Ataman Tours Helsinki

Name: Ataman Tours Helsinki
Address: AleksanterinKatu 9, Helsinki, 00110, FI
Telephone: +358451303200
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Ataman Tours Helsinki

Private, small-group walking tours in Helsinki, customized according to customer preferences, ranked Sightseeing, history, culture, architecture, and more.
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Unique private walking tours in Helsinki, ranked #1 on TripAdvisor! Book your customized private tour today and explore the Daughter of the Baltic with an expert! Tired of touristy, pre-scripted, crowded city tours? Come and join these intimate, safe, interactive, environmentally friendly private walking tours in the Finnish capital. Discover Helsinki’s secrets, learn its history, culture, traditi

ons. Leave with an understanding of the city that you won’t get from guidebooks or everyday organized tours. Benefit from my expertise and get accurate answers to all your questions, taking in the major attractions and uncovering hidden gems. Check out my #1 ranked tours in Helsinki that will show you the city from different perspectives. There are various themes and itineraries for you to choose from. If you want to mix it up according to your interests, contact me and I will create a customized tour just for you and your group. Helsinki City Tour will give you the most important sights and attractions;
Architecture Tour will open your eyes to the variety of architectural styles that make up Helsinki;
Tram Tour will take you to places (with the great Helsinki trams) where you will find the locals instead of tourist crowds;
Churches and Cathedrals Tour will show you the best cathedrals and churches in Helsinki;
Grand Tour will provide you with the bigger picture about Helsinki with a beautiful combination of the above tours.

23/03/2024

From the last snowy days...Sea ice is now almost gone with +7 degrees on the horizon

22/03/2024

Tours are continuing rain or shine. We have some misty weather, as we are coming to the end of winter, or should I say entering the spring? Not 100% sure 😄😄

24/11/2023

Last days of Autumn in Helsinki city centre; waiting for the snowy winter and the festive season...
#2023

08/11/2023

Perfect tour with youngsters from Hamburg Media School. Here we are enjoying the details of the National Library of Finland, the original building from 1840s and the annex Rotunda from early 1900s.

06/10/2023

Fantastic private architecture tour for happy and smiling Norwegians from Tromsø 😁😁
Helsinki has a lot to offer when it comes to architecture and design, architecture enthusiasts fall in love with great works of world renowned Finnish architects. However it is also easy to miss the important details that make up this city when you join ordinary city tours. Book your architecture tour with me and discover the beauties Helsinki offers with an expert www.atamantours.com

05/09/2023

Light at the end of summer is spectacular in Helsinki, but I have another reason to be happy. Ataman Tours passed 1000 reviews this summer, with 98% of them being 5-stars!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
These beautifully written customer reviews on various platforms are the absolute proof of the quality of the tours designed and provided, from tailor made private tours to public architecture tours.
I have to say it's a great feeling, seeing years of hard work appreciated by all the guests. Next goal, 2000 reviews, 99% 5 stars 😁😁

17/08/2023

Finnish summer, you should be prepared for a couple of seasons on the same day. As seen from the picture, extra layers and raincoats won't hurt even on a warm sunny day 😂

24/07/2023

We made a superb architecture tour with Alison and her family from USA.
My private architecture tour is one of the best ways to immerse yourself into Helsinki, focusing on art, history, culture, politics, design and technology with a narration through architectural styles. Check it out here www.atamantours.com and book your spot to enjoy Helsinki in an informed, fun and easy-going tour.

20/07/2023

More than a couple of reasons to celebrate 🎉🥳🎉🥳 but I will explain them one by one in the upcoming days.
Super excited about this, Ataman Tours is awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland label by Visit Finland! Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) programme is designed for tourism companies, tour operators and destinations in Finland to systematically adapt sustainable practices. This label is a definitive symbol of commitment towards sustainable practices and principles. Ataman Tours went through the programme and is one of the 10 tour operators in Helsinki with the Sustainable Travel Finland label! Ain’t that something!
All of my tours are designed according to the sustainability principles of Visit Finland so you can be sure that you are contributing to responsible tourism when you join a tour with me.
For information on sustainable tourism in Finland, check Visit Finland (https://www.visitfinland.com/en/practical-tips/sustainability/) and my website (https://www.atamantours.com/sustainability/). And when you are traveling, always remember to choose and support local businesses with sustainability certificates and labels that spend time, money, and energy to provide responsible and sustainable tourism products 💚💚💚
More to come soon….

13/07/2023

What a great tour this was. A Finn who migrated to USA from Finland in 1985 brings his family to visit Helsinki. We had fun in an easy-going private walking tour visiting various landmarks and talking about Finnish history as the group had wonderful questions.

11/07/2023

Helsinki is lush green this summer and we are visiting various great urban parks on our tram tours. Kaivopuisto is a locals favourite in Southern Helsinki.

19/06/2023

Summer is in full swing, beautiful scenes from all around Helsinki 🌞🌞 Tours are booked out for June, few spots left for July; busy days ahead. This high season in Helsinki makes us to think about sustainable and responsible tourism more than ever. This year in March, Ataman Tours received its sustainability certificate and it is a certified sustainable business. All tours designed and conducted by Ataman Tours are in accordance with Visit Finland and City of Helsinki’s sustainability standards. There is more work to be done. And now, all advertisements are completely paperless and online, no more brochures or flyers. The only paper products used are business cards which are 100% recycled paper and they are from local suppliers.
I can see many other small businesses in Helsinki getting inspired by my tour descriptions, designs and ideas on different platforms; makes me proud 😊. This shows even a small business can make an impact. I hope that they will also continue the same way with providing responsible products. I want to thank everyone who is choosing businesses that spend a ton of time, energy and money in order to provide sustainable and responsible options to travellers. Continue asking for sustainability certificates, badges and proofs so that you can be sure you are taking part in responsible tourism and we can make an impact together.
Please check my website for tips to enjoy my tours in a sustainable way https://www.atamantours.com/tips/

31/05/2023

Such a fun private architecture tour with Allana and her family from New Zealand. Visited great landmarks in Helsinki city centre and finished the tour in Central Library Oodi, although Rikhardinkatu Library was also on the cards, but we can only visit so many libraries on one tour :) Well, there's always the next time...

June is almost here, and tours are mostly booked out. Send a message or an email if you would like to explore Helsinki with a tailor-made, easy-going and informative tour.

16/05/2023

Full blown spring in Helsinki with perfect weather ahead. Great time to explore the Finnish capital with the best walking tours in town!
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03/05/2023

A fantastic and super fun tour with Edgee employees from Paris. Always interesting questions from French people!
And yes, pictures are taken with a toaster, blame Amandine 😂😂 (She is using a phone from stone age)
Tours in May are selling out fast, be quick if you would like to have private tours for your group or company.

25/04/2023

These four handsome gentlemen came all the way from Oslo in search of the perfect architecture tour in Helsinki. And that's what we did together, visiting great examples from various styles and periods that make up Helsinki.
If you want to learn more about the urban history and architectural history of Helsinki, send a message and I'll design the perfect tour for you.

18/04/2023

Waiting for the colours of spring. In the meantime, why not enjoy the colours of Helsinki streets? Or some sauna?
(pics: Jenna Pietikäinen, Jussi Hellsten, MyHelsinki)

14/04/2023

A lovely tour with city planners from Sweden's Sala Municipality. Urban history, architecture, city planning, urbanisation, local services, past present future, you name it, we discussed it.
And those seagulls are the signs of spring 😅😅

10/04/2023

Fun, easy-going, engaging, informed, sustainable walking tours in Helsinki.
Enjoy Helsinki without missing out the important details that make up the Finnish capital.
Book your tour on my website www.atamantours.com and discover the daughter of the Baltic with an expert!

31/03/2023

Jälleen saamme lähettää ison kasan sertifikaatteja matkailuyrityksille ympäri Suomea. Green Key- ja Green Activities -tuomariston kokouksessa 31. maaliskuuta sertifioitiin 3 uutta ja jatkosertifioitiin 30 kohdetta.

Upeaa vastuullisuustyötä!💚

Uudet Green Key- ja Green Activities -yritykset:
Ataman Tours Helsinki
Hotel Kalevala
Spa Hotel Runni

Jatkosertifioidut Green Key- ja Green Activities -yritykset:
Elsanaho - Backwoods Husky
Cafe Mertala
Erä-Susi Huskies
Happy Guide Helsinki
Hotel U14
Kyrön vierailukeskus
Taiga Times
Yoo-hoo Tours
Eventure
Finlandia Hotelli Alba
Hossa-Kylmäluoman Retkeilykeskukset, Kylmäluoman retkeilykeskus
Levi Suites
Nuorisokeskus Piispala
Amarillo
Sannäsin Kartano
Tuunaajamutsi
Vaikon loma ja lohi
Villa Wolax
Hotelli Kirikeskus
Lomakeskus Himmerki
Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Pori
Pentik-mäki
Hawkhill Nature
Nukula - Finnish Silence Shelter
Hotelli Korpilampi
Kaidan Kiho & Tuukkalan Tila B&B
Original Sokos Hotel Valjus
Villa Elba
Original Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta
𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗸𝗼𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱
Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Pori
Ravintola Rukan Kuksa & Salonki Chalets

31/03/2023

Time to celebrate the newest addition to Ataman Tours’ arsenal; Green Activities certificate by 🎉🥳🎉🥳
Green Activities is a sustainability program and certificate designed for activity program operators and tour operators. In order to get this certificate all applicants must meet various detailed criteria, from environmental management to guest communication, from corporate social responsibility to activity programs. Obtaining Green Activities demonstrates the company's efforts to develop environmentally friendly, sustainable, and responsible services.
Check Green Key Finland (https://greenkey.fi/), Visit Finland (https://www.visitfinland.com/en/practical-tips/sustainability/) and my website (www.atamantours.com) for more information on sustainable tourism. And please remember to choose and support local, sustainable businesses that spend time, money, and energy to provide responsible and sustainable tourism products 💚💚💚

21/03/2023

Informative and entertaining tour with sustainable development students from DIS Copenhagen. It was a pleasure answering their thought provoking questions about Helsinki and Finland.

If you wish to have a tour for your company, education institution, or NGO, send a message and we can design a tour fitting your needs.

06/03/2023

We made an inspiring architecture and urban development tour with Stena Fastigheter crew from Sweden, focusing on the present and future of Helsinki. We visited some redevelopment areas such as Kalasatama.
I provide custom made tours to many architecture, urban design, developer and real estate firms. If you wish to learn more about which direction Helsinki is headed regarding planning, architecture and urban development, send me a message and I will design an easy-going and informative tour for you.

05/02/2023

Pretty mild winter in Helsinki, especially in January. Last days have been very cold which also means it was sunny 🌞🌞. Some snaller bays are frozen, here are great views from the bays of Helsinki. (1st pic Janne Hirvonen, myhelsinki, 2nd pic Jaakko Kemppainen, 3rd pic Alex Bao)

26/01/2023

During this winter, it snowed many times heavily but also it all melted away. I think this picture is from the second or third melting :)).
Now snow is gone again with warmer temperatures in January, around +4°C. No snow in sight but fingers crossed for February.

18/01/2023

Great private tours are continuing in January. My American guests enjoyed our talks about politics, economics, education and other welfare state policies so much!
We finished our tour on Aleksanterinkatu next to Three Smiths Statue by Finnish sculptor Felix Nyland.

09/01/2023

Spectacular images of the National Library of Finland, a national treasure and arguably the best design of Carl Ludvig Engel as the head architect of the state (1840). Annex part Rotunda designed by Gustaf Nyström (1906).
(Pics: Wassim Chouak)

04/01/2023

Here we are ending a great tram tour with Irish, Indian and Australian guests, next to the Central Railway Station, a beautiful and important landmark in Helsinki. You can see the clock tower of the station under a different light in the 2nd and 3rd picture. Did someone say Gotham City? :))

30/12/2022

We had a great time in this private tour with Elizabeth and her family from USA. Now snow is melting, sadly. Hopefully more will come in the new year :)

23/12/2022

Happy holidays everyone!!

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AleksanterinKatu 9
Helsinki
00110

Puhelin

+358451303200

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https://www.atamantours.com/

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We made a fantastic tram tour with Ryan and his girlfriend from USA (they live in New York) and Alexey and his girlfriend from St. Petersburg (they live in Tallinn). We caught the sunset in Kaivopuisto and watched the snowboarders a bit. Later on we finished the tour at the city centre, after checking out the Lux Festival installations. I'm glad they enjoyed the tour as much as I did! . . . . . (video: Ryan Kenney) . . . . . . . . . #atamantourshelsinki #atamantours #helsinkiguide #helsinkitour #walkingtours #privatetours #guidedtours #citytours #bespoke #tailormade #tourguide #helsinkiwalks #helsinki #finland #visitfinland #visithelsinki #discoverhelsinki #detailsofhelsinki #myhelsinki #helsinkiofficial #ourfinland #tramtour #kaivopuisto #winter2022 #snowboarding #snowboard #lux #luxfestival #newyork #tallinn

Enter winter... This sea smoke is a rare phenomenon and creates out-of-this-world sceneries. Helsinki archipelago is a good place to witness it. Now fingers crossed for snow this weekend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #atamantourshelsinki #atamantours #helsinkiguide #helsinkitour #walkingtours #privatetours #guidedtours #citytours #bespoke #tailormade #tourguide #helsinkiwalks #helsinki #finland #visitfinland #visithelsinki #discoverhelsinki #detailsofhelsinki #myhelsinki #helsinkiofficial #ourfinland #wintersun #winterscene #seasmoke #archipelago #islands #ice #snow #winter2021 #winterhelsinki

Time for the annual Vanhankaupunginkoski post! (But this time Faith No More was playing in my head so I added one of their underappreciated songs in the background). This is the area Vanhakaupunki where Helsinki was established in 1550, 7 km to the north of the Senate Square, where the Vantaa River meets the sea. Helsinki was moved to its new location in Kruununhaka in 1640 when the Governor General Per Brahe was in charge. Finns enjoyed his rule and even have an old saying from his time, "kreivin aikaan" which means at the right time or right when needed (kreivi=the count, aika=time). https://www.atamantours.com/ . . . . . . . . #atamantourshelsinki #atamantours #walkingtours #privatetours #guidedtours #citytours #tourguide #touroperator #travelagent #helsinkiwalks #helsinki #finland #visitfinland #visithelsinki #myhelsinki #helsinkiofficial #ourfinland #vantaanjoki #vantaariver #vanhankaupunginkoski #oldtown #Vanhakaupunki #Kruununhaka #kreivinaika #righttime #ontime #faithnomore #lastcupofsorrow #fnm #kreivi

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What I do

My name is Emek Ataman. I am a city planner with a master's degree in Urban Policy Studies; I am continuing my PhD studies in Urban Studies/Social Policy program in the University of Helsinki. I wanted to combine my love for Helsinki with my knowledge and research about the history, planning and culture of the city, and share it with a wider audience, so I became a professional tour guide! I do small group walking tours; history, culture, architecture and nature.

Even in the well-known locations, there are always hidden stories; devil is in the details! My stories and anecdotes will make the locations we visit come alive. You will slowly start understanding how the locals think-walk-talk and why? We will walk in and around Helsinki city center and see both the main attractions and the lesser known but historically and culturally important parts and locations. These tours will show you Helsinki city life from a local perspective.

Forget those pre-scripted, crowded, boring touristy tours! In my tours, I use my creativity and knowledge to adjust the tour according to your interests and preferences, the group size and the weather conditions; so you will get the best of Helsinki.