Must-see attractions in Finland's West Coast

  • Torni

    Finland's West Coast

    A 360-degree panorama of Rauma radiates from this 70m-high water tower, accessible by lift (elevator). At its summit is a restaurant serving Finnish…

  • Öjskogparken

    Finland's West Coast

    Öjskogparken is a collection of historic buildings, the marooned locomotive Kasköbässin, and an incredible outdoor revolving theatre that hosts summer…

  • Old Customs House

    Finland's West Coast

    In the heyday of the port city, travellers entering Kristinestad had to pay customs duty, collected at the Old Customs House. Dating from 1720, the…

  • Kirsti

    Finland's West Coast

    Formerly a seaman's home, Kirsti is a lovable collection of buildings with a yard that’s circled by a stable, granary and barn. Inside, rooms represent…

  • Vanha Raatihuone

    Finland's West Coast

    Built in 1776, this impressive baroque building is one of only two original 18th-century town halls in all of Finland. Nowadays, it houses the Rauna…

  • Hembygdsmuseum

    Finland's West Coast

    The rectory outbuildings at Aspegren’s Gardens hold the Hembygdsmuseum, crammed with sleighs, agricultural equipment and hunting traps.

  • Nya Kirka

    Finland's West Coast

    Completed in 1897, the red-brick New Church has a high wooden ceiling and an archetypal church ship dedicated by mariners.

  • Pirunpesä

    Finland's West Coast

    OK, so it's a hole in the ground. But it's a deep one (23m), caused by millions of years of glacial erosion. You can descend a metal staircase into the…