Private tour in Helsinki Jaakko V
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My tours are based on the joys of life I enjoy to do in Helsinki - my lovely home town. Enjoying the city vibe, boating at archipelago, and relaxing in a public sauna are the best things Helsinki has to offer. I'm happy to invite you to experience the local life style, visit the city highlights, do island hopping to Helsinki archipelago, and have an unforgettable stay in Helsinki. I see visitors booking my ToursByLocals tours more like guests not as customers.
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Welcome to explore historical sites and spectacular views at Helsinki archipelago. On this tour, you will also enjoy the best public sauna in Helsinki and dip from the heat of sauna into the Baltic Sea. During the island hopping we visit one or more islands at the Helsinki archipelago. Please see the suggested sites at the itinerary. After approx. 3-4 hours at archipelago you have 1-2 hours for relaxing in Finnish sauna. I will guide you into Finnish sauna tradition and practices. A visit to sauna takes you to to experience something exciting, relaxing, and very Finnish at the same time. Sauna is a centuries old tradition and essential part of life in Finland. You have an opportunity to relax in one of the best saunas in the world and see Finns doing what they love the most. Nakedness is part of Finnish sauna customs. Men and women have separate shower and dressing rooms. It's ok to wear a swimwear in Finnish sauna and in unisex saunas wearing a swimwear is required.
Just an excellent tour. Jaakko taught us much about Finland and its history, and provided a fascinating tour through the sea fortress, and always listened to and responded to our desires and goals. Then the sauna adventure was most intriguing and intense, and a lot of fun!
Jaakko took us on a fabulous day tour of Helsinki including a ferry ride to the 18th century island fortress of Suomenlinna, a visit to Oodi , Helsinki's Central Library and of course a Finnish sauna and a dip into the icy sea water pool. So wonderful to talk to an experienced local and find out what Finland is really like. Love Finland! Thank you Jaakko. Would highly recommend.
Jaakko was a great guide and shared his knowledge easily and well. Enjoyed the ferry trip ands chance to see the sights of Helsinki.
Very nice, relaxing but invigorating. This is one tour we'd love to do again. Delicious Finish lunch on an almost deserted island. Loads of calm fun!
Jaakko made the short time that we had in Helsinki fantastic. Incredibly accommodating to our weird shopping requests, and very insightful when explaining the history and climate of Finland. I'd recommend his tour to anyone wanting a truly personalized tour of Helsinki.
Jaakko was very friendly and knowledgeable about our tour. We had challenging weather. Jaakko made certain we were prepared and comfortable. The entire trip was completed despite the weather. We felt the authenticity of the Finnish archipelago along with the comfort of our new found friend Jaakko. We ended the night at a modern Sauna. An experience we will never forget. We wish we could literally take this part of Finland home with us. Thank for turning natures problem into a wonderful memory.
During archipelago boat tour we visit 1 - 3 islands depending on weather and your interests. These are my suggestions: 1. The Sea Fortress of Helsinki Suomenlinna is no. 1 historical site of Helsinki with over 1 million annual visitors. (UNESCO World Heritage Site) 2. Historical Military Island - Vallisaari is a beautiful old fortress island with a 2 km nature path 3. Lonna island is a tiny beautiful island with a nice restaurant, cafe, and gallery. After the island hopping, we have time to visit all most interesting highlights in the historical city centre. I guide you to the Old Market Hall, Market Square, Senate Square, Presidential Palace, Helsinki Cathedral, and Uspenski Cathedral.
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To archipelago we travel by connecting ferry lines. On land transportation is by a normal size family car. The car is spacious and very comfortable for 3 adult passengers. It is possible to book this tour also for 4 persons if 3 passengers feel comfortable to travel in a car's back seat. Drive times are short - about 15 minutes long.
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