Last time we were in Helsinki, it was cold and rainy, so we didn't do anything. This time we scheduled a bike tour with Happy Guide Helsinki and what a difference in our perspective of Helsinki. Philipe did a really great job showing us the highlights of Helsinki! He provide a great overview/history. Also loved that he was constantly looking back to make sure everyone in our group was was doing okay. I've been on tours where the guide just takes off and doesn't look back - that makes for a bad experience. Philipe was a great guide - would definitely recommend him!

My husband and I recently booked a food walking tour in Helsinki with Happy Guide Helsinki and had a wonderful time! Karri was an amazing guide and educated us on Finland’s history and culture as we sampled traditional foods. We even learned more about the Moomin characters which quickly became one of our favorite things about Finland. Karri was very responsive via email and answered all of my questions. He even met us at our hotel to start the tour. Thank you Karri!

We spent most of our time in shops, although we had expected more emphasis on buildings, furniture, and other forms of design art. The tour guide did not have a sign or other visible indication that he was with Happy Guide Helsinki. His information from the company indicated he only had one tour group rather than two. He therefore ignored us and we had to interrupt his discussion with the other two people to determine whether he was our tour guide, which was rather surprising considering this type of miscommunication had apparently occurred at least once before. Otherwise the guide was perfectly pleasant.

We booked a private walking tour (non touristic) 3 hours through Helsinki. It was absolutely perfect!! Maria is a young student, who speaks 10 languages. Her German was perfect. She showed us Helsinki from a local perspective. It was super interesting, a lot of fun and the perfect experience. We highly recommend Happy Guide also to our Hotel. This is the perfect way to get a real feeling of the city!!

We had a short time in Helsinki and wanted an overview of the city. It was a really good choice to book a 3-hour walking tour with Happy Guide Helsinki. Our guide was Filipe, who we enjoyed very much. He was knowledgeable, patient (it was really icy on the sidewalks so we walked slowly!), interesting, accommodating.

I had a couple of days in cold helsinki and wanted to see and do as much as possible in a day. I very conveniently arranged a private day tour with them that included sightseeing, food tasting and a visit to the sauna/pool complex Allas sea pool - all for a very reasonable price. My guide was Felipe, a Chilean guy living in helsinki for over 6 years now. He was pretty entertaining, very knowledgeable about helsinki and finnish way of living and we managed to do a lot in a few hours. The highlight was obviously going to the Sauna complex at the end. It's a big deal in finnish culture and it was nice to have someone walk me through the do's and don't of Finnish sauna use (and also - traditionally you go to the sauna nude so that's what we did). I definitely recommend them if you need a guide around helsinki.

We had an excellent day seeing Helsinki with a local guide. Elim was very open about the history and culture of Finland. We enjoyed chatting about the similarities of Finland and Minnesota (strong Scandinavian heritage). We enjoyed taking the subway and trams to see the various areas of the city. We also had a chance visit a local market where we stopped for coffee and pastries. Elim was great about making sure we could visit the Rock Church on journey. This was a well spent day in port while on our Baltic cruise!

This was a very worthwhile tour even though it is quite expensive. It was just me and the guide Joonas. He was very knowledgeable and an interesting speaker. I did the tour yesterday and today went back to spend more time at several of the places we visited.

Our guides, Maria and Emil were awesome! We loved their passion of sharing lots of information about Helsinki, as well as Finland. We covered a lot of ground which we wouldn't have been able to do on a walking tour. It was an easy 30 minutes to the meeting place from our cruise ship, but there are buses and taxis available. We would definitely recommend this bike tour!

We are in our mid- seventies and this was a wonderful way to see Helsinki and learn a lot about it. The primary guide, Maria, was wonderful. She was animated and funny and full of information. We covered a lot of territory but we had no trouble keeping up with the group. This tour is definitely worth the money.

Oceania cruise ship provided a complimentary shuttle bus to market square, but we still had to walk about 12 minutes to the bike shop (use your GPS to find it!). Our guide, Mitti, was great, and safely guided us through Helsinki to many great sights such as markets, Senate Square, a bridge with thousands of locks on it (like in Paris, and Seoul), the Olympic Stadium, and Rock Church. Biking seems like the most efficient way to experience any city and to see many sights.

This is a great tour that takes you through different parts of the city while getting to sample various foods with an insightful local. I would try and do this early on in your trip as it will set you up with go to spots for good food instead of guessing your way through it. The first stop at market square is actually the best to load up on food type snacks or gifts. I actually ended up going back after to get more, but if you don't want to double back load up while you're there. The route through town and stops along the way is a cool orientation to the city and definitely has spots that you will want to get back to if you have more time. I think this team puts on private tours too and if I get back to Helsinki I would definitely look them up again!

4 of us joined a bike tour with Jonah as our guide. He was very thorough and went out of his way to accommodate us with stops and photographs etc. He was also very knowledgeable regarding Helsinki and Finnish history. My husband had an issue with his bike so he organised for a replacement immediately and sorted it out whilst we visited the Marketplace. It was a very enjoyable day.

You have to see this place. It is so special to visit and you will be surprised of how nice the people is. Highly recommended to visit during summer time.

We were in Helsinki for a day on a cruise and wanted to see the key sites without riding around in a bus. Our guide, Jonah, guided us around and was a terrific source of information about the culture and history of both Helsinki and Finland (plus, he was very entertaining). The ride was not too challenging (except for a couple of uphills), and there were a lot of great photo ops. We were provided with water and snacks as well as bikes and helmets.