Helsinki: Hop-on-Hop-off Bus + Audio Guide

Additional Information & Description

Helsinki’s hop-on-hop-off bus combines a route through the city’s highlights with the freedom to decide where to spend your time. Unlimited hop-on, hop-off privileges let you leave the bus to explore a stop, then rejoin the route when you are ready to continue. The journey takes you through different districts rather than keeping your visit in a single part of the Finnish capital.

A route linking Helsinki’s landmarks

Temppeliaukio Church, the Olympic Stadium and the Ateneum Art Museum are among the locations featured along the route. They give you concrete places around which to shape your sightseeing: you can stay aboard as the journey continues or get off to explore a location more closely. The route provides the framework, while your choices at the stops determine how you divide your time between travelling and exploring.

Audio commentary in 11 languages

Onboard audio commentary accompanies the journey, adding a listening element to the sights along the route. Choose from English, Finnish, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Chinese. A single-use set of earphones is included and provided by the driver, so you do not need to bring your own headphones to listen to the guide.

Wi-Fi and a live route map

Free Wi-Fi is available on the bus, and a live route map is included. The map gives you a reference for the route as you travel—useful when deciding where to get off or following the journey between stops. These onboard features complement the audio guide without requiring you to follow a guided group on foot.

Where to board and access details

You can begin at any designated stop, including the cruise ports. Senate Square, also known as Senaatintori, is the stated starting location for Helsinki Hop-on Hop-off Tours, but you do not have to begin there. The bus is wheelchair accessible. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted.

What the bus ticket does not cover

Entrance fees to sights are not included. Getting off near a church, museum or other attraction does not grant admission to that venue; the ticket covers the bus experience and its onboard inclusions, rather than entry to the places along the route.