Liesjärvi National Park forest hike guided walk with lunch

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Free cancellation

1/18

Duration7h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Taiga forest walk, fire-cooked lunch by the water, and afternoon drive back to Helsinki

A full-day guided hike through Liesjärvi National Park from Helsinki includes forest trails, a scenic lunch spot where your guide cooks a Finnish meal by the lake, and round-trip transport from Kiasma Museum near Central Station. You walk roughly 4.5 to 5 kilometers over the day, with time to explore and photograph between the hike in and the hike out. The tour runs in any season — spring's icy lakes, summer's blueberries, autumn's mushrooms — and operates rain or shine except in extreme weather, with a full refund if canceled.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hike and lunch in Liesjärvi Park

Meet at Kiasma Museum, Helsinki
Drive 1h 20m to Liesjärvi National Park
Hike through forest and lakes
Prepare and enjoy Finnish-style lunch by lake
Continue hiking back to start
Return to central Helsinki by 4 PM

The Experience

You meet at Kiasma Museum (500 meters from Helsinki Central Railway Station) and ride north for an hour and twenty minutes to Liesjärvi National Park, with a brief stop along the way. Once there, your guide leads you into the forest on a marked trail that opens onto the lakes and clearings the park is known for. The walk is steady but not strenuous — suitable for all fitness levels — and the guide points out local plants and wildlife as you move through the Taiga landscape.

The day's centerpiece is lunch at a scenic spot by the water. Your guide starts a fire and cooks a Finnish-style meal with a drink and dessert included; if you have dietary restrictions, you can note them when booking and the menu adjusts. This is also when most people stop to photograph the forest and the lake, or simply sit in the quiet. After an hour or so, you walk for roughly another hour back toward the starting point, taking in a different section of the park on the return.

The van picks you up and drives back to central Helsinki, arriving around 4 P.M. You'll have a raincoat if the weather turns (the tour runs rain or shine), and the vehicle is air-conditioned. Bring your own reusable water bottle; the operator does not provide plastic ones as part of its sustainability commitment. Children are welcome from age 7 onward.

What’s included

Round-trip transport from Kiasma Museum in central Helsinki.
an English-speaking guide leading the hike through Liesjärvi National Park.
Finnish-style lunch with a drink and dessert, cooked by the lake.
a raincoat if needed.
and an air-conditioned vehicle for the drive.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Taiga Times

Is this one for you?Choose this shared tour if you want a guide leading you through the park's best routes and cooking lunch by the lake; pick the self-guided option if you'd rather set your own pace and explore solo.