guide walk, and see how to add the Temppeliaukio Church ticket.

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A forest lake seen from a rocky ridge with pine trees, early in the spring

Nuuksio National Park from Helsinki: Hiking Tours, Campfire Lunch and Getting There

Nuuksio national park is a day out from Helsinki. Compare a guided half-day hike from €56, a hike with soup by the fire and a six-hour campfire hike.

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A cobbled street in an old wooden town with a pink town hall and small clock tower under a blue sky

Porvoo from Helsinki: Guided Tour, Small-Group Car Trip or Bus on Your Own?

Porvoo is a little over an hour from Helsinki by bus. Compare a guided bus tour from €84.15, a small-group car trip and a private car tour, and what to plan for on your own.

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A woman takes a selfie on a pier in front of a wooden sailing ship and grassy stone fortress walls

Suomenlinna from Helsinki: Ferry, Guided Tour and How Much Time to Plan

Suomenlinna is a 15-minute ferry ride from Market Square. Compare the FRS Finland water bus from €9.90 with an official one-hour guided walk and a museum ticket.

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A white Tallink ferry on grey water off a snowy harbour city, seen from above in hazy winter light

Tallinn from Helsinki: Ferry on Your Own or a Guided Day Tour?

Tallinn is a two-hour ferry ride from Helsinki. Compare a plain return ferry ticket from €38.52 with a guided day tour and a one-way Eckerö Line ticket.

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