The 10 Tastings of Helsinki

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Ready to taste the best food in Helsinki? Satisfy your cravings for local food and culture with highlights along the way, together with a foodie host. Enjoy 10 delicious and typical tastings that range from sweet to savory as well as drinks on a tasty food tour in Helsinki.

Destination

Helsinki, Finland

Category

Food Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Русский, Suomi, Español, Français, Português

Included

• Private Guide
• 10 Local Food & Drink Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 2 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Senate Square, in front of the statue - Helsinki to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. 10 Tastings

   This tour includes 10 food and drink tastings. Your local host has hand-picked each one of the tastings based on their love for food, and knowledge of the city. Enjoy only the most authentic bites the city has to offer!

4. The Classics

   A food tour in Helsinki would not be complete without the most typical and beloved dishes in town. Enjoy a bite of the ultimate classics Finnish Seafood and Blueberry Pie and taste them in their true local flavor!

5. Locals’ Favorites

   Discover more of the local cuisine by trying some of the ultimate locals’ favorites food treats. Try unique food, typical of Helsinki picked by your local host and hear why they love it so much!

6. Typical Drinks

   With drinks included as part of the tastings this real experience comes with a real local spirit! The 10 Tastings include 2-3 specially selected drinks that complement your culinary experience. Whether it’s non-alcoholic refreshments or regional specialties, the offerings are thoughtfully curated by your local host to reflect the spirit of the destination. Drink availability may vary based on the cultural norms of each city, making each tour a unique experience.

7. City Highlights

   This tour is more than just food, it’s a cultural experience! In between food stops, discover city highlights for a well-rounded experience that will satisfy your appetite for Helsinki. From food, drinks, must-sees and local hot spots; this tour has everything on the menu!

8. Vegetarian Alternative

   Looking for a vegetarian alternative? It’s possible! The tour has been created with alternative tastings to fit your preferences. Just let your host know!

9. Special Diet or Allergies?

   If you follow a special diet or have an allergy to a specific food, let your host know! They’ll make sure to take that into consideration so you can have an enjoyable and safe experience

10. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Cynthia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ruth)

21 May 2025

First, I want to say what a terrific guide Ruth was! As soon as we booked this tour, Ruth reached out to ask questions about us, where we were coming from, how long we would be in Helsinki, and if we had anything specific we wanted to try. I let her know that we wanted to try everything and anything that would be eaten by people in Helsinki. Ruth did not disappoint. We tried reindeer, bear, elk, whitefish, salmon, as well as local pastries and chocolate. Ruth took us to places that locals enjoy, and told us the history of the food and the businesses. As we walked from place to place she pointed out historical buildings and took us inside some of the buildings to show us additional, beautiful architecture. Ruth was a wealth of knowledge about Finlands history, too. We never felt rushed and were able to linger at restaurants and continue conversations before starting off for another establishment. Don’t hesitate to book this tour, and ask that Ruth be your guide!Arrive Hungry for Food and History

Amber🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Ruth)

13 September 2024

Ruth was wonderful! Her language skills were amazing and her food choices were spot on. She tailored the tour to what we wanted to see/eat/ had already seen and let us take a "bubbly" break vs a coffee break. She's very personable and knowledgeable about history as well as local food and architecture. We loved our tour and 100% recommend Ruth.Tasty food and tastier tidbits

Ann

(About local Ruth)

6 August 2024

Ruth was a very knowledgeable and friendly guide who was well prepared with information and brochures about what we were seeing with her and recommendations for later. Her food tasting were excellent and we went back to some the next day. She effortlessly modified the tour for our walking ability and pace. The tour was so much more than a food tour with ‘tastes’ of history and local life. A taste of Helsinki - more than just food

Davor

(About local Tommy)

3 May 2024

Bruce🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Ruth)

3 July 2023

We enjoyed our time with Ruth very much. Enjoyment

Sherry🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tommy)

23 February 2023

We met Tommy in our hotel. He was prompt and immediately informative about Finland’s history and sights. We traveled by foot for the next two and a half hours to various locations. Tommy was highly intelligent but lacked a unified theme of his tour. Furthermore, the tour was advertised as a food tour, however we only stopped at a vendors food market and 3-4 sampled small dishes instead of the 10 tastings that was advertised. This happened within the first thirty minutes of the tour and we did not eat or drink anything at all for the next 1.5 hours. The temperature was frigid, but despite this we never snuck into a cafe and grabbed a cup of coffee or warm drink. We were parched by the end of the tour. We had mentioned to Tommy, but he ignored any discussion about coffee, beer/alcohol or any drink. The final straw that showed that this was not actually a food tour was when He had brought us to a grocery store and purchased candy for us to eat later. We have been on many food tours; and what we expectedly would be sampling small bites and beverages during a walking tour of the city. When we spent thirty minutes in the grocery store, of which he was not familiar with, we realized that he may just be making the tour up as he went along and not had a plan for the day. The highlight of the tour was the Finland library which he left us to explore on our own. Lecture rather than food

Matt🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

22 May 2025

Solo traveler and had a great tour with Anna. The tour of the library of all things was the highlight as what a great investment in the community. Anna knows history, the city, culture and has great recommendations for you. Thanks for the city tour Anna.Amazing & helpful tour guide! Thank you.

bruk

(About local Anna)

3 May 2025

Anna knows her stuff and how to make it interesting. She gave us a great time, easy-going and fact-filled, not overwhelming at all. We were six in our group and we all loved it. Tor from Norway Like reconnecting with an old friend

Loretta🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

27 April 2025

Anna was wonderful. Very informed about her adopted city. Anna also customized the tour around our interests. We would highly recommend her. A new friend!

Julie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

15 March 2025

Thank you Ann for such a wonderful afternoon in Helsinki! We stopped in this city on our way to Paris for an afternoon and an overnight and booked this tour to learn about the city. Ann was our guide and we are lucky for it. She is charming, warm, and taught us so much about this lovely, but cold, part of the world. I felt badly because although the locals thought the weather was particularly nice, I was absolutely freezing from the wind and not properly dressed, so I had to cut our tour short by about 30 minutes. If it hadn't been for that, we could have enjoyed Ann's company for much longer. We are hoping that American's are welcome again in the near future in Russia and hope to reach out to Ann to take us to St. Petersburg! Please book with this guide, she is fantastic and you will be so glad you did.Ann is Fantastic!!

Vivian

(About local Anna)

12 March 2025

Anna is the best tour guide, she is so much fun to be around and super knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time and learned so much. Thank you so much for a wonderful day Loved our tour!

Markus Wilhelm🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Anna)

7 March 2025

Anna provided a vast range of knowledge about the history, politics, culture, art, architecture and lifestyle of both Helsinki and Finland. Anna's tour's "USP" lies definitely in her personal biography: As she grew up in Russia (St. Petersburg) and later moved to Helsinki, she offers the different angles of views especially on the historical and political topics, which we thought was essential to get (at least a basic) understanding of Helsinki and Finland. On top of that Anna is lively, kind and tries to provide a very personal tour according to your interests. Highly recommendable!Interested in Helsinki? Let Ann take over!

Felix🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Tommy)

3 March 2025

Very good and informative

Heather🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

12 February 2025

Nadja

(About local Anna)

26 January 2025

Dear Anne, we had a lot of private tours during the last years all over the world. You are a fantastic woman. Warmhearted, open, sheerful, funny, bubbly and you know everything about Helsinki and Finnland. You really showed us hidden gems of Helsinki. I won't tell them. ;-) You brought Helsinki into our heart. Thank you for that. We come back and will defnetly book you for another day. Lovely Greetings NadjaYou are a finnish gem Anne!!!

Tone K🇳🇴 Norway

(About local Tommy)

27 November 2024

Tommy svarte raskt på henvendelser og var villig til å tilpasse ruten etter våre ønsker. Vi fikk sett mye av Helsinki og lærte en god del om finnene og deres levesett de 3,5 timene vi hadde sammen. Anbefales!Lærerik omvisning i Helsinki sentrum

Jill Nicola🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Anna)

25 October 2024

Anna showed us all the best bits of Helsinki and told us so many interesting things about Finland its peoples and history. She was smiley and engaging, kind, thoughtful and responsive and also gave us great recommendations for things to do in our own time. You could not go wrong with her. A real joy to spend time with herLovely lady and excellent tour

Dave🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Anna)

25 October 2024

Anna was absolutely excellent to tour with. Her knowledge of Helsinki’s and Finlands history was fascinating and meaningful. I feel very grateful to have had the opportunity to tour with Anna. I can’t imagine all the things I would have missed out on without this tour and time with her. I would highly recommend Anna. Her communication skills and knowledge delivered significant value to my visit here.Helsinki Tour

Deirdre🇮🇪 Ireland

(About local Anna)

19 October 2024

We had a fantastic tour of Helsinki with Anna and learned a lot about its history & culture. It was really enjoyable & well worth it. Anna is an excellent tour guide & I would highly recommend her. Helsinki in half a day

Dennis🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Anna)

18 October 2024

We had a very nice interesting tour with the guide. Great way to enjoy Helsinki for a few hrs during a business trip with customersGreat morning Helsinki Tour

Verle🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

14 August 2024

We had a wonderful time with Anna and learned much about the history of Finland and its relationship with Russia. Anna has the best personality and was an absolute joy to be around. We would highly recommend her to anyone looking to learn more about Finland or Russia. A very sweet person!! Anna is the best

Anne-Marie

(About local Anna)

26 July 2024

It was great to start our stay in Helsinki with a 3 hour tour by Anna! We have seen a lot, learned so much about the history of Finland and could ask all our questions. We would recommend Anna to everyone who likes to learn more about Finland in a short time.Great tour, very informative!

james🇸🇬 Singapore

(About local Tommy)

26 July 2024

Tommy met me on time near the train station and we began our tour. He speaks clear and substantive English so our conversations were very free flow. He understood that I was very tired as I had just come off a 13 hour flight and was on a layover. He paced the tour knowing this. He showed me things I would never have discovered on my own or in a big tour group. We discussed Finnish history, architecture, contemporary issues and other subjects. His ability to figure out what I wanted to see and hear about made it a terrific tour. I just wish I had more time that day. We ended up back at the train station on time and he made sure I caught the correct train back to the airport. All in all, the tour felt like a leisurely stroll with a new friend rather than a guide trying to rush. Kudos for Tommy. I recommend him highly.Perfect guide for me

Brian🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

10 July 2024

With many Withlocals tours, I strongly recommend Anna and her vast Helsinki experience. Her complete knowledge of Finnish, Swedish and Russian history made the tour a lasting memory. Additionally, she allowed and answered every question we had with a smile that never ended. Anna checks all the boxes for a wonderful day. Anna is the best guide ever!

Jan🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Anna)

11 June 2024

We had a wonderfull time with Anna! 3 hours full of very interesting stories! Very charming person! Would book that again! :) What a fantastic guide!!!

Loriann🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

2 June 2024

Our tour was wonderful. Anna knows so much about the history and culture of Helsinki. Anna was incredibly kind and gracious. She encourage questions and made sure to add a hint of humor to her responses and explanations. When our tour was over she made sure we knew how to make it to our next destination. Anna is the best! Our previous review incorrectly stated we were in Estonia. Correction to Previous Review

Stefan

(About local Anna)

29 May 2024

Wir waren sehr wissbegierig und Anna hat uns viel über die Geschichte und Architektur von Helsinki erzählt. Sie ist sehr engagiert und wir hätten wahrscheinlich den ganzen Tag mit ihr verbringen können! Nochmals vielen herzlichen Dank, Anna!tolles Erlebnis

Andrea

(About local Tommy)

26 May 2024

Wir hatten einen netten, informativen Spaziergang durch die Stadt. Tommy hat viele Hintergrundinfos gehabt. Er hat uns das traditionelle und das moderne Helsinki nahegebracht. Zum Schluss hat er uns auch noch bei der Einrichtung der Fahrradapp geholfen. Vielen Dank, Tommy, für den schönen Nachmittag!Schöner Spaziergang durch Helsinki

Linda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

4 May 2024

We are only in Helsinki for a shot time. Being shown the city by Anna served as a great orientation and history lesson. Her warm personality made us feel like we were shown around by a friend. I highly recommend Anna and this tour Anna made all the difference

Jennifer

(About local Tommy)

24 April 2024

My mom and I had a wonderful tour with Tommy! After giving us a brief introduction to Helsinki’s history, along with gifting us some traditional candy, we were off for a wonderful walk! Despite the rainy conditions, Tommy remained upbeat, full of life, and had so much knowledge to share with us. The tour consisted of both iconic and less well known sights of Helsinki! In addition, Tommy suggested several wonderful coffee shops/restaurants! Tommy was truly a breath of fresh air with an unparalleled sense of humor (we were laughing almost the whole time)! We highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to explore Helsinki and can handle the 3 hour duration! Thank you Tommy!Wonderful Walking Tour!

Jaun

(About local Tommy)

9 April 2024

Tommy is defnitely the best guide you could have on your visit to Helsinki, he is very educated and informative. He gave us a decent introduction and guidance in a short time to Helsinki, some history and understanding on Finland, the culture, customs and the wonderful people, food and much more. You should visit with Tommy before you start exploring Finland, for an introduction to Finland. I hope to see Finland again, and I hope that I will see Tommy in the future maybe. Tommy was essential.

liam🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Tommy)

13 February 2024

We had a great tour with tommy I would highly recommend him as a guide He was knowledgeable and has a great sense of humor Tommy is a legend

Arjun

(About local Anna)

28 January 2024

It was a wonderful time with Anna. She was very friendly and knowledgeable. She designed our tour as per our requirements and took us to less touristy places too. Overall a fantastic person to take along for a local experience. Amazing Experience

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tommy)

20 May 2023

Tommy was such a nice man with extensive knowlede about Hilsinki! He led around town and showed us places we never would have gone in our own. Great tour with Tommy

Andrew and Jeanne

(About local Tiiu)

3 May 2023

Tiiu was an incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable tour guide. We loved her energy and enthusiasm during our tour10 out of 10

Petra🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Tommy)

22 March 2023

Uns hat die Tour mit Tommy sehr gut gefallen. Er hat uns die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten Helsinkis vorgestellt, uns die Stadt und Finnland näher gebracht und hat uns darüber hinaus auch noch individuelle Tipps für unseren weiteren Aufenthalt gegeben. Wir können Tommy als Guide jederzeit empfehlen. Kurzweiliger und interessanter Rundgang

Lucia

(About local Tommy)

22 February 2023

We had a private guided tour of 4 hours with Tommy and he was very well-prepared, lively, with a good sense of humour, and friendly. We saw all the main monuments and it was very informative. Thank you Tommy for the good time together! Half Day in Helsinki with Tommy

Helene

(About local Tommy)

22 July 2022

Tommy jumped in at the last minute since our scheduled guide tested positive for Covid. He was terrific and very knowledgeable as well as a delightful person. We had a great day and ended with a tour of the Helsinki library which is amazing. His tour was just the right combination of history versus cultural facts to give us an insight into this amazing place. Tommy saves the day