Helsinki City Walk with Fascinating Tunes from Finland


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  • Helsinki City Walk with Fascinating Tunes from Finland

Helsinki, Finland

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Trip Type:   Walking Tours
Duration:  3 hours
See the main sights of Helsinki and have fun with music from Finland. This walking tour adds fascinating tunes from Finland to the stories and landmarks of Helsinki. An authorized Helsinki guide and high-quality audio system make sure that you have a great time.

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See the main sights of Helsinki and have fun with music from Finland. This walking tour adds fascinating tunes from Finland to the stories and landmarks of Helsinki. An authorized Helsinki guide and high-quality audio system make sure that you have a great time.You meet your guide at the meeting point in the city center, where you first receive your personal audio set. After sound check you learn about the roots of Finnish music. You meet the heroes from the national epic Kalevala and you hear powerful voices and traditional Folk music from Finland. You then walk through the city center with your guide who shows you the main sights (including Esplanades, Marketplace, Uspenski Cathedral (opening hours permitting), Senate Square and Helsinki Cathedral, Train station, Kansallistori (National Museum, Parlament, Music Hall, Finlandia Hall) and chapel of silence as well as Art Nouveau buildings, one surprise building and a lot of details on the way.

During walking and at the sights you listen to fascinating music samples that will deepen your experience of Helsinki and the Finnish culture: Can a piece of music protect a people from occupation? Why were the words for the Finnish national anthem written in Swedish?

You feel the melancholy in the Finnish Tango and the spherical sound of ancient instrument Kantele makes you wonder. You sense the rolling movement of an icebreaker in Jazz and hear the whooper swans singing with violins. Powerful Rock music raises your pulse and the subtle sarcasm of the "worst Rock band ever" gets you amused. On this sightseeing tour, the tunes tell stories beyond words...don't miss them. You get to know Helsinki and feel the vibes that make up this small cultural giant up North.




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