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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Finland

283 tours  ·  from $4

Everything with a guide, a machine or a sled team attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour with Guaranteed Sightings - Pickup in Rovaniemi and the first warm-up stop
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Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Tour with Guaranteed Sightings

1.Northern Lights Tour with Guaranteed Sightings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,836 reviews · 8 hours · from $164Our pick

You’ll hunt the Aurora with a certified guide such as Matteo, Hugo, or Aurore in a heated 2025 Ford Tourneo 4x4. Groups stay under eight people, and the route can stretch into Sweden or Norway when clouds block Rovaniemi. Thermal gear, drinks, snacks, and DSLR photos are included.

“Fantastic...despite the cloud cover Jose took us to some amazing spots and we saw splendid displays. it felt like a real hunting the auroras or chasing the auroras kinda experience. Jose also took some lovely photos for my friend and I on the dslr camera😍❤️”

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Rovaniemi: Lapland Northern Lights Tour with BBQ - Getting ready for an Arctic night
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Rovaniemi: Lapland Northern Lights Tour with BBQ

2.Lapland Northern Lights Tour with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,569 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Meet NordicUnique Travels in central Rovaniemi for a three-hour Aurora search in the Lappish wilderness. Guides such as Oscar, Matthias, and Sergio pair Northern Lights explanations with salmon soup, sausages, blueberry tea, and a campfire. Warm overalls and boots are supplied, but sightings depend on weather and solar activity.

“everything was perfect. And of course we saw the aurora borealis. thanks for all.”

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Rovaniemi: Small-Group Northern Lights Wilderness Tour - The Northern Lights chase, up to three stops
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Rovaniemi: Small-Group Northern Lights Wilderness Tour

3.Small-Group Northern Lights Wilderness Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,515 reviews · 4 hours · from $136

Leave Rovaniemi with an English-speaking Aurora guide such as Nino, Emily, or Patrick, then search up to three wilderness locations for clear skies. You will warm up by a fire, cook sausages and marshmallows, learn local customs, and receive your guide’s professional photos the next day.

“Weather is not good but still try the best to find aurora”

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From Rovaniemi: Korouoma Canyon and Frozen Waterfalls Tour - Hiking the 5-kilometer route
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From Rovaniemi: Korouoma Canyon and Frozen Waterfalls Tour

4.Korouoma Canyon and Frozen Waterfalls Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,489 reviews · 7 hours · from $136

Travel 1.5 hours from Rovaniemi to Korouoma for a guided 5-kilometer winter hike among cliffs, rapids, and frozen waterfalls. Your English-speaking guide provides warm clothing, boots, safety help, nature stories, and a campfire snack of sausage, bread, and hot drinks.

“The hike was just incredible with the frozen waterfalls and the barbecue in snow covered landscapes and of course with our guide Eneco. It couldn’t have been better. Thanks!”

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A Finntastic Walking Tour in Helsinki - Havis Amanda and Esplanadi Park
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A Finntastic Walking Tour in Helsinki

5.A Finntastic Walking Tour in Helsinki

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 700 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $24Top rated

Walk central Helsinki with an English-speaking guide such as Matti or Tatiana, from Senate Square and the White Cathedral to the market, railway station, and Oodi Library. Expect Finnish history, sauna advice, coffee culture, design details, and useful tips during a 2-hour-15-minute city introduction.

“Excellent English. Very interesting guide. Very friendly and approachable guide. Covered a lot of historical and geographical information.”

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Helsinki: Tallinn Guided Day Tour with Ferry Crossing - The morning ferry from West Terminal 2
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Helsinki: Tallinn Guided Day Tour with Ferry Crossing

6.Tallinn Guided Day Tour with Ferry Crossing

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 670 reviews · 11 - 12 hours · from $136

You’ll take an Eckerö Line ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn, meet a guide at the port, and walk through the medieval Old Town, Toompea Hill, Viru Gate, Town Hall, and Aleksander Nevski Cathedral. Guides such as Sergei, Irina, and Svetlana are praised for lively history and practical tips, followed by about three hours to explore alone.

“Our guide, Sergei was very knowledgeable, considerateand a great storyteller”

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Rovaniemi: Korouoma Canyon & Frozen Waterfalls Tour with BBQ - The drive, pickup, and first practical details
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Rovaniemi: Korouoma Canyon & Frozen Waterfalls Tour with BBQ

7.Korouoma Canyon & Frozen Waterfalls Tour with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 654 reviews · from $158

Travel from Rovaniemi to Korouoma Canyon for a 4 to 6 km winter hike past frozen waterfalls and ice walls. Your English-speaking guide provides winter overalls and, when available, ice cleats, then cooks sausages and serves hot drinks by an open fire. Groups are limited to eight.

“Great trip with an awesome guide ❤️ highly recommend it”

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Helsinki: Hop-On Hop-Off City Bus Tour - Senate Square and the old center
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Helsinki: Hop-On Hop-Off City Bus Tour

8.Hop-On Hop-Off City Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 585 reviews · 1 day · from $42

Use Royal Line’s one-day Helsinki bus tour to see Senate Square, Uspenski Cathedral, Temppeliaukio Church, Sibelius Monument, Oodi, and more. You get Wi-Fi, a city map, earphones, and audio in nine languages. Summer offers frequent buses, while winter has only two departures.

“Great panoramic tour of Helsinki with all necessary stops.”

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Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Group Tour - Guaranteed View - Choosing between a minivan and a full bus
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Rovaniemi: Northern Lights Group Tour – Guaranteed View

9.Northern Lights Group Tour – Guaranteed View

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 565 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $129

You’ll leave central Rovaniemi with an English-speaking guide and chase clear skies for up to six hours and 400 km. Groups range from eight-person vans to buses for 48. Guides such as Ali, Luca, Julia, and Max have helped find auroras, while campfires, hot juice, cookies, and photos keep the night comfortable.

“It was great how our guide is determined to hunt for aurora even when we were satisfied with only a speck of them. He made us wait until past 10 PM when the artic wind blew aurora over us. Paul was an awesome guide! Thank you”

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Helsinki: Bus Tour with Audio Guide - Kaivopuisto, Punavuori, and the seaside route
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Helsinki: Bus Tour with Audio Guide

10.Bus Tour with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 544 reviews · 1h 45m · from $41

Join Stromma Finland at Senate Square for a 105-minute winter sightseeing loop through Helsinki. Ride past the Cathedral, Market Square, Olympic Stadium, Oodi, and more, with audio in 11 languages, onboard Wi-Fi, and 15-minute photo stops at Löyly and the Sibelius Monument.

“This Panorama tour is a very comfortable way to see the most beautiful sights of Helsinki. They make a 30 minute stop so you can visit the stone church.”

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Levi: Northern Lights Tour with Guaranteed Sightings - From your Levi hotel to the heated 4x4 van
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Levi: Northern Lights Tour with Guaranteed Sightings

11.Northern Lights Tour with Guaranteed Sightings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 542 reviews · 8 hours · from $211

Join a small group of up to eight for an all-night Aurora hunt from Levi. Guides such as Mario, Lachin, Rui, and Gabriel track clouds and solar activity, driving across Finland or into Sweden and Norway when needed. Heated 4x4 vans, thermal gear, snacks, and DSLR photos are included.

“It was wonderful, although Finland was 100% cloudy, we crossed into Norway to beat the clouds, and we did. It was a fantastic geomagnetic show, red, rainbow and watermelon auroras everywhere. Car was top notch, very comfortable. Our guide Michael, although not very talkative, was very nice, he was very determined and took us right where we need to be to see the lights and I really appreciated his skillful and prudent driving across frozen roads, I felt very safe with him driving us. It was a long road that spanned the entire night but it was rewarding. I am glad we started the trip even on full cloud coverage!”

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Helsinki to Tallinn Guided Tour -cruise ticket & pick up included - The early Helsinki pickup and ferry departure
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Helsinki to Tallinn Guided Tour -cruise ticket & pick up included

12.Helsinki to Tallinn Guided Tour -cruise ticket & pick up included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 485 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $150

Travel from Helsinki to Tallinn by ferry with hotel pickup, a guided three-hour walk through the Old Town, and three hours to explore alone. Expect a small group of up to 20, English guidance, and return transport to your Helsinki hotel. Bring a passport and comfortable shoes.

“Upgrade to a cabin is possible and desirable on the ferry. Dress in layers, as weather in Tallinn with fall approaching can be changeable and chilly/windy.”

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Helsinki Archipelago: Sightseeing Boat Tour - Key points at a glance
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Helsinki Archipelago: Sightseeing Boat Tour

13.Helsinki Archipelago: Sightseeing Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 436 reviews · 1 day · from $33

From Market Square, spend 90 minutes cruising Helsinki’s harbor and nearby islands in summer, or 60 minutes indoors off-season. See Suomenlinna, ice breakers, Korkeasaari Zoo, Eira, Katajanokka, and Kruununhaka with multilingual audio commentary.

“I enjoyed the trip. The route was good as you see a mixture of the city coastline and then the nearby islands. The audio commentary in English was good and explained different places such as the history of the Sea Fortress. Being in Helsinki for only 24 hours, this was a good trip to do.”

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Helsinki: Private Tour with a Local Guide - Starting at your accommodation or a central meeting point
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Helsinki: Private Tour with a Local Guide

14.Private Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 419 reviews · from $62

Meet a local guide such as Georg, Angela, Karim, or Maria at your accommodation or a central Helsinki landmark. Shape a two to six hour private walk around your interests, from Finnish culture and design to key sights, food halls, transport tips, and neighborhood life.

“My guide Sussy met me in my hotel in the morning. I had only 2 hours time. We managed to get to Sibelius monument be tram, walk to the Rock Church, back with tram to Senate Square.”

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Rovaniemi Northern Lights Photography Small-Group Tour - Warm clothes help, but bring your own layers
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Rovaniemi Northern Lights Photography Small-Group Tour

15.Rovaniemi Northern Lights Photography Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 409 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $175

Join Beyond Arctic for a 5 to 7-hour aurora chase from Rovaniemi. A guide such as Andi, Juhani, or Natasa uses weather and aurora forecasts to choose remote viewing spots, while you get warm gear, photography help, hot drinks, snacks, a campfire, and edited photos.

“Pack for the warm! Very cold but worth it, out tour guide was very informative and catered to our needs.”

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Explore Finland

Pick a town, a machine, or a fire to sit beside.

Under the sky

Aurora HuntsAurora PhotographyGlass IgloosMidnight SunPhoto Sessions

Across the snow

Snowmobile SafarisHusky SledsReindeer SleighsSnowshoeingCross-Country Skiing

On the ice

Ice FishingIce FloatingSauna and Ice SwimmingSnow HotelFrozen Waterfalls

Days out

Santa Claus VillageRanua Wildlife ParkArctic CircleAmethyst MineNuuksio