Helsinki private tour with a city planner

Excellent tour and guide! He did a great job keeping us informed and entertained. The guide was very knowledgeable and great humor. I was engaged the whole time and learned a lot.

This was a very interesting and educational tour of Helsinki. Emek was friendly and super knowledgeable. We enjoyed his company and the tour information!

Emek’s tour was exceptional and fascinating. He went far beyond describing buildings by putting them in historical context, enabling us to learn about Finland’s surprising history and the people who helped create it. His passion for all of this comes through emphatically. Any question we asked brought forth an expansive response that illuminated areas we’d never thought of. I am a lifelong architecture fan, have gone on architectural tours around the world, and lead architecture tours in my home city of Chicago. This was the best architecture tour I’ve ever experienced.

Excellent overview of Helsinki and Finland by a very well-informed guide who tailored the experience to our interests and included extensive historical background. Loved this tour!!

My tour with Emek two days ago was really quite wonderful. I’m traveling solo in Helsinki and I really wanted to do an architecture tour so I splurged and opted for a private tour. It was expensive and worth every euro. Emek is highly qualified to lead an architecture tour and very passionate about what he shares with you. He’s extremely articulate and animated as he explains the underlying details of what we are looking at. Our tour started with a short history of Swedish and Russian rule in Finland. We then started walking around, and we stopped in multiple places, each of them accompanied by an extensive analysis of how the building was actually built, the aesthetics, how it fit into the overall scheme of things in terms of the history of the time, and how the design had to accommodate the local conditions in Finland. All very fascinating information. We went to approximately six different places with stop at each. Emek knew that I was interested in Art Nouveau and made sure to include some examples. Each building that we went to was brought to life by his explanations. Our last stop was the central library. What an amazing place! It is a classic example of form and function marrying together in an absolutely wonderful and successful way. I’ve been raving about it to friends ever since this visit. This tour was probably the best guided tour that I have ever taken, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. To have a true expert explain hidden intricacies is a real pleasure. If any of what I have said, strikes a cord with you, please make sure to book a tour with Emek when you are in Helsinki next.

We were very impressed with Emek as our guide through Helsinki. He possesses an abundance of knowledge about the historical and contemporary elements of Finland. He was engaging and very relatable. We highly recommend Emek as your guide!

This was amazing. I learned so much about the city and culture. The guide was pleasant and informative. We had a wonderful time.

Our tour guide Emek was very knowledgeable about the history of Finland. We had a great time and enjoyed our tour 100%.

What a wonderful tour! We learned so much about the history and architecture of Helsinki in a short amount of time. Well worth your time.

Emek was a fantastic tour guide. He took us across the key areas of “downtown” Helsinki and spent plenty of time pointing out key landmarks and explaining the city’s history. He also answered all of our many questions about the city and life in Finland. Would highly recommend that you book him for small, personalized groups tours.