Hanko Sights

  1. Art Galleries

    Hanko is quite an artistic community, and there are some half a dozen Art Galleries scattered around town, including changing exhibitions in the town hall. The tourist office has all the details of current exhibitions.

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  2. Front Museum

    Twenty kilometres east of Hanko, and just off the Ekenäs highway, the Front Museum covers Finland's wartime involvement, specifically relating to this battlefront. There are original trenches, some foundations, a scattering of artillery and an extensive tent exhibition. Although a serious subject, the use of shop dummies gives the exhibition a mildly comic aspect.

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  3. Hanko Church

    The neo-Gothic Hanko Church, built in 1892, was damaged in WWII but has been thoroughly renovated.

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  4. Hanko Museum

    Hanko Museum is the town museum housed in the brick-and-stone building near East Harbour, with a smattering of local (especially military) history and changing exhibitions.

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  5. Monument of Liberty

    Where Bulevardi meets the beach is the Monument of Liberty, commemorating the landing of liberating German forces in 1918. The monument was taken down after WWII, but re-erected in 1960 with new text.

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  7. Water tower

    Take a lift to the top of the 50m landmark Water tower on Vartiovuori Hill for an excellent view across town and out to sea.

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