Helsinki Airport Layover Sightseeing Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Stuck at the airport for a long layover? Explore Helsinki in just three hours to see the top attractions of Helsinki with a local guide every step of the way to learn of the hidden stories of Helsinki and explore every corners of beautiful capital city of Finland.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Local guide

Train tickets

Meet up at Helsinki Airport

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Drop off to Airport

What To Expect

Uspenski Cathedral

The guide will lead you to the Uspensikin Cathedral and show with you the history of it. PS. sometime it might be closed due to the service.

10 minutes • Admission Included

Senate Square

Walking in Senate Square and learn the history of it.

5 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Helsinki Airport Layover Sightseeing Tour

Option 1: 3 hours airport to Helsinki city sightseeing and back. You can choose to stay at the city center if you have time more time in Helsinki.

Reviews

5.00

11 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great Way to Spend the Day in Helsinki During a Layover!!
lhoward2016,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a great way to take advantage of an extended layover in Helsinki! Our guide, Harry, was extremely polite, professional and punctual when arriving for our tour at the HEL airport. The communication with the tour company, both via email in advance of the tour and via WhatsApp the day of, was excellent [thanks Ulla!]. We truly enjoyed the time spent in the historic downtown Helsinki area. We also appreciated that Harry took interest in our feedback regarding interests and somewhat customized our tour accordingly. Thanks for a memorable day in Helsinki versus 7 hours at the airport!!
Harry was our wonderful...
Mollie F,
Feb 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Harry was our wonderful host back in August on a long layover in the city. He was knowledgable and kind and helped my teenage daughters feel comfortable! Highly recommend to get a taste for this lovely city!
Excellent
Katrina R,
Nov 24, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
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
Helsinki 3 hour Layover tour- DO IT! You will be glad you did.
Barbara S,
Apr 26, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
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!
Excellent layover option!
880alejandroc,
Mar 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
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!
Hotels near Helsinki Tower Airport
jung-yuan C,
Jul 12, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The Finnish Airways time from Japan to Helsinki is around 2:30 p.m. For a ferry to Tallinn in the Baltic Sea, there is a group of overnight cruises around 6:00 p.m., there is an advantage to take a night cruise, you can spend a night on the ferry at a very low price, if you are afraid of a flight delay or traffic problems, you can plan to spend a night in a guesthouse near the airport of Wanda, guesthouses in Wanda are of course cheaper than hotels in the city of Helsinki, offering a reference for backpackers who want to save luggage.
Free tour civitatis
Berta M,
Jun 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide Sara C. was lovely. A very pleasant tour with many references to the history and lifestyle of the Finns.
Fantastic way to see things in a very short time!
Ben K,
May 5, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Early December - Helsinki
Kevin D,
Dec 3, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00
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.
Great overview of Helsinki city center. Convenient and knowledgeable guide
Michael C,
Jul 23, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
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!