Helsinki Canal Cruise

Overview

Available languages

German

Finnish

Russian

Swedish

Portuguese

Chinese

Japanese

English

Italian

French

Spanish

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

See the sights of Helsinki from the water on a 1.5-hour sightseeing cruise! Relax inside in the lower saloon or out on deck, and admire the beautiful islands that make up Helsinki archipelago. Cruise past top city attractions like the UNESCO-listed Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress and hear about Helsinki’s 16th-century history from the onboard commentary. Free WiFi is available on-board for your comfort.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• In case of the Degerö canal not being accessible for our boats for example due to too low water level, the City Highlights Cruise acts as an alternative route to Beautiful Canal Cruise route.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Free WiFi on-board

Written information available onboard in Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Swedish and Estonian

Onboard commentary via loudspeakers in English, German, Finnish and Swedish

Gratuities

Food and drinks

What To Expect

Stromma - Sightseeing By Boat

Helsinki Canal Cruise in Helsinki archipelago Official name of the tour: Helsinki Beautiful Canal Route

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

Kauppatori

Departure point

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Helsinki Archipelago Cruise

Reviews

4.22

289 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

146

Ride with your Helsinki Card
yuuyudayo,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
It was a cold day and we went out on deck and back on board. It would have been nice if it had been a weather day! But it was nice to see Helsinki by boat. I was expecting multilingual commentary, but it was disappointing that there was only paper with the course in each language.
Nice trip.
394mies,
Sep 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
A really nice boat trip with speaking in Finnish, English, German and Swedish. The tour provides a good view of Helsinki from the water side.
Enjoyable
Ellen S,
Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great boat tour and very thorough. We enjoyed our time on the tour. Easy to find at the waterfront docks.
Definitely worthwhile
alanmC9354RX,
Sep 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Booked in advance online. Easy to find the start point. The boat we took was clean and quiet. The boat left right on time and as advertised the cruise lasted 90 minutes. All round a nice experience.
Nice day out on the harbor
Jeff K,
Sep 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Nice, leisurely tour on a comfortable boat seeing sights around the harbor. I would prefer a live narrator talking about the sights over a canned audio track, but it worked fine.
Enjoyable trip through the archipelago
Pittsburgh cyclist,
Aug 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The route is beautiful, passing islands, though narrow straits and a short canal. I really enjoyed the trip on a beautiful, sunny morning. The taped commentary was difficult to hear, but the script was available to read online, and at least it wasn’t loud enough to be intrusive on the experience. Biggest negative was the tendency of other passengers to stand up whenever anything interesting came into view, so we couldn’t see it. Overall, this was a really good trip and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Helsinki.
Must do!
Wanderer22830184487,
Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A must do! We went in July, we stayed on the upper/outside deck even tho the weather was a bit dissapointing so even if it would rain you could still enjoy the tour! Even tho we stayed outside it was still a very relaxing and nice tour, would for sure recommend this especially when the weather is good!
Amazing canal cruise with amazing views
Kittie W,
Aug 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was such a beautiful cruise with amazing commentary the whole ride. There was plenty of seating inside and outside, along with a bathroom, bar and food for purchase. The ride was smooth the whole way, we saw so much of the islands in one cruise. It was fun having to have the top deck cleared to go under the bridges, it was so close we could reach up and touch them! But the crew made sure we were all lower and safe from hitting them. The crew also answered all of our questions and were very polite.
Good solo couple of hours activity!
Ankit K,
Aug 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Good solo couple of hours activity! Go here when you do have spare time, quite simple tour 1.5 hours long that passes you by islands and speaks about their history; good picturesque for sure. Some beverages on board available. Good service and timing options and quite low cost.
Great tour of the Archipelago
christT3977QZ,
Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were blessed with good weather and the tour did not disappoint. Great tour of the archipelago and good value for money.