The Helsinki City Guides answer what visitors ask first: where to get salmon soup without the harbour markup, which museums and churches fill a dark afternoon, which sauna is worth booking and how to reach Suomenlinna, Porvoo or Tallinn on your own. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order and one practical tip for each place, and it opens in your browser right after you pay.
About the Helsinki City Guides
- 141 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Helsinki guides
Food guide
24 places
Salmon soup in the market halls, old Finnish dining rooms serving reindeer and elk, modern seasonal kitchens and cinnamon buns with strong coffee.
Things to do guide
24 places
Design and art museums, both cathedrals and the rock church, markets and parks, plus saunas, cafés and the Christmas market for the dark months.
Family guide
24 places
Sledging hills and island walks, a science centre and a free play museum, warm pools and cafés where pushchairs are welcome.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Wine and cocktail bars, Kallio pubs, rock and jazz clubs, saunas after dark and somewhere to eat when the bars close.
Day trips guide
21 places
Sea saunas, an island fortress and a national park, wooden towns and castles by train or bus, and the crossing to Tallinn.
Budget guide
24 places
Free churches and sights, parks and cheap swims, lunches for about €10 to €14 and the one ticket that covers trams and the ferry.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Restaurant Sea Horse
Kapteeninkatu 11, Eira
Home-style Finnish cooking since 1934: meatballs with mash and lingonberries, vorschmack and a creamy salmon soup, served in a room of old wood and framed photos. The place locals pick for comfort. From the food guide.
Temppeliaukio Church
Lutherinkatu 3
A church cut straight into the bedrock, with raw stone walls under a copper dome. The sound is so good that it doubles as a concert venue, and half an hour is enough to see it. From the things to do guide.
Kotiharjun Sauna
Kallio
A public sauna heated with wood since 1928, where regulars cool off on the pavement between rounds. Bare concrete, a washing room and the best value for a real sauna in town. From the budget guide.
Play the trail, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Helsinki scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. The guides carry on from there: salmon soup in a market hall, the ferry out to Suomenlinna, a sauna by the sea or a free museum when the light fades early.
Questions about the Helsinki guides
What is in the Helsinki City Guides?
Six guides with 141 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, opening notes and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides?
As soon as you have paid, the links are on your order page and in your order email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account.
Do the Helsinki guides work offline?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it carries on working offline, including your ticks and notes. Map links need mobile data.
Are the guides available in other languages?
Yes: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish. You can change the language inside the guide at any moment.
Can I buy only one guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. With a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and all six cost €14.99.
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