renting a trailer-bike(bike with a hanger in helsinki

we are spending a few days in helsinki in july and were thinking that seeing the place on a rented bike would be fun. as i understand helsinki is a bike-friendly city, am i correct?

since we have two kids, aged five and six, we%26#39;d need to rent trailer-bikes (the ones where the child%26#39;s bike is trailed to the adult%26#39;s one). do you know if there is a place that rents these? or alternatively bikes with a hanger? could we rent helmets as well? i can%26#39;t seem to find anything on the net.

thank you!

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Biker friendly??? Well I%26#39;m not much of a biker, but I would not plan to tour the city by bike with kids (even with adults I%26#39;d have my doubts).

The public transportation works fine and the central area is so small, that it is easily walkable.

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On this page: www.pyoraillensuomessa.fi/index.php… you can see 4 bike rental shops in Helsinki. By clicking their name you%26#39;ll get their contact info. You%26#39;d better ask directly from the shops what sort of equipment they have for rent (and for what sort of price).

I would not count Helsinki (especially the downtown area) as an especially biker friendly place. On the other hand Oulu is the only city in Finland belonging to the Cities for Cyclists network: http://www.ecf.com/54_1 (the info on that page seem to be %26quot;a bit%26quot; outdated, from 2002. E.g. the number of inhanbitants in Oulu is nowadays 137 000 and there are over 544 km of well-maintained cycle paths in the city!). oulutourism.fi/en/…ulkoilu_ja_liikunta.aspx -%26gt; Biking

Check also this: http://www.hepo.fi/index.php?sivu=in-english

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There is a network of cycle paths in the city centre but the area is small. Polarbear is correct - walking + public transport is the best way to get around Helsinki. Taking a bike on the ferry to Suomenlinna for a day might be a good idea, though, as the little ones may get fed up with all the walking. It%26#39;s a fair-sized island.

I%26#39;m sure helmets will be available for hire from any bike hire company. Finns are a pretty health-conscious lot.

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thank you so much - what a helpful forum this is!

i will contact the different agencies directly; if they have what we need, we%26#39;ll rent a bike just for a day, good idea to take one with us to suomenlinna.