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Design Museum Helsinki: Our most recommended tours and activities

Helsinki Card City

1. Helsinki Card City

Discover Helsinki the easy and economical way with the Helsinki Card. Save time, money, and energy with a city card that gives you free entry to the city’s main sights, museums, and public transportation options – along with a wide variety of discounts and bonuses. Choose from 24-hour, 48-hour, or 72-hour options. All of the following are free with the Helsinki Card 2023: All year round: • Entry to the city’s major sights and museums; like Amos Rex, Ateneum Art Museum, Design Museum, The National Museum of Finland, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, and much more • Public ferry to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress and Suomenlinna Museum and Guided Tour • Travel on public transport within Helsinki (zones AB) Seasonal tours: • Panorama Sightseeing by bus (Oct-Apr) • Canal Cruise sightseeing by boat (May-Sep) • 24-Hour Hop On-Hop Off bus tour (May-Sep) • City Highlights sightseeing by boat (May-Sep) In addition, get discounts in restaurants, on a cruise to Tallinn, and other attractions such as Helsinki Zoo, SkyWheel Helsinki, and Flying Cinema Tour of Helsinki.

Helsinki Card Region

2. Helsinki Card Region

Discover Helsinki in an easy and economical way. The Helsinki Card is the key to a unique Helsinki experience for the individual traveler. With the Helsinki Card Region, you will save time, money, and energy. It gives you free entry to the city's main sights, museums, and public transportation options – along with a wide variety of discounts and bonuses. You can choose from 24-hour, 48-hour, or 72-hour validity. All of the following are free with the Helsinki Card: All year round: • Entry to the city’s major sights and museums; like Amos Rex, Design Museum, The National Museum of Finland, Exhibition Centre WeeGee, Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, and much more • Public ferry to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress and Suomenlinna Museum and Guided Tour • Travel on public transport within Helsinki ( zones ABC, including the Airport) Seasonal tours: • Panorama sightseeing tour by bus (October - April) • Canal Cruise (May - September)  • City Highlight Cruise (May - September) • F24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour (May - September) • Discounts in restaurants, cruise to Tallinn and other attractions, such as Helsinki Zoo, SkyWheel Helsinki and Flying Cinema

Helsinki Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and City Tour

3. Helsinki Highlights Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt and City Tour

Get to know Helsinki at your own pace on this interactive scavenger hunt walking tour played on your phone. Decipher riddles, interact with the most important attractions of the city, and unlock interesting facts and legends. An ideal outdoor activity for first time visitors, couples, groups, families, and children. Can be used as a great team-building activity. After downloading the tour app on your mobile device (instructions received via email after booking), simply use the app and integrated maps to find your way to 10 attractions in Helsinki. You can choose to start the activity at any time. At each stop, learn about the attraction and solve a location-based riddle that can only be solved if you reach the specific location. Use logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to unlock the correct code and reveal the next destination of the city sightseeing game. Once you begin, you'll solve a location-based riddle at each attraction and unlock the next location you need to visit. Work as a team and use logic, imagination, observation, and problem solving to make your way around the city. The app also includes facts and information about each location you stop at, so you'll be close to a local by the end of your adventure. As you explore, you can stop for a coffee, lunch, or a break at any time. Start your tour at the imposing Finnish National Theatre, with its excellent acoustics! Visit the Ateneum with its unique exhibits and explore Helsinki Cathedral with its stunning white facade. Take a photo at Helsinki's Market Square in the city center and get lost in the historic Vanha Kauppahalli, with its unique history. Visit the uniquely themed Shipwreckinen. You will also pass by Helsinki's Design Museum with its unique exhibits. Admire St. John's Church, the largest stone church in Finland. See, walk, and relax Old Church Park in the city center, while the Three Smiths Statue will be the icing on the cake of this unique tour.

Helsinki: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

4. Helsinki: First Discovery Walk and Reading Walking Tour

Walk through a beautiful route of the city, discover hidden gems and visit 10+ of the most important attractions and spots. Learn some introductory information about each place and interesting stories about the city in general. Download the ‘World City Trail ‘app from the store and login. Read the instructions and head to the starting location. Unlock photos of the exterior and the interior of the location. Read some information regarding the attraction and continue walking to the next checkpoint. Note what you liked and did not like and create your bucket list for the next days! Start your walk any time, without a schedule. Pause it for lunch, have a drink, visit an attraction of your choice, and continue later or even another day. With the maps feature, you will never get lost. Start your tour at the imposing Finnish National Theatre, with its excellent acoustics! Visit the Ateneum with its unique exhibits and explore Helsinki Cathedral with its stunning white facade. Take a photo at Helsinki's Market Square in the city center and get lost in the historic Vanha Kauppahalli, with its unique history. Visit the uniquely themed Shipwreckinen. You will also pass by Helsinki's Design Museum with its unique exhibits. Admire St. John's Church, the largest stone church in Finland. See, walk, and relax Old Church Park in the city center, while the Three Smiths Statue(where the tour ends) will be the icing on the cake of this unique tour.

Helsinki: Self-Guided City Highlights Audio Tour

5. Helsinki: Self-Guided City Highlights Audio Tour

Immerse yourself in the charming and fascinating city of Helsinki which is a centre for maritime life. On this audio tour, learn of its history through visiting beautiful old buildings and hear of famous local composers who were crucial in the development of this Scandinavian city. Enjoy beautiful sights in Esplanade Park, marvel at the huge ferries coming and going in its harbour and visit the iconic Senate Square. Try something new in the country’s unique food market and learn about its daring swimming traditions. You will also see the Helsinki Information Centre, the Senate Square, Kaisaniemi Park, the Ateneum Art Museum with the Finnish National Gallery, the Helsinki Music Centre, the Parliament House, and the Design Museum. Your tour. Your way.

Helsinki: Escape Game and Tour

6. Helsinki: Escape Game and Tour

Combine the excitement of a sightseeing city tour with an outdoor escape game fun on this self-guided smartphone walking tour in X. Find attractions easily with the app's navigation function. Download the app and start the game by going to the first location. Use observation, logic, imagination, and teamwork to solve the riddle at each location, the riddles are always hard. Pause the app at any point if you want to take a break, stop for coffee, or spend some more time visiting one of the sights. Play the game at your own pace. Start your tour at the imposing Finnish National Theatre, with its excellent acoustics! Visit the Ateneum with its unique exhibits and explore Helsinki Cathedral with its stunning white facade. Take a photo at Helsinki's Market Square in the city center and get lost in the historic Vanha Kauppahalli, with its unique history. Visit the uniquely themed Shipwreckinen. You will also pass by Helsinki's Design Museum with its unique exhibits. Admire St. John's Church, the largest stone church in Finland. See, walk, and relax Old Church Park in the city center, while the Three Smiths Statue will be the icing on the cake of this unique tour.

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What people are saying about Design Museum Helsinki

Overall rating

4.6 / 5

based on 279 reviews

I'm not a fan of city cards per se. Then you run like crazy from museum to museum to get as much benefit as possible for your money1 If you're lucky the weather isn't crazy and you definitely get more out of 'exploring' the city and the people! It was the same in Helsinki, but the boat tours were a means to an end, you shouldn't miss that, you get a very good overview of the city. As an architect, it was important for me to experience the structures of the city in this way. With the addition of dre Helsinki Design, it wasn't a problem that Finlandia is currently a huge construction site (interesting from a technical point of view!9 and therefore not accessible! I didn't read any information about that anywhere beforehand! Too bad!

Considering the prices of Helsinki, the Card represents an excellent solution for those who want to travel a lot in a few days and visit the many museums included in the card (museums which, however, are always interactive and never boring, therefore also suitable for children).

It a really good card you can use it in a lot of museums, public transport is free which is great if you want to travel to locations that are to far to walk.

Nice and easy to use with exclusion for central station to airport

Good value for money when visiting for a few days.