Turku Archipelago
When Lenin was on the lam from Russia to Stockholm in 1907, he stayed in Pargas under the pseudonym Mr Mueller. The outdoor local-history museum contains…
Must-see attractions in Turku & Finland's South Coast
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Towering above Isopuisto Park, the 1801 St Nicholas Orthodox Church is Kotka’s only building to survive the Crimean War. It's believed to be the work of…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
About 8km south of Kasnäs, the island of Hitis (Hiittinen) harbours a charming wooden church. The free ferry MS Aura runs up to eight times daily from…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Kotkan kirkko's distinctive steeple is visible throughout town. Inside the neo-Gothic church there’s artful woodcarving, a resounding baroque-style organ…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Near Kimito village, Sagalund is an open-air museum with more than 20 old buildings, including a traditional sauna and a blacksmith. English-speaking…
Turku Archipelago
Lovely Nagu church dates from the 14th century. Look for the mysterious bogeyman sculpture and the primitive paintings on the walls, including the locally…
Turku Archipelago
The centrepiece of Korpo village is its medieval church. Built in the late 13th century, it features naïve paintings on the ceiling and a statue of St…
Turku Archipelago
The Old Town of wooden houses is tucked behind Pargas Church, a beautiful early-14th-century building with whitewashed walls, medieval murals and brick…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Near the lake, Fiskars Museum details the evolution of the ironworks and the village that grew around it, with a different display of arts and crafts each…
Orthodox Church of Sts Peter & Paul
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Topped by a classic onion dome, the 1837 Orthodox Church of Sts Peter & Paul is the work of architect Louis Visconti, who designed Napoleon’s mausoleum.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Dating from 1755, this yellow wooden church with marine-blue interior is a charmer. The church's oldest artefact is the crucifix, which dates from 1689.
Turku Archipelago
Kustavi’s wooden church, built in 1783, features the cruciform shape and votive miniature ships common in coastal churches.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
The gateway to Nuuksio National Park is this atmospheric modern visitor centre in the shape of a nesting duck. Inside, exhibitions evoking the sights and…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Learn all about the history and engineering of mining at this working limestone mine, 500m north of Lohja centre. A new state-of-the-art lift whisks…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Paikkari Cottage is the birthplace of Elias Lönnrot, collector of Finnish folklore and compiler of the Kalevala epic. It’s an endearing cottage set amid…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
At the edge of the village, Strömfors Ironworks is one of Finland’s oldest bruks, dating back to 1698. Today its red-stained buildings are an open-air…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Porvoo’s town museum occupies two buildings on the beautiful cobbled square at the heart of the Old Town. The town-hall building (Vanha Raatihuoneentori)…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
National poet JL Runeberg’s former home has become a museum, with a period interior including stuffed foxes and muskets that demonstrate the poet’s love…
Turku Archipelago
If you think the artwork of Salvador Dalí is surreal, see what you think when you experience it in the context of a fishing village in the Finnish…
Qwensel House & Pharmacy Museum
Turku
On the riverfront, Qwensel House is Turku’s oldest, built around 1700. It contains the small Pharmacy Museum, with an old laboratorium featuring medicinal…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Lohja Museum re-creates a schoolhouse and a cowherd’s cottage from centuries past. The collection includes an impressive range of horse-drawn carriages,…
Turku Archipelago
Clustered near the Näsby church, this modest museum consists of 10 traditional island-red wood buildings, including a windmill, a restored dairy shed and…
Turku
Designed by CL Engel, this gold-coloured turn-of-the-20th-century residence houses art and furniture that was donated by art collectors Alfred and Hélène…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
About 200m north of the town square, Loviisa Town Museum is set in an old manor house with three floors of interesting historical exhibits, particularly…
Turku
Naturalistic and cubist-tinged sculptures donated by artist Wäinö Aaltosen are on display in this gallery, along with temporary exhibitions of…
Turku
In a beautiful 1907 building surrounded by parkland, the Turku Biological Museum shows off Finland’s fauna and flora in 13 realistic dioramas, including…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Learn about Hamina's history at the town museum, housed in Hamina’s oldest building. King Gustav III of Sweden and Catherine II (the Great) of Russia held…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Houses over a thousand dolls, tin toys and other childhood curiosities, making it Finland’s largest toy museum.
Turku Archipelago
Iniö's sweet stone church was named after the newborn princess Sofia Wilhelmina when it was consecrated in 1801.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Originally built in 1892, this neo-Gothic church was damaged in WWII but has been thoroughly renovated.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Dominating the market square is the red-brick neo-Gothic Loviisa Church, built in 1865.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Neoclassical Hamina Church, designed by CL Engel, was built in 1843.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Where Bulevardi meets the beach is the Monument of Liberty, commemorating the landing of liberating German forces in 1918. The monument was taken down…
