Highlights of Finland

Discover the highlights of Helsinki on this private tour. Drive through the city, seeing landmarks like Senate Square. Notable buildings include the enormous Helsinki Cathedral and Sederholm House, the oldest stone building in Helsinki. You will also visit the monument to Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, and tour Temppeliaukio Church, which was quarried out of the natural bedrock with a design that gives it excellent acoustics.

Take a cruise across to Estonia to go on a privately guided walking tour inside the walls of Tallinn Old Town. Pass the central square of Raekoja Plats where The Tallinn Town Hall is located, and continue up the cobbled streets of Old Town to the Kiek in de Kok tower. Carry on up to Toompea hill for amazing views over Tallinn. Here you’ll see the Aleksander Nevski Orthodox Cathedral and Estonia’s rose-coloured parliament building before cruising back to Helsinki.

A local guide will show you around the Siida Museum which is dedicated to the Sami people, their history and traditions. The interactive exhibitions that introduce guests to culture, art and nature change regularly. The museum will also give a valuable insight into what you need to survive in the extreme Arctic weather and conditions.

Today is all about winter fun as you go snowmobiling on the frozen Lake Inari. Your private guide will teach you how to handle the powerful machines, and after a full safety briefing and driving lesson, you will head out to explore the frozen lake and its surroundings.

You will be driven to a local reindeer farm where you’ll meet with a local reindeer herder and his charges, learning all about the peaceful animals and the life of a reindeer herder. This is a rare opportunity to get up close to these lovely animals, and both adults and children will be enthralled.

Embark on a snowmobile safari with a break for an ice fishing experience. Your guide will give you a safety briefing and driving instructions, before heading out on snowmobiles through the beautiful fells and wilderness. At a private lake, you’ll be given all of the equipment you need for ice fishing, and with some helpful advice and pointers you can test out your new skills.

Head out into a wintery forest on a sleigh pulled by reindeers, a traditional and peaceful way of moving through snowscapes, accompanied by the light ringing of reindeer bells. The starry northern sky is already a magical experience and hopefully you will be lucky enough to see the northern lights. Tuck into a special open-fire Lappish dinner in a kota (log hut) at a reindeer farm.