3 days / 2 nights from £495 pp
Experience the special atmosphere of Helsinki in the run-up to Christmas. Enjoy a themed Christmas Walk with a personal guide who tells about Christmas traditions in Finland, and introduces guests to the best shopping possibilities. Visit the city's main Christmas markets, and use exclusive "Helsinki : a Christmas Shopping Experience" leaflet to make the most of your time. Other package highlights include a unique Christmas gift on check-in, Helsinki's best Christmas buffet lunch, and a traditional hot drink at the St Thomas Christmas market.
Departures in 2012:
| Departure |
Return |
| Dec 03 |
Dec 05 |
| Dec 10 |
Dec 12 |
| Dec 17 |
Dec 19 |
Package price is £495 per person, based on availability and two people sharing a double or twin room. Single supplement is £190.
Package includes:
- Direct flights from London Heathrow to Helsinki (we can arrange flights from other aiports upon request)
- Return private airport transfers
- 2 nights accommodation in first class hotel in the city centre
- Private guided shopping tour by foot incuding a hot Glögi – at the Christmas Market
- Christmas Lunch buffet
- "Little Christmas Package" to you, presented on check-in
DAY 1 (SATURDAY): ARRIVAL IN HELSINKI
Transfer from airport to hotel by private car.
Little Christmas Package will be presented to you on check-in , including:
- "Helsinki in December – a Christmas Shopping Experience" – an exclusive to leaflet for our customers with information on the Christmas markets, other Christmas shopping ideas, and details on other Christmas events in the city map;
- A Christmas gift – something stylish and traditional, unique to Finland
- Voucher: Sumptuous Christmas Lunch Buffet
- Voucher: traditional Finnish Glögi – at the Christmas Market enjoy hot mulled wine Finnish-style.
Overnight in first class city centre hotel.
DAY 2 (SUNDAY): HELSINKI
After breakfasts, your private guide will meet you at the hotel reception. Enjoy a private guided tour on foot, showing some of Helsinki's best Christmas shopping possibilities. The tour will end with a lunch in the restaurant where you'll enjoy superb Christmas buffet.
After lunch, visit the St. Thomas Christmas Market in Esplanade Park, Helsinki's major Christmas market offering a wide range of hand-made items, gifts, decoration, and seasonal food and drink. Sip a hot traditional Glögi at one of the stalls, included as part of your package.
Overnight in first class city centre hotel.
DAY 3 (MONDAY): DEPARTURE FROM HELSINKI
Free time to explore more of Helsinki before your return flight. Return transfer to the airport by private car.
More about the Helsinki Christmas Market.....
In Finland good food is an essential aspect of Christmas. Many restaurants have special Yuletide fare on their menus. Finnish Christmas delicacies include star-shaped pastries filled with thick plum jam, gingerbread, rosolli (a salad of beetroot and other vegetables with herring) and Christmas ham. To drink there is traditional glögi, a spicy hot mulled wine, specially brewed dark winter beers, and hot chocolate and coffees fortified with a little rum or cognac.
Home-made food delicacies, gifts and decorations are sold by vendors who come from all over Finland to the special Christmas markets. The largest is the St. Thomas Market, held in the city centre Esplanaadi Park. Several other local markets in the city and surroundings are known only to locals, but all our guests will receive a listing of these when they check-in, so they can experience the off-the-beaten-track markets only locals know. We also include a listing of Christmas concerts and other events of interest, as well as where to go for alternative Christmas shopping, and where to eat and drink Finnish Christmas style, including hidden cafes and bars serving winter beers – all to help you make the most of your pre-Christmas visit to Helsinki.
There are various Special Events in Helsinki during the Christmas Market period, including various Christmas music concerts, opera and ballet and plenty of opportunites to put on your ice skates.
We can also arrange a day trip to Tallinn to visit the charming Tallinn Christmas Market.