Top Helsinki Hiking

Escape the city without the hassle of arranging transport, and explore one of Finland's top natural attractions in the company of a biologist guide who provides depth to your experience. In a small group, travel by commuter train and local bus into the heart of Nuuksio National Park where you embark upon a hike through the hilly landscape, through forest, and past small lakes. Includes Helsinki hotel pickup and drop-off.

Explore Helsinki's best-kept secret: Liesjärvi National Park. Join this full-day nature tour to experience an off-the-beaten-path destination. No tour busses or large crowds here! On this tour, you will be using all five senses. The forest's aroma, the contrasts of colours, the silence and the wildlife that breaks it, the feeling of the undisturbed forest floor beneath our feet, and a taste of Finnish food cooked over an open fire. The benefits of the forest are endless and spending time in nature can have a significant effect on our health. Feel your mind and body elevate as the forest air relieves stress, improves blood pressure, and heightens your focus. Highlights: • Learn about Finnish nature with a professional guide • You will be visiting an off-the-beaten-path destination • Test your senses and feel the benefits of nature • Enjoy a Finnish-style dining experience in the forest

Escape the city for a day and join us for this authentic nature experience! During this trip, you will walk through a national park and pick your own wild berries. Finland is one of the best places in the world for foraging wild foods. Whether you are here to experience the Finnish culture of berry picking or simply taste the most natural berries nature provides, you will treasure this intimate experience in Finland's wilderness. Our tours are exclusive since our group size never exceeds 8 persons. On this tour, we fill our baskets with Finnish superfoods such as blueberries and lingonberries. These are rich with vitamins and nutrients and sweeter than any berry you could buy from the stores! We take you to Liesjärvi national park which is a hidden gem of Southern Finland. This national park is very quiet so we can collect berries at our own pace. A breathtaking landscape carved by glaciers and shrouded by old-growth forest provides a magical setting to spend the day foraging.

This day trip starts from Helsinki and takes you to one of Finland’s oldest national parks, Liesjärvi. Our trips are exclusive since they never exceed 8 persons. Highlights: • Experience genuine silence only found in a winter forest • Very few visitors during the winter season • Traditional Finnish-style lunch inside Winter Kota (traditional Finnish hut) • Feel the calming effect of the forest in the winter Winter allows us to witness the forest in its mystic grandeur. Snow gently falls and blankets the entire forest, embracing the trees and creating a peaceful silence throughout the woods. It would seem as though the forest is asleep during these frigid months, but with care, you are able to see tracks of the animals such as the red fox, mountain hare, and moose. Our winter wonderland hike is perfect for those who want to escape the city. We will take you for an adventure into the forests of Finland, providing a high-quality guided experience.

Exploring an off the beaten path destination is now more important than ever! Join us on this full-day private excursion to Liesjärvi National Park and walk a path very few international visitors will ever have the chance to experience. Our walk starts upon the parks main attraction, a winding and ancient esker trail which lays between two pristine freshwater lakes. From the other side of the esker trail, we will enter into a forest that can only be described as enchanting. The taiga forest is full of surprises, many of which we can see for ourselves during each and every season. Our lunches in the national park will always be made from fresh Finnish ingredients and inspired by local twists and traditional recipes. Most often, we will be cooking with fresh smoked salmon but are completely adaptable to dietary restrictions and food preferences. This will be a truly unique and high-quality experience for you and it will be our pleasure in showing you the Finnish ways of the forest!

Explore one of Helsinki's best-kept natural secrets and join us on this half-day privately guided hike in the Archipelago where the forest meets the sea. One of our most popular hikes last year was upon the coastal trails of Helsinki's archipelago. A walk into the coastal forests brings us on a maintained nature trail with countless smaller trails made by deers, foxes, moose and more! Around our trail, we will visit an ancient burial cairn dated back to the Nordic bronze age and Soviet-era bunkers which have since been reclaimed by nature. Our time in the archipelago will be about experiencing nature first-hand and using our senses. The aroma of the forest, the sounds of the sea, the colours of the season, our feet upon the undisturbed ground, and a delicious lunch overlooking the baltic sea. We believe that nature heals. Surrounded by natural wonders and incredibly diverse habitats this half-day in the archipelago will leave you wanting to rekindle your love for the outdoors.

Experience city nature with a local guide. Learn to know hidden gems outside the city centre of Helsinki and enjoy great outdoor life, art and architecture.

Welcome to experience the culture of nature and music through your own experience! Forest Sound Walk leads you to relax through slow pace, gentle movements, breathing and humming. It opens your senses through listening and feeling and restores the connection to nature. The tradition of singing in nature, with nature and to nature falls back hundreds of years in Finland. Humming, singing and callings have been part of our daily life. Singing has been there to channel sadness and joy, to ease the hard work load and to bring comfort in the solitude. The songs have connected us into ourselves, into our society and into nature. Singing has had an evolutionary role in maintaining the physical safety of the group against predator control, and in creating feelings of safety and psychological comfort between families.

Spend two nights camping in the wilderness of Central Finland. This relatively unknown national park has many wonders within. Beavers have made their presence known around every corner and atop every hill lies a humbling view. We at Taiga Times will take care of all the food, routes, and safety planning so that you can focus on getting comfortable in the outdoors. Small groups size only. The complete route will be approximately 20 kilometers total. Our first-day hiking is about 6 kilometers and will take us through a range of beautiful areas with many ups and downs, there is even a pond we will pass which we have seen beavers from. The second day will be 10.6 kilometers and will offer us a view of the crystal clear waters of Lake isojärvi and towering green caverns under the old-growth forest. As with every good camping trip, there must be time to relax and enjoy nature. Every evening we will have the chance to sit by the fire and even go for a swim if the weather is right.

Everyone can be comfortable camping, you only need to find your opening. Join us for this relaxed one night camping trip and recharge your inner batteries. We would like to take you camping and give you fun, safe and comfortable camping experience. Group size is max. 6 passengers plus guide(s). This evening trip will take place in the amazing Porkkala peninsula. A protected coastal region 50 mins. from Helsinki and the perfect camping grounds for a night outside. Known for its scenic coastline and wildlife, we will have the chance to both explore nature and learn about the basics of camping. We believe that nature heals. Surrounded by natural wonders and incredibly diverse habitats this overnight experience in the archipelago will leave you wanting to rekindle your love for the outdoors.

Join us and experience the quiet and magical winter forest and freezing waters of the sea in the archipelago. A walk in the winter archipelago highlights why Finland is one of the best outdoor destinations year-round. This half-day excursion starts from Helsinki and takes you to Porkkala peninsula. A walk into the forest brings us on a nature trail with countless smaller trails made by deers, foxes, moose and more! During the wintertime, our path in the snow has been created by visitors from the past and you can follow in the guide’s footsteps. Because of the location, it is a great place to see foxes, deer, and moose! The excursion is exclusive since the group size never exceeds 8 persons. Highlights: • Lookout points of breathtaking archipelago scenery • Amazing photographing opportunities • Easy walk designed for all levels of fitness • Campfire lunch and coffee/tea with a seaside view