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By Nordic Signature Tours

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Free cancellation available
Price is ฿1,094 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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Overview

    • Explore Helsinki’s WWII history and Finland’s fight for independence
    • See wartime sites, memorials, and hidden traces of Soviet bombing in the city
    • View historical photos and artefacts that bring the past to life

Activity location

    • Helsinki
    • Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Meeting Point: Please meet your guide in front of the main entrance of the National Museum of Finland. Due to construction, the guide will be at the front entrance of the museum, where the tall clock tower is located. Mannerheimintie 34, 00100 Helsinki, Finland. Your guide will be standing near the entrance and will be holding a clearly visible sign that reads “World War II Themed Walking Tour.”
    • Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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Helsinki WWII Walking Tour: Finland’s Fight for Survival

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
฿1,094.43 x 1 Adult฿1,094.43
Total
Price is ฿1,094.43
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided WWII walking tour of Helsinki
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    Professional English-speaking tour guide
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    Historical storytelling covering Finland 1939–1945
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    Visits to real WWII-related locations in Helsinki
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    Historical photographs from the wartime period
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    Museum-style artefacts from World War II
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    Stops at statues and historical sites
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    Visit to the military cemetery at Hietaniemi
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    Opportunity to ask questions and discuss Finnish wartime history
  • Exclusions
    Transport during the tour
  • Exclusions
    Public transport ticket (Bus 24 return to city centre)
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    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off (unless booked as a private tour)
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses
  • Exclusions
    Tips or service charge (optional)

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs
    • Not suitable for: People with heart problems, People with high blood pressure, People with low level of fitness, People with mobility impairments, Pregnant women

What you can expect

  • Helsinki WWII Walking Tour: Finland’s Fight for Survival

    What if one of the smallest nations in Europe had to fight for its very survival? Discover how Helsinki endured air raids, destruction, and uncertainty during World War II, and how Finland ultimately overcame the odds to remain an independent nation.

    This experience is one of the only walking tours in Helsinki dedicated entirely to World War II history.

    The tour explores the dramatic events that shaped Finland between 1939 and 1945 during the Winter War and the Continuation War.

    We begin at the front entrance of the National Museum of Finland, where your guide introduces the historical background of Finland’s struggle for survival. From there we walk past Parliament House before continuing through Töölö towards Hesperian Esplanadi and Runeberginkatu.

    Along the route, guests will visit locations connected to Helsinki’s wartime history. Using historical photographs and museum-style artefacts from the period, your native English speaking guide will bring the storey of wartime Finland to life and explain how civilians and soldiers experienced the conflict.

    The tour continues through Väinämöinen Park before concluding at the historic military cemetery at Hietaniemi, where many Finnish soldiers who died during the war are buried.

    In total, the walking distance for the tour is approximately 3 kilometres, covering several historical locations connected to Helsinki’s wartime past.

    Here visitors reflect on the human cost of the conflict and learn how Finland ultimately preserved its independence. After the tour, guests can easily return to city centre Helsinki via Bus 24.

Location

Activity location

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    • Helsinki
    • Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Meeting Point: Please meet your guide in front of the main entrance of the National Museum of Finland. Due to construction, the guide will be at the front entrance of the museum, where the tall clock tower is located. Mannerheimintie 34, 00100 Helsinki, Finland. Your guide will be standing near the entrance and will be holding a clearly visible sign that reads “World War II Themed Walking Tour.”
    • Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland