Finland · AUDIO TOURS
The good audio tours fill up while you are still choosing flights. Below: the 8 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Relax on a 1.5-hour Helsinki archipelago cruise with multilingual audio, drinks and pastry onboard, and the scenic Degerö Canal.
“Tour of the beautiful bay and islands of the archipelago surrounding Helsinki. Saw the Island Fort of Suomenlinna Icebreakers, and many other wonderful sights. Good descriptions provided. Great introduction to the city”
Warm, audio-guided bus tour of Helsinki’s top sights from Senate Square, with Löyly and Sibelius photo stops and 11 languages.
“I don’t know if it’s because it’s winter time but the driver only stopped at specific places which were ok. However people should be able to hop on hop off at whichever stop they want. Other than that it was awesome.”
Warm, headset-guided bus loop of Helsinki highlights with photo stops at Löyly Sauna and Sibelius Park, starting at Senate Square.
“This was a very comprehensive tour and a great way to see Helsinki. I enjoyed the trivia and the heated bus on a cold day!”
Walk Helsinki with a low-cost English audio guide, 26 stops from Art Nouveau stations to Suomenlinna, at your pace.
“I’m English and only Korean was available. I can only say it was awful.. I can also say it was horrible. No customer support.”
A 30-45 minute self-guided audio walk through Rovaniemi’s Santa-town sights, with offline maps and English narration by a Norwegian pair.
“Nice walk.funny audio. GPS was often off point.so i had to navigate myself and start the audio manually sometimes.”
Hike Suomenlinna’s sea fort with an offline audio GPS walk, from Jetty Barracks to 8,000-prisoner memorials, in 2 to 3 hours.
“Overall not a bad walking commentary on the history of the fortifications. It would be better if the commentary defined some of the many military terms for this of us less familiar with 19th century fort construction. E looked the fact that the aRead more”
Walk Helsinki’s contrasts with an offline GPS audio route from Senate Square, past cathedrals, modern libraries, and bomb shelter entrances.
“Helsinki is a city that has incorporated the old beautiful architecture with the new exciting architecture. It's a well thought out city that makes sense in the way it is layed out.”
Guided Helsinki highlights plus a self-guided Suomenlinna audio walk by phone, with return ferry tickets and select hotel pick-up.
“If you do not have enough time, I recommend Helsinkitour.fi and ask for Asthaloy Nyman. He was just awesome , he is very proud of his country and he just guide you under the culture, history and main landmarks this beautiful city has to offRead more”
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