Hop on- Hop off is fun only once in each new city. I use it as transportation from landmark to…read morelandmark. But, sometimes it's fun to climb aboard, grab a seat on the topless upper deck & take a ride around the entire loop. Helsinki is a small city & has a great public street car service. So, I prefer the streetcar while visiting Helsinki. Plus, one particular streetcar has a full bar inside. Hop on- Hop off has no bar in any of its buses. It would be a lot cooler if they did! I found the buses to be clean & the staff friendly. Check online for discount offers.

Agree with the other postings; in concept this should be a good service. Two competing companies…read moreusing the same name is ridiculous. Have read that the street cars are a better option- next time!

Heather's tour was a combination of food, geography, culture, history and politics (discussed in a…read moremost enlightened and educational manner). I don't think I could have learned more about Finland and its people in any other way. Top ratings!

I can highly recommend this tour. I only had a day in Helskinki on a cruise and this was the…read moreperfect way to get a feel for the city, learn about its history and find out so much about the food scene and the culture. The food stops were well thought out and the food delicious. Thank you Heather!

I don't recall where I found Happy Guide but it was a good find for sure. Despite their lack of…read moreYelp reviews, I decided to give them a shot with my four friends as we were all meeting up in Helsinki for the weekend. A bit of negotiating on the start time as one friend was getting in the morning of the tour and we wanted some buffer in case of delay and we set up a time. I paid in advance with Paypal, a very fair rate with a base price for the tour and an additional cost for each participant. The individual price worked out quite well. We met up with the tour guide right on time at the agreed upon spot and proceeded to walk and eat our way through Helsinki. The Old Market Hall where we had cheese and smoked fish and reindeer, a market stand in the harbor where we tasted fresh cranberries and cloudberries, a bakery, a licorice shop and a brewery. There might have been more along the way that I can't recall. Our tour guide spoke very good English and took care of all the arrangements. Other than a tip we gave him at the end, everything was included. Everyone enjoyed the tour very much and we loved getting this experience to taste and drink our way around Helsinki. Lots of fun and I am definitely a fan! [Review 10077 overall, 1662 of 2018.]

We booked a Helsinki Walking tour via Expedia (Tour-11am Monday 3 Feb). We were 10 minutes early at…read morethe designated meeting place (Alexander 11 Statue). To our annoyance no-one from Northern Feel Tours turned up. This was a one day trip to Helsinki, as we were staying in Tallin, so really disappointing. We walked round the statue for several minutes and even checked with another guide called Val (doing the Red Umbrella walking tour who was starting at the same place and time and she also confirmed no-one from your team was there-She thought it might have been someone called Michael but wasn't sure). We received no messages before or after the booking time to either tell us the tour was cancelled or that you were running late. Really disappointing. We will never (try to) use Northern Feel Tours ever again.

From the owner: Northern Feel Tours provide customised private walking tours around the most beautiful places of…read moreHelsinki at a reasonable price. We always create the tour itineraries together with our customers to create a memorable experience!

The m/s J.L.Runeberg offers visitors and residents a pleasant 3.5 hour (each way) boat trip to the…read moreold Finnish city Porvoo on a restored old metal ship. Time in Porvoo is limited to about 2.5 hours. Adult fare is 39 euros with a BOGO on Mondays. The good: pay as you go food & drink service aboard (booze too), beautiful scenery, free blankets, free relatively fast Wifi. Dogs and bikes welcome. The not so good: In my opinion, they oversell and the boat could be packed with limited comfortable seating. No safety briefing nor mention of the location of life preservers ( I once spent 7 hours clinging to a cooler after my boat overturned in Florida), limited toilets, so go easy on the booze or coffee. It can get chilly while underway, even in July or August, so bring a jacket. Not much ambiance, so bring your headset/earbuds. All in all, if you have about 10 hours to burn in Helsinki and want to go on a decent boat ride with beautiful scenery, I recommend a ride on the Runeberg.