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John - Tour Guide in Helsinki

I am a 37 year old man from the archipelago of Orkney in the far north of Scotland. Since I have been living in Finland now for years, come let me show you the city I have chosen to be home from the perspective of both a foreigner and a local. Get the answers to the real questions about Finnish life and culture from a natural born storyteller. Let me show you a part of Helsinki you would otherwise miss and hear stories you would never hear!

About the guide

Tours delivered on GuruWalk: 57
Guide on GuruWalk since: 2025
Languages: English

3 Tours of John

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alasdair
(1 Rating) Helsinki
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Travelled alone - Dec 2025

Amazing. So many awesome stories - for context I live in Helsinki and walked past these buildings before without knowing the fascinating stories behind them. Definitely going to check out his other tours. This was the tour around Christmas so there was a nice mix of Christmas, culture, folk law, architecture & history. Thanks Johnny for the awesome tour

Uliana
(1 Rating) Helsinki
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Travelled in couple - Dec 2025

I loved the tour! 🥰 The guide was very funny, the tour contained a lot of Christmasy stuff and a little historical and architecture stories. Be prepared to receive a lot (i mean A LOT) of new information 🫡🫡🫡

Response from John
Thank you so much Uliana! That is so nice of you, I hope you have such an amazing time in Helsinki whatever else you do. I really appreciate you leaving such a nice review for my new tour ☺️
Anna
(1 Rating)
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Travelled in couple - Dec 2025

very fun and informative and a good combination of history, fun facts, architecture and recommendations. you should the tour, even if you think you already know a lot about Helsinki / Finland, because you WILL learn lots of fun new things!

Response from John
Thank you Anna ☺️ It was lovely to see you on another tour! Thanks for coming! See you again for whatever tour comes next I hope 😁
Eeva-Liisa
(1 Rating) Espoo
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Travelled alone - Dec 2025

I really loved the route. We saw beautiful Christmas lights and also very cool jugend style buildings. Johnny told stories about the city and origins of Christmas traditions. He was really funny but also knew so much about history of Finland and answered any questions that we asked. I recommend this tour to people who want to get into christmas mood and learn about Finnish culture and Helsinki at the same time!

Response from John
Thanks Eeva! It was nice to have you with us, I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour!
Jere
(2 Ratings) Helsinki
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Travelled alone - Dec 2025

The tour was fantastic, the guide seemed knowledgeable and witty which made the tour feel entertaining from start to finish.

Response from John
Thanks for coming man, nice to see you again on my new tour! Really glad you enjoyed it.

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