Helsinki & the Archipelago — 4 Days

About this tour

Itinerary

1. Day 1 · Helsinki Cathedral

   Arrival in Helsinki

   Land at Helsinki Airport, meet your guide and transfer to the design-forward Hotel St. George in the heart of the city. The evening is yours.

   flightInternational arrival into Helsinki Airport (HEL)

   • Stop 1 · Helsinki Airport
     Lentoasemantie 1, 01530 Vantaa, Finland

     Meet your guide at arrivals for the 30-minute transfer into the city.

   • Stop 2 · Hotel St. George Helsinki
     Yrjönkatu 13 C, 00120 Helsinki, Finland

     Check in to Hotel St. George, a boutique design hotel beside the Old Church Park.

2. Day 2 · Helsinki Cathedral

   Cathedrals, market & rock church

   A full day through Helsinki's neoclassical core — Senate Square, the Orthodox Uspenski, a seafront market lunch, and a church carved into solid granite.

   • Stop 1 · Helsinki Cathedral09:30
     Unioninkatu 29, 00170 Helsinki, Finland

     The white neoclassical landmark crowning Senate Square — climb the steps for the classic view.

   • Stop 2 · Uspenski Cathedral11:00
     Pormestarinrinne 1, 00160 Helsinki, Finland

     The largest Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe, red-brick on a hill above the harbour.

   • Stop 3 · Old Market Hall12:30
     Eteläranta, 00130 Helsinki, Finland

     Lunch in the 1889 Old Market Hall — archipelago rye, salmon soup and warm cinnamon buns.

   • Stop 4 · Temppeliaukio Church15:00
     Lutherinkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

     Temppeliaukio, the 'Rock Church' blasted into bedrock, with remarkable acoustics under a copper dome.

3. Day 3 · Suomenlinna Sea Fortress

   Suomenlinna sea fortress & sauna

   Ferry out to the UNESCO-listed island fortress, then unwind the Finnish way with an evening at a waterfront public sauna.

   • Stop 1 · Suomenlinna Sea Fortress10:00
     00190 Helsinki, Finland

     A UNESCO World Heritage sea fortress over six islands — ramparts, tunnels and cafés.

   • Stop 2 · Löyly Helsinki17:00
     Hernesaarenranta 4, 00150 Helsinki, Finland

     Löyly, an architectural waterfront sauna; alternate the hot rooms with a dip in the Baltic.

4. Day 4 · Porvoo Old Town

   Porvoo & departure

   A morning in the cobbled riverside old town of Porvoo before your transfer back to the airport.

   • Stop 1 · Porvoo Old Town09:30
     06100 Porvoo, Finland

     Finland's second-oldest town — ochre-red shore houses, a hilltop cathedral and chocolate shops.

   • Stop 2 · Helsinki Airport15:00
     Lentoasemantie 1, 01530 Vantaa, Finland

     Transfer to Helsinki Airport for your onward flight.