Solve riddles from the Ateneum and Helsinki Cathedral to the Market Square and the Old Market Hall, and hear the stories of Finland’s seaside capital, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.4 · 35 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.4 (35)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at every stop, then unlock the stories and legends of Helsinki’s centre and harbour.
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Outdoor escape game 4.3 (4)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
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Self-guided audio tour 4.3 (6)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll from the cathedral steps to the harbour at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Helsinki scavenger hunt starts at the Finnish National Theatre and leads to the Ateneum art museum and Helsinki Cathedral on Senate Square. Down at the harbour you visit the Market Square and the Old Market Hall, then continue to the Shipwrecked statue, the Design Museum, St John’s Church and the Old Church before finishing at the Three Smiths Statue.
The route covers about 4.1 km, roughly 53 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Helsinki became Finland’s capital in 1812, and Carl Ludvig Engel designed the neoclassical ensemble around Senate Square, crowned by the white cathedral. The compact centre opens onto the sea: ferries to the Suomenlinna fortress leave from the Market Square, the red-brick Old Market Hall sits on the quay, and the Design District shows why the city was World Design Capital in 2012.
A game makes you look closely at statues, façades and details you would otherwise walk past, and the stories that follow explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for coffee and a cinnamon bun whenever you like.
The Helsinki scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours, with about 53 minutes (4.1 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at the Finnish National Theatre near the Central Station and finishes at the Three Smiths Statue on Aleksanterinkatu. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Helsinki scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Helsinki scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Helsinki scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles between Senate Square, the harbour and the Design District, starting whenever you like.
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