Private Tour

Tove Jansson's Helsinki Self Guided Tour

Overview

Available languages

Finnish

Swedish

English

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Join us on a self-guided audio walk through the centre of Helsinki and explore the places that were important in Tove Jansson's life and career. A journey from 1914 to 2001, together with Tove and her friends and lovers, family members and Moomins.

This authorised audio tour is created in cooperation with Moomin Characters Oy Ltd. The narrator is actor Alma Pöysti, who played Tove Jansson in the film about her life and whose grandparents were close friends of Tove.

This tour is self-guided via a GPS-based app that you download to your phone. When you purchase the tour, you will receive an email with information on how to download the app that will show you the way. You'll listen to the story as you walk, and each time you reach a new location, you'll be treated to unique images from Tove's own photo archive.

You'll also visit the Moomin Shop and get access to a special discount code to use in the shop!

You can start, pause and end the tour at any time.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Not recommended for travellers with mobility issues, due to stairs and uphill walking

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Uspenski Cathedral

This selfguided audio tour starts outside The Uspenski Cathedral where Tove Jansson used to play as a child. Learn about her artistic family and her early childhood on the Katajanokka peninsula.

5 minutes • Admission Not Included

Kauppatori

Watch photographs and film clips from Kauppatori Square during the Finnish civil war, and hear more about how Tove Jansson's father, the artist Victor Jansson, was changed by fighting in the war.

5 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

This tour belongs to you after purchase, you can redo it again at any time

The StoryTourist app

No transportation included, this is a walking tour

Smartphone and headphones

No live guide - this is a self-guided tour

Entrance to any museums or exhibits along the way

Options