The City Highlights Cruise shows you the urban shorelines of Helsinki. During the cruise you will see summer terraces, beach cafés and beautiful parks as well as both older and newer city architecture. The boat passes by many residential areas and offers a nice way to see different districts of Helsinki by the sea. 

Famous sights, diverse architecture, and many districts along the 1.5-hour route

Along the route you will see interesting urban areas like Kaivopuisto park and the classy harbour area of Merisatama. The 1.5-hour tour also presents the city’s diverse architecture by showing examples such as the Jugendstil buildings of Eira as well as the modern residential districts of Kruunuvuorenranta and the towers of Kalasatama. The route also includes also many popular sights:

• Suomenlinna Sea Fortress
• Korkeasaari Zoo
• The ice breakers
• The architectural award-winning wooden sauna complex Löyly
• The Isoisänsilta bridge

When the boat glides through the narrow Hopeasalmi Strait, you get a fine example of the versatility of the cityscape of Helsinki. At one moment you have the beauty of nature and the urban skyline of Kalasatama and you even might even get a glimpse of an orange metro train, an iconic view of Helsinki. Here, the city and sea are never far away from each other.

Sun deck and café/bar on board

In the ship's café you can buy coffee, ice cream or a Finnish pulla (sweet bun). Enjoy the sea breeze and amazing views on our large sun deck or get cosy inside and admire the views through our big windows. The café/bar is fully licensed.

Guided sightseeing cruise in several languages

Recorded commentary is available via loudspeakers in Finnish, English, German and Swedish. Written information is also available in Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Estonian, Japanese and Chinese.

Departures are from Market Square, marked by the yellow flags.
Season: May-September. Timetable available on the attraction's webpage.