Taito: Design, Industry & Architecture

Laura is extremely knowledgeable how the history of Finland is intertwined with with the architecture of Helsinki. I lucked out to be the only person in the tour so I got to enjoy the more personable side of Laura as well. I truly enjoyed the tour and have learned a lot.

Fabulous tour! Johnny is an extremely well informed and entertaining guide. I learned a tremendous amount from him about Finnish design, culture, history and politics. I could not recommend him more highly. Judith (from Canada)

Laura took us on a fantastic tour across less mainstream parts of Helsinki. We did a general Helsinki walking tour before, and this tour with Laura was a good complement to it with little repetition. Laura grew up in Helsinki and she clearly is very knowledgeable about the topics she talks about. Honestly for us taking the tour was a gamble since design isn't normally our biggest interest, and architecture normally only interests one of us. But the tour surprises us! Never boring and lots of quality information. Both of us enjoyed it a lot! It's funny to afterwards look around and recognize the details Laura talked about across the city. For example the ways architecture were used against russification were great to recognize. Laura was able to answer all kind of questions and generally helped us with recommendations/ activities to do afterwards too. Thank you Laura!

The Taito walking tour was an absolute pleasure. Laura knew tons about the history of Helsinki's architecture, and even I (as a local who came because of a recommendation from a friend) learned a lot and was entertained by the anecdotes. The tour route was also stroller-friendly. Such a nice morning out in my own city! <3

This is a great tour that dives deeper into a side of the city that is simply not available on the other tours. Laura was a wonderful guide and I highly recommend this tour