Suomenlinna Fortress: Guided Walking Tour & Ferry

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Discover Suomenlinna’s rich history on a guided tour. Enjoy scenic ferry rides, explore at your own pace, and relax with refreshments on board.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Sea Fortress Suomenlinna - Ferry transportation from Helsinki Market Square to Suomenlinna fortress island and/or Lonna restaurant island. Many scheduled departures from morning until late evening - explore the island at your own pace. Maximum departure frequency at Market Square and the islands: 30 minutes.
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What's Included

Transportation Helsinki Market Square - Suomenlinna / Lonna island
Guided walking tour of Suomenlinna

What's Not Included

Snacks

Additional Information

Our company brings you to the fortress island of Suomenlinna which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the no. 1 must-see tourist attraction of Finland with its historical sea fortress.
This ticket includes a guided walking tour in English by an authorised guide. The tour takes you around the fortress islands through the centuries, presenting the main…

Location

Suomenlinna Museum

Suomenlinna

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Andrewb

Aug 28, 2024

A very interesting gift and history - The fortress is very interesting and the tour provided done great information. A trip to the fortress is a must but not sure if you would be better to just take the ferry over yourself at less cost.

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Margie_r

Aug 17, 2024

Nice boat ride, informative tour - Getting on the boat was easy and I asked someone from boat where to check in with the tour. The boat returning to Helsinki leaves every 20 minutes. After the informative tour, I walked around the two islands. There is a few to enter the church, so, I just took pics of outside.

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V4260zimarioh

Aug 17, 2024

An easy and enjoyable tour. - We arrived at the island by boat on a sunny day. We saw the sights on a guided tour that lasted an hour. The views were great and we had a wonderful meal in an idyllic setting. It was a day well spent and thoroughly enjoyable.

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Jane_h

Aug 23, 2024

Interesting tour of Suomenlina island - It was confusing as to the actual tour start time. We took the one o'clock water taxi. We arrived at the island by 1:25 and the tour did not start until 2 pm. The ticket looked like the tour should have started at 1:30. Wasted time. The guide was very knowledgeable and professionable.

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Svenja

Aug 6, 2024

You only book, you have to find yourself - It all worked, but we had to find the tour on the island ourselves. You start at the first exit at the museum shop.

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Dgwanderer25

Sep 2, 2024

Some weird stuff happening with the tour operator but fortress is a must go - For the ferry ride: While the ferry was OK, the staff is exceptionally rude. They did not allow me to board with my beer, which is unheard of and just because they wanted me to buy from their boat. Beware. Guide and tour: Generally good tour but the guide either was new or unprepared. She even refused people to take toilet breaks. Again super strange.

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Agata_j

Aug 25, 2024

Read this comment for correct instructions - The information about this tour is not complete which almost made us not make it to the tour. Read along if you want to buy this! If you choose the pier as the meeting point, then no guide will meet you there. Don't wait for noone and board the FRS water bus (not HSL). There are Red flags with FRS next to the boarding place. It says Suomalinna Lonna on the pier. The tour that is written as to start at 10:00, actually starts at 10:30, and the one at 12:00, actually starts at 14:00. Water bus ride takes around 30 minutes. Check the timetable because it goes only once per hour. The other comments that say it goes once in 20 min are incorrect, they are referring to the HSL ferry and that is a different ride which stops at the Suomalinna visitor center which is 5-8 min away by foot from the Suomalinna museum which is the actual tour starting point. When you get to the museum, you must redeem your ticket at the counter and get a sticker. The tour gathers inside the museum next to the cafe area. The tour itself was fine, the guide shared the history of the whole fortress and the most significant places on the island. The tour took around an hour. There is an option to download the island app for 5€ and go on a self - driven tour.

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Marjad

Aug 22, 2024

Disappointing tour - Our tour was to begin at 1:30. No tour guide from Viator. We were put into a huge group on a 2 pm tour. Not impressed. Not worth the money we paid.

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Johanna

Sep 14, 2024

Zero - I was unable to cancel our trip. I have a ticket for the trip, but I called the tour operator to cancel more than 24 hours out and no one answered. I called FIVE times and still my call was not answered. I could not pull up the booking on either Trip Advisor or Viator and could not reach anyone at all through the help section of Trip Advisor. Zero customer service. Super frustrating!!!!

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Donika_x

Jul 27, 2024

Tour guide did not show up - The tour guide did no show up at the meeting point. I had arrive 20 minutes earlier than the actual until and was waiting there until 13.00pm. Then i asked 1 person from the ferry and he said I could go there so then took the ferry to the suomenlina island. So then i thought that i will meet the tour guide on the island but also when we arrived there i did not see the tour guide. Very disappointed

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