The Turku Archipelago and the Åland Islands
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Turku ?
The map of your stay "The Turku Archipelago and the Åland Islands"
Detail of the stay : The Turku Archipelago and the Åland Islands
How to get there - Turku
From Turku to Korpo
Steps: Korpo
The journey starts in Turku, the former capital of Finland. The easiest way is to travel by car. There are regular connections between the islands, especially between the three large islands of Parainen(Pargas), Nauvo and Korpo. To get there from Turku, take the E18 towards Helsinki. At Kaarina, turn off towards Parainen(Pargas). Route 180 continues to Korpo, seventy kilometres away, via two free ferries. You can also cross the archipelago by bus or by bicycle. In this case, of course, you should allow much more time.
From Korpo to Kökar
Steps: Kökar
From the island of Korpo, a small ferry runs across the archipelago from Galtby to Kökar, in the southwest, a small island lost in the middle of the sea. Exoticism is guaranteed if you spend the night there. The next day, cycle around the island.
Heading for the Åland Islands
Steps: Mariehamn
From Kökar, head towards the Åland archipelago or the pink granite islands with 6,500 islands. A must-see visit of the capital, Mariehamn, with the sailboat Pommern, one of the largest four-masted ships in the world, transformed into a museum. Here again, the best way is to rent bicycles and travel around the archipelago in combination with ferries.
Places of interest : MUSÉE DE LA MER POMMERN
Discovery of the Åland Islands
Steps: Sund
An essential visit is to take the hiking route between the medieval castle of Kastelholm and the ruins of the fortress of Bomarsund, the two main historic sites of the island.
Places of interest : CHÂTEAU DE KASTELHOLM
The Island of Brandö
Steps: Brändö
Departure by ferry for the lost island of Brandö and night in chalet for paddle between the islands. Canoes are usually included in the price of cottages.
