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The Helsinki Bike Tour Through the Nature of Finland’s Capital

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Outer capital cities are usually a residential sprawl, but a Helsinki bike tour charts a route through a trove of vast green and conservation areas.

Helsinki is an attractive, contemporary and super stylish city; an easy-to-navigate collection of pretty architecture and fashionable outlets, broken up by parkland and a boat port which can transport you to the neighbouring islands, such as Seurasaari, in minutes. 

Compact in size but not short on attractions, city wandering is a must, yet it’s easy to focus on the centre of a capital city and forget about the wider area surrounding it. In some capitals, the outer city is just a mash and sprawl of residential areas, but with 1000 kilometres of biking lanes that weave around nature-wrapped urban areas, the best way to understand the topography of Helsinki is to leave the centre and cover some ground on two wheels. 

Finland’s National Heritage Services noted an unfamiliarity of urban residents with nature, especially in Helsinki, and tourists, too, gravitate towards the centre.  Here’s how to see more on a Helsinki bike tour connecting forest to archipelago coastline. 

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Luckily, just a few kilometres away is an outer green belt of the city, which visitors can easily access alongside the locals. Being able to cycle over 22km outside this much-loved Scandinavian capital meant embarking on a proper adventure.

It only takes a few kilometres and an active few hours to see an entirely new persona of a capital city. The trip I took with Happy Guide Helsinki, as part of my ‘Outdoors Finland’ adventure with Visit Finland, was a slight variation of the Green Trail Ride tour that they currently offer, except we finished at the Vuosaari Paddling Center to embark on some midnight kayaking, instead of returning to the city.

Helsinki Bike Tour Trail Stops

A bike tour in Helsinki covers a vast ground to places you wouldn’t, as a visitor, know about or think of. Points of interest outside larger parks and main city highlights and, instead, pristine corners, rocky coves and the most picturesque stretches of the archipelago coastline. 

Our meeting point was Luotsikatu Street, near Kauppatori Market Square, where you’ll find the fish market and tourist boat docks. From here, we cycled around an area of Helsinki city centre that’s a little hidden and easily missed, stopping at Halkolaituri to see the longships and the ice breakers.

Helsinki’s Kauppatori Market Square.

We then continued to an area called Merihaka, which is well-known as the spot where people wash and dry their giant rugs. This area also attracts a young and hip crowd who can be found chilling on the small wooden decks, hosting small gatherings, some of which are known for their parties!

Bathing in the waterside area of Merihaka.

Not many people outside local circles know about the Kivinokka nature trail, but this tree-lined environmental haven lined with cycle paths and walkways makes you feel like you are miles away from the city.

Hilly, narrow pathways with an air of untouched mystery lead to a viewing point of the Viikki nature reserve, overlooking fields of grain and a large expanse of water. This is a must-visit spot for wildlife and bird-watching enthusiasts.

The wide plains of Kivinokka Nature Path.

I don’t come from a country where you find a ski jumping ramp in the middle of wood swooping down into a field flanked by neighbourhoods and leisurely parkland. But this is Finland, and all outdoor activities are accessible and a normal part of the psyche.

We climbed this creaking wooden structure to test our bravery with the sheer height and peek at the adrenalin-fuelled journey down! The storm soon dashed our daredevil endeavours, and we had to get down quickly, which left us even more pumped with adrenalin! And to think I grew up thinking swings and roundabouts were outrageously fun!

Views from the Herttoniemi Neighborhood ski jump.

Helsinki has a beach. Really – a small, sandy one with smooth rocks to climb all over. Marjaniemi Beach is one of the far corners of Eastern Helsinki and is a great resting spot with views across the Helsinki archipelago. Go and find this scenic residential hideout.

One of the most popular spots on Hailuoto, it was the perfect place to rest, with a view of the sea. If you have more time, you can stroll. Karri from Bike Tours Helsinki even gives you biscuits to fuel up. 

Eastern Helsinki’s Marjaniemi beach.

Marjaniemi beach views.

The outdoors lifestyle is at the heart of the Finnish ethos, so if you think the day is done after cycling, you are not doing it right. The summertime is perfect for exploring the waterways of Helsinki, and with Natura Viva Vuosaari Paddling Center , we embarked on a night tour of the surrounding archipelago, leaving the mainland at around 10 pm.

This was a magical experience, kayaking in the moonlight, with no sounds except the pull of the paddles in the calm waters, our giggles of excitement, and whispers in the dark. With our head torches (and expert leader) guiding the way, we stopped on one of the islands to indulge in some Finnish snacks and treats, before returning to our starting point around 2 am the next morning.

Coastline paddling at Vuosaari.

Things To Know About Biking in Helsinki

• Happy Guide Helsinki run customised and private bike tours from €60 per person. The price includes the guide, bike, helmet, binoculars and a snack. The tour lasts for 4-5 hours.
• This Helsinki city return e-bike tour visits Keskuspuisto and Seurasaari parks and Meilahti and stops for a BBQ and sauna. The €69 price includes all equipment and entrance fees to paid sites. 

Our Helsinki bike tour guide during a waterside break.

• For further information on outdoor life in Finland, check out this comprehensive resource, where you will find guides to the best hiking, cycling and canoeing trails in Southern Finland. Currently, the portal covers Southern Finland, but in the future, it will expand to cover the whole of Finland. Here, you can find all published route guides and download free topographic maps of Finland to a GPS device.
• Helsinki is a great starting base for wider travel in Finland, and whether you need to prepare for the unique Finnish personality or to understand Sauna culture and other cultural nuances for your journey ahead, read this  quick fix guide to Finland in ten steps, written by a local.

Planning a trip to Finland and don’t know where to start? Read more of my Finland travel guides and get planning for some adventures, in all seasons. 

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22 September 2014 at 5:54 am

Awesome shots of Helsinki! I was there 8 years ago and think I’m due for a return visit by the looks of it!

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What’s the best way to take in a big city like Helsinki, Finland… and do so in the shortest amount of time possible?

One way to do it is by participating in a memorable guided bike tour!

During my recent trip to Finland, I spent a day in the country’s capital city, cruising around and seeing some of Helsinki’s most famous, historic and interesting sights with a company called “Bike Tours Helsinki.”

Bike Tours Helsinki is a small, but well-run bicycle touring operation that gives informative and entertaining guided bike tours around the city center of Helsinki, Finland.

The tours aren’t long or particularly challenging (anyone who knows how to ride a bicycle can participate), but the experience of cycling around downtown Helsinki while at the same time learning about the city, its people, and its history is something you will remember for the rest of your life.

Helsinki Highlights By Bike + Other Tour Options

There are four different bike tours currently on offer by Bike Tours Helsinki .

The most popular of the company’s bike tours (and the one I participated in myself) is the 3-4 hour Helsinki Highlights tour which will take you to the Cathedral of Helsinki and the Senate square, the Market Square and indoor market halls, Finlandia Hall, Kiasma contemporary art museum, Temppeliaukio (the city’s famous rock church), Töölönlahti (the Central Park district), the Olympic Stadium, and will introduce you to Finland’s sauna, design and coffee culture.

The company also offers a Sunset Sauna Cycle , which is a 3-4 hour tour where you will learn about the history behind public saunas, visit the Kallio, Tervasaari and Merihaka/Hakaniemi areas of Helsinki, and stop to bath in one of the city’s most famous public saunas!

The Green Trail Ride bike tour is for those wishing to see Helsinki’s parks and nature districts. Throughout the tour you will visit the Viikki & Vanhankaupunginlahti nature reserves, enjoy the arboretum of University of Helsinki, and cycle through   the famous Arabia design area. You’ll also be given a pair of binoculars to use so you can get a closer look at many of Finland’s most popular and rare bird species.

Finally, there is the West-Side Arts & Archipelago Cycle bike tour, which is a 4-5 hour bike tour which allows you to experience the Seurasaari open air museum, Sibelius monument/park, the Archipelago art houses, the headquarters of the wildly popular Angry Birds video game/movies, the home & studio of famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, and the Hietalahti cemetery.

More details on each of these bike tours can be found at: www.biketourshelsinki.com

How To Book A Tour

Booking a bike tour with Bike Tours Helsinki is easy. Just send an email with your name, the number of people in your party, and the preferred date of your bike tour of the following email address: [email protected] Or call the company directly at +35844 502 0066 . Once your tour has been scheduled, your only job is to show up for the start of the tour at your scheduled date and time.

The company’s bike tours operate every single day of the week – from 10 AM to 3 PM. Each tour lasts between 3 to 5 hours and should be booked at least a day in advance.

The cost for the tours (at the time of this review) is between 50 and 60 Euros (depending on which bike tour you choose to participate in). The price of the tour includes a bike for you to ride for the duration of the tour, a knowledgeable guide, a helmet, a snack, and (depending on which tour you choose) other extras (such as bird-watching binoculars or entrance to a local sauna).

Where To Go For The Start Of The Tour

Bike Tours Helsinki has two different locations that they use for the start and finish of their bike tours. They are conveniently located on the two opposing ends of Helsinki, making it easy for you to reach the destination closest to you – depending on where you are staying in the city.

Selkämerenkatu 6 is in the Ruoholahti district, just a block away from the Ruoholahti subway station. If you arrive in Helsinki on a cruise ship that docks at the West Harbour, this is the location you will use, which is only a 1.5 km walk away.

The company’s other location at Luotsikatu 2 i s in the Katajanokka district near the Uspenski Russian Cathedral. Trams number 4 & 4T stop just around the corner from the shop and this location is also just a short 1 km walk from Helsinki’s Esplanadi Boulevard or the Senate Square.

How Skilled Of A Cyclist Do You Need To Be?

There are currently four different bike tours of the city on offer by Bike Tours Helsinki . The Helsinki Highlights bike tour is both the cheapest and most popular tour on offer by the company and anyone that knows how to ride a bicycle can participate. There are no major hills to speak of during the entire 3+ hours of the tour, but there are at least one or more short climbs. You don’t need to be a “cycling nut” in order to participate in any of the Helsinki bike tours, but you do need to know how to ride a bicycle, cross the street with confidence and stop on command.

Tour participants range in age from 8 to 80 and the group size is usually quite small – anywhere from 2 to 10 people per bike tour. Many of the people who choose to participate in a guided bike tour of Helsinki, Finland do so because they see it as a unique and pleasurable way to spend the day with a friend, significant other or the entire family.

Do You Need Your Own Bicycle?

When you arrive at one of the two Bike Tours Helsinki headquarters you will first be equipped with a bicycle and a helmet (everything you need to complete your bike tour of the city).

While you can bring your own bicycle on the tour if you like, most people don’t go through the hassle. Instead, the company has a small fleet of bicycles on hand, which they provide for use on any of their guided bicycle tours.

The bicycles are commuter-style bicycles with flat handlebars, a casual riding position and smooth city tires. The bikes have both back pedal foot brakes and one hand brakes so you feel free and comfortable to cruise around the city. They are the perfect cruiser bike for citywide sightseeing!

On the company’s bike and sauna tours they use single speed cruiser bikes with high handlebars and a rack at the back to carry any bathing gear you might with to bring with you. And on the company’s longer tours outside of the city center, they use 21-speed hybrid or mountain bikes – depending on the nature of the tour.

In Summary: Bicycle Touring In Helsinki, Finland

I thoroughly enjoyed my bike tour of Helsinki, Finland. My tour guide (Anssi – the blonde-haired young man in the photos on this page) was super friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. He was able to pass on a great deal of information about both Helsinki and Finland in general. We covered a large percentage of the city center on the bike tour and hit most of the city’s major attractions.

My favorite part of the tour was the city’s indoor and open-air markets, where all manner of things were being sold (from fish to fudge, kitchen appliances and more).

To learn more about Bike Tours Helsinki and/or to sign up for a bike tour of your own on your upcoming visit to the beautiful country of Finland, be sure to check out the company’s website at www.biketourshelsinki.com

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Our Helsinki Lifestyle Tour has a carefully selected picturesque places together with a fascinating and a selected themes about local lifestyle and stories only insiders know

We are confident to assure you that this is the best de-touristic insight into a local lifestyle, taking place in our hometown. Helsinki born and raised guides, will show you our favourite places and share stories that only locals know - in good and in bad. During enjoyable speeded and laid back bike tours we exchange thoughts about our everyday lives and how it feels to live in Finland today compared to the other countries. Originally this multiple award-winning tour was designed for a smart up-to-date talk's for a regular business visitors in Helsinki. Today praised by first time explorers and new Helsinkian's, we also have heard that it works great for a team building and fun inspirational tour for locals! Did we just say, carbon-free authentic service?

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Meeting points.

We have four different meeting points for our bike tours. Most of the tours, such as Helsinki Highlights by Bikes, Sunset Sauna Cycle,  Arts & Archipelago Cycle, Berry Picking by Bike and  White Night Ride  have a meeting point  in the very heart of the city on Narinkka Square  in Kamppi , which is the modern center of Helsinki.

For private tours within a walking distance from the cruise ship and ferry ports of West Harbour, we use our meeting point in the street address of Santakatu 2E in the Ruoholahti neighborhood located close-by.

For  Porvoo by Bike as well as the customized Lake Tuusula day trip  and other longer tours outside Helsinki the meeting points is in the street address of  Vyökatu 7 in Katajanokka neighborhood.

For Fat Bike Forest Ride our meeting point is at the Vuosaari Paddling Center in the street address of  Harbonkatu 12, Helsinki. We also offer fat biking at Nuuksio national park with transfer from the center of Helsinki.

You will always get the information on your meeting point as well as your personal arrival instructions along with the confirmation email for your tour. Please read it carefully!

Our meeting point on Narinkka Square in Kamppi is very easy to reach from anywhere, since it’s the modern center of the city. Kamppi is the biggest downtown shopping center and Narinkka square is the home of famous Kamppi Chapel of Silence .

We are based exactly on the other side of the square from the Chapel. When you find black containers with bicycle symbols you will find us. The Poni bikes are lined on the side of the container (look at the photo above!)

The exact street address is Narinkka 3, Helsinki .

Connections to Kamppi

Kamppi has  excellent connections from all the cruise ship ports  and we are also two blocks away from the Main Railway Station where the airport buses and trains arrive.

From West Harbour berths (LMA & LV7) it’s only a 250 meters walk to Terminal 2 (where Tallink Silja and Eckerö Line ferries leave). From Terminal 2 there’s a direct connection to Kamppi with tram number 9. Get off at Simonkatu stop. There you can already see the wooden structure of Kamppi Chapel. It is only a 15 minutes tram ride. In West Harbour you can buy tickets from the ticket machine located by the tram stop.

From  Hernesaari  berths (LHB, LHC & LHD) comes local bus number 14 to Kamppi. It is a 15 minutes bus ride. Get off at Kamppi (M) stop when you see McDonalds on your left. Walk 50 meters back on the same side walk as the bus stop and take first (walking) street left. Now you’re walking on the side of Kamppi shopping center. Proceed and soon down & right you will find the Narinkka square. Please note! Don’t get off at Kampintori stop, which is one stop before Kamppi (M).

From  Katajanokka  cruise ship berths and Viking Line terminal take tram 4 to the Lasipalatsi stop. From Olympiaterminaali and Linda Line terminal, tram 2 comes takes you to the Simonkenttä stop. It’s only around 15 minutes trip. Tram tickets can be bought from one of the sales points or parking ticket machines around the terminals (see link for exact locations below).

TRAMS AND LOCAL BUSES HAVE A DISPLAY TELLING YOU THE NAME OF THE STOP.

Bus tickets you can buy directly from the driver by cash. Tram tickets must be bought in advance from one of the ticket machines or sales points. View the locations >>

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Our meeting point for Porvoo by Bike and all the longer bike tours taking you outside of the city will be in the street address of Vyökatu 7 in Katajanokka neighborhood.

Katajanokka has a connection from the city center with tram number 4 . The distance is about 1 kilometer from the Senate Square. The  tram stop  is also called  Vyökatu . When you get off, you are going to see the big red brick wall of  Hotel Katajanokka . Vyökatu street starts on the left corner of the prison hotel wall. Walk up two blocks to find the bikes lined on the side of a park.

Tram tickets must be bought in advance from one of the ticket machines or sales points. View the locations >>   (ps. see also link for Timetables and routes on the same page)

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Vuosaari Paddling Center is located about 15 kilometres from the center of Helsinki but you can easily reach it by public transport cause it´s just off our city metro / subway line.

Take metro train from the city center to Vuosaari as the final destination and get off at Rastila stop. You can connect to metro for example in Kamppi or at the Central Railway Station.

Get out at the Rastila metro stop and exit from the doors in the end side of the train (when you come from city center). There is a bus stop for line 560 (final destination: Myyrmäki). The fourth stop on the route is called Harbonkatu,  which is the street that starts just before the bus stop. Vuosaari Paddling Center is located in the end of this street.

Equally you can walk one kilometer on Meri-Rastilan Tie street, which starts when you take left after exiting the metro in Rastila. Then turn down and right on Harbonkatu street where you will see the  Natura Viva sign.

The exact street address of Vuosaaren Melontakeskus / Vuosaari Paddling Center is: Harbonkatu 12, Helsinki.

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• Haagan pappilantie 3, 00320 Helsinki, Finland Happy eBikers office is located in the white building
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Near public transportation
• No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
• Most travelers can participate
• Normal cycling skills needed
• Max weight 120kg
• Age 12-65 years
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

• Gackie 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Amazing holiday in the Archipelago Amazing holiday - well planned routes - excellent bikes and equipment. The accommodation was comfortable with saunas and good food. Cycling around the archipelago was simply fantastic and the route information included lots of places we would have missed on our own. Matti was so helpful - arranging the holiday at the last minute for us (during the pandemic) and he also drove us from Helsinki as the train line was out of service on our first day. I highly recommend booking through Happy e-bikers. It's a lovely way to see Finland. Read more Written August 2, 2020
• FrequentFlier799796 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great Cruise Ship Excursion in Helsinki This review is long overdue. We took an e-bike tour with Happy E-Bikers when our cruise ship (@celebrityreflection) stopped in Helsinki in August. We had found the website and arranged for the tour before arriving. Setting it up was very easy. Matti was very responsive and made booking a breeze. On the day we were to dock, he contacted me and already knew that there had been a last-minute change of docking location for us. He was waiting by the ship when we disembarked. It was a short walk to his van, where we were able to get the bikes, which were in great shape. We biked a short way to collect some additional tour group members from a different cruise ship, and then Matti led us on a great 4-5 hour bike ride around Helsinki. We biked along many of Helsinki’s islands and over the bridges connecting them and stopped along the way for coffee and a snack. It was a great experience, and we enjoyed it much more than the usual on-the-bus-off-the-bus tours. The bike worked great, and e-bikes are easy to learn to ride and allow you a wonderful outdoor adventure without a great deal of exertion. Matti was a great guide, and we learned a lot about Helsinki. If you are looking for something other than the usual cruise-stop tour, I highly recommend Happy E-Bikers and would definitely do another tour with Matti if I had the chance. Read more Written November 28, 2019
• 605shelleyn 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great introduction to Helsinki even if you don't normally bike My husband and I did the "Helsinki E-Bike Tour for Cruise Passengers." It was three hours. Our guide met us at the cruise terminal and walked with us to the bikes nearby. We were joined by one other couple. We were a pretty short group but he had sized the bikes perfectly for us. Helmet fit me well. He also had gloves for us which were appreciated. It was a little cold and the handlebars wear on the hands a little. The bikes were easy to learn how to use. None of us had difficulties operating them. There were lots of separate bike lanes away from traffic which I liked. Only occasionally did we need to venture into the street with the cars but never felt unsafe. Lots of great sights of the Baltic Sea, some local sights, and parks. There was some really pretty park areas with a lot of trees that made me wish for a GoPro. We had two stops for snacks / bathrooms. Cubicle-dweller is my normal lifestyle so the motor assist was greatly appreciated in the last hour of the ride! Read more Written October 13, 2019
• Don K 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great tour of Helsinki Great overview of Helsinki. The bikes were awesome and provided a great way of seeing the city and some of the parks. It did rain a little bit at the end but we had a wonderful tour. My wife has some knee problems but the ebikes makes allow her to enjoy the outing without straining her knee. Read more Written September 26, 2019
• Koalatraveler1234 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Excellent way to see Helsinki Wonderful way to see a lot of beautiful parts of Helsinki. We realized how rich nature this city has. The guide who owns the business is enthusiastic to his job and he maintains the bicycles in a very good condition. Read more Written September 18, 2019
• BulliLilly 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Lovely way to see more of Helsinki We really enjoyed our afternoon of cycling with Matti. The bikes were excellent and we covered quite a bit of territory, rode through some lovely nature and saw Helsinki through the eyes of a local. Would definitely recommend this trip. Read more Written September 17, 2019
• JonnoOz 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A great way to see Helsinki! A lovely way to spend the afternoon cycling along the meandering cycle tracks around Helsinki. 3 hours accompanied by the founder of the company himself, you see a wealth of this wonderful city from cycle-friendly vistas and share his passion for his hometown at dedicated stops. My first experience of riding an E bike, and was great fun🙏! Read more Written September 16, 2019
• Michele B 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Fantastic afternoon bike I can thoroughly recommend this bike trip - a really great way to see parts of Helsinki that I wouldnt easily have been able to see on a weekend break. The guide was very friendly, helpful and informative and I loved every minute of it! Thank you! Would highly recommend to bikers and non-bikers. Read more Written September 14, 2019
• FamFeliz 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Sun, wind, rain and more Really nice cycling tour on great e-bikes. Amazing space, woods and winding coastline so close to Helsinki. Thank you Matti for a very enjoyable trip and your stories about Finland and its ecological developments. Read more Written September 14, 2019
• David4746 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great ride around Helsinki Matti was a great guide and had terrific bikes - we had a delightful 3 hour ride around Helsinki - the islands , parks, residential areas - perfect introduction to Helsinki. We booked it online - and Matti met us st the cruise ship s the bikes Would highly recommend Happy EBikers! Read more Written September 6, 2019
• Jeremy R 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Brilliant afternoon cycling tour This was a fantastic guided cycle tour of Helsinki and the surrounding forests, wetlands, islands and the city itself. Both my friend and I are experienced cyclists (and hadn’t ridden Ebikes before) but we found them to be really responsive, fun and easy to ride. I would thoroughly recommend this activity for anyone who can ride a bike - the Ebikes make it very ‘easy’ (and they’re a ‘game changer’ when going up the short ‘hills.’) The terrain is varied and the variety of scenery and landscapes is Finland through and through Read more Written September 3, 2019
• Tis L 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great! Great tour, beautiful scenery and good bikes. Very nice tour. Me and my wife really enjoyed! Thanks a lot! Read more Written August 17, 2019
• Olafurb1978 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A great way to experience the nature around Helsinki as well as places tourists don't usually go! Me and my wife had a great experience with our guide Matti! He made sure we knew when and where to meet and once we arrived the bikes were ready. The three of us biked for 34 km but it was very easy due to the e-bikes that were fantastic. Saw nature reserve, islands and forrest around Helsinki. Went by beautiful paths to the centre of Helsinki and back. Did not need to think on the way and Matti told us things on history as well as the Fin way of living. Would recommend this tour to people that want to experience something different in Helsinki! Read more Written August 12, 2019
• vikesfan2019 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Matti's amazing bike tours in Finland and Spain! We simply had an amazing experience in July, 2019 with happy ebikers, its owner Matti, the bikes, the accommodations, the cultural and culinary stops recommended by Matti, and just about everything else about our bike tour. First, a little background. We are an American married couple in our 50s and love to incorporate bicycles in our travels. We are not hard core bikers, but we ride regularly at home and take our bikes with us on most trips because they are such a good way to really explore and avoid the hassles of driving once we arrive at our destination We were meeting friends in Helsinki and had some extra time to explore more of Finland. We found happy ebikers by searching for bike tours in Finland, followed up via emails with owner Matti, and ended up scheduling a 9-day tour in the Finnish archipelago, a series of islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. Many things contributed to the success of our bike tour but, by far, the most important part was the passion, experience, and hard work of happy ebikers owner, Matti. His communication from the start was timely and thorough, anticipating our questions and providing all the information we needed and more. When we arrived at his shop to pick our bikes on the first day of our tour, Matti sat down with us and provided an organized discussion of what we could expect during our trip. He gave us a Garmin GPS with our route programmed into the device and rode with us to the train station, leaving us confident and well-equipped for a 9-day adventure alone, in a country we’d never been before. And we had an absolute blast! Most importantly, Matti designed a tour with perfect pacing. A 50km ride one day in remote, rural areas and short ferry trips where we were the only passengers, would be followed the next day with a ride through villages and stops at markets and cafés and a large ferry with over a hundred passengers. At the end of the day, we’d be curious and excited to see where Matti had reserved us a room. Will it be a remote farmhouse, a modern hotel in the middle of a buzzing downtown, a resort lodge on the sea, with yachts and sailboats docked outside our window, or a 150-year-old rural hospital converted into a quiet luxury hotel next to a lake? We experienced all of these and many more amazing accommodations, thanks to Matti’s careful planning and commitment to providing the best tour possible for his clients. Matti and happy ebikers provide bike tour services all over Finland in the summer and in Spain during the winters. We give them our highest recommendation! Read more Written August 4, 2019
• Bas2711 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Highly recommended! When booking the tour, the owner, Matti, was super responsive and caring. He made a special tour for the five of us which included both the East and West tours. On the day itself, he got us off and going in no time. He had even arranged for waterbottles on this warm day! The bicycles are high quality and well maintained. Everything functioned effortlessly, including the Garmin GPS. The tour itself gave us a wonderful impression of Helsinki and its surroundings. The weather was splendid and we had a fantastic day. Thank you Matti! Read more Written July 30, 2019

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