Scavenger Hunts, Escape Games & Walking Tours in Finland

Self-guided city games in Helsinki, Finland

World City Trail runs three self-guided games in Finland, all in the capital Helsinki: a scavenger hunt, an outdoor escape game and an audio walking tour.

The scavenger hunt starts at the Finnish National Theatre and leads to the Ateneum and Helsinki Cathedral on Senate Square. At the harbour come the Market Square and the Old Market Hall, then the Shipwrecked statue, the Design Museum, St John’s Church and the Old Church, and the Three Smiths Statue at the end.

How it works

1. Book online Choose the game and the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
2. Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
3. Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.

Why explore Helsinki with a self-guided city game

Helsinki has a compact centre on the sea, so one walk takes in its neoclassical core, the harbour and the Design District. Carl Ludvig Engel designed the buildings around Senate Square after Helsinki became the capital in 1812, the red-brick Old Market Hall sits on the quay, and the city was World Design Capital in 2012.

A self-guided city game gives you more freedom than a guided tour. You choose the start time, the pace and the order of the stops, and you can pause for a coffee and carry on later. The riddles make you look closely at façades and statues, and the stories explain what you just found.

• Ferries to the Suomenlinna sea fortress leave from the Market Square on the route, so you can add the island on the same day.
• Start the escape game in daylight, because its puzzles rely on details of buildings and monuments.
• Every stop is seen from outside, so you need no entry tickets.

Frequently asked questions