Tour starts from
Original Sokos Hotel Tripla
00520 Helsinki
Schedule
Every second Saturday from 11 am to 1 pm
Upcoming tours
Public street art tours in 2023: 18.3. | 1.4. | 15.4. | 29.4. | 13.5. | 27.5. | 10.6. | 8.7. | 22.7. | 5.8. | 19.8. | 2.9. | 16.9. | 30.9. | 14.10. | 28.10.
About the tour
During the 2 hour tour, you’ll see a lot of street art varying from graffiti to stencils, big murals, ceramic art and installations. We will introduce the art pieces and the stories behind the, explain how they were made and what kind of techniques are used in street art. You’ll also hear more about the area, history of street art and graffiti and other interesting details of Helsinki. No other tour guides offer similarly profound and intriguing street art themed tours.
Practicalities
The tours start at Original Sokos Hotel Tripla located next to Pasila railway station. There you can also leave your bags and check out our changing urban art exhibition in the hotel lobby. Depending on the weather, remember to take drinking water, an umbrella or warm clothes with you. You can reach Pasila, for example, with every local train leaving from the Central railway station. The tour ends in Pasila Urban Art Center (Kasöörinkatu 3), where you can see our current exhibition and learn even more about street art.
We organise public street art tours usually every second Saturday of the month at 11am. You don’t need to sign up beforehand, just show up at Original Sokos Hotel Tripla (Fredrikanterassi 1 B) before the tour starts.
Public tours will continue in March 2023. Mark the dates in Facebook event.
Public tours are held in English (unless otherwise stated), but on request we do private tours also in Finnish, German and Russian. You can decide yourself how much you want to pay for the tour (recommended donation at least 10 €). We accept cash and MobilePay payments.
The proceeds are used to cover the costs of Pasila Urban Art Center, and to create new street art in the area.
The price of private tours is determined by the number of participants. Tours of up to six people cost 150€ and a tours for larger groups 200€. For schools and educational institutions, the tour costs 100€ regardless of the size of the group. If you are interested, please contact us at info@helsinkiurbanart.com.