Helsinki, Finland
Tours Delivered,
Since Dec 28, 2022
2.0
Hours, Avg. response time
Guide #54686
Hello! I am a tourism, culture and event management professional with a master's degree. I possess official tourist and wilderness guide certifications. I am a native Finnish citizen with a heritage of 50 % Sámi (indigenous people of Finland): I was born in Kuusamo, Northern Finland, but later I moved to Helsinki for work. I conduct tours in both areas! Besides travel, my interests are studying world histories, heritages, different cultures and arts, fauna and flora. Sports like swimming, slalom, walking, paddling, hiking and bicycling belong to my healthy lifestyle. In addition, I love to drive my museum car Buick Electra 1966 convertible and I am an active board member of the American car association. At the moment I work in the event production in cooperation with various local and international organizations. I am a professional driver as well. My strong background in customer service means that I always put my customers first: Their needs and expectations are the most important to me. My clients can rely on, that what has been agreed will happen and if any problems or questions will occur, my job is to resolve them. When it comes to tour planning or to your special event inquiry, do not hesitate to contact me if there are any issues. We will find the best solution regarding your available time and need! Welcome to Helsinki! Regards, Nina P * Master of Culture and Art Management - Humak UAS (Helsinki, Finland) * Culture, Organization and Sustainability Management Certificate - Humak UAS (Helsinki, Finland) * Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management - Haaga-Helia UAS (Porvoo, Finland) * Nature and Environmental / Wilderness Guide studies in Finland - Keuda (Mäntsälä, Finland) * VIP Service Management Certificate - Nordic Business Forum (Helsinki, Finland) * Professional Driver Certification - Trafi (Helsinki, Finland) * Tourist Guide Certification - Spies / Thomas Cook (Mallorca, Spain) * Vocational Degree in Business and IT-management - Business College (Kuusamo, Finland) * First aid skills (updated in 2025) * Official Hygiene passport * Official Paddling and Canoeing passport No restrictions.
Helsinki
Kuusamo

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29 reviews
Nina was awesome. First time for us in Helsinki, her tour around town with us was absolutely what we wanted for our first day there. We learned so much about the culture, architecture, and sites. And best of all, we laughed a lot! Highly recommended.

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Dear Dan, I want to thank you very much for your review and visit in Helsinki! It was such a pleasure to guide and meet you all, and indeed, we had good conversations as well. It is lovely to hear that you enjoyed your excursion in Helsinki with me. My warmest regards and all the best, Nina
Nina was very friendly and helpful to our family. Although the weather was not nice with heavy rain at times. Nina tried her best to show us around with her best efforts. She even had her umbrella ready when we tried to get my mom out of the car and helped her to get on her wheelchair. Overall we had a Great time with Nina and enjoyed the tour despite of the bad weather....

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Dear Thomas, Thank you for your review, I appreciate it! I am happy indeed to hear that you and your lovely family enjoyed dispite of rainy day here in Helsinki. All the best and welcome any time back to Finland! Best regards, Nina
This tour was a perfect day in Helsinki! Nina stepped up to take on our tour last minute due to our original tour guide needing to cancel. We were so very thankful for her!! (And so very impressed at the efficient work that Tours By Locals did on acquiring a substitute tour guide for us on such quick notice. Thank you, Azwan.) The tour was a 4 hour walking tour but...

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Dear Susan and Willet, Thank you very for your visit in Helsinki and your wonderful review! I was very priviledged to meet you both and I am so happy, that you really enjoyed your tour with me. Hopely we will meet another time, as we had such good conversasions! All the best for both you, Nina