Water Tower

Turku & Finland's South Coast


Zip up the lift to the top of the 50m-high water tower on Vartiovuori Hill for sweeping views across town and out to sea.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Turku & Finland's South Coast attractions

1. Hangon kirkko

0.07 MILES

Originally built in 1892, this neo-Gothic church was damaged in WWII but has been thoroughly renovated.

2. Monument of Liberty

0.18 MILES

Where Bulevardi meets the beach is the Monument of Liberty, commemorating the landing of liberating German forces in 1918. The monument was taken down…

3. Neljän Tuulen Tupa

1.32 MILES

On Little Pine Island, 1.5km east of the town centre, is the House of the Four Winds, where locals snuck swigs of ‘hard tea’ during the Finnish…

4. Hauensuoli

2.53 MILES

This narrow strait between Tullisaari and Kobben is a protected natural harbour where ships from countries around the Baltic Sea once waited out storms…

5. Rintama Museo

11.23 MILES

Original trenches, bunkers and artillery guns remain at the site of some of the worst Winter War fighting, 19km northeast of Hanko. Also here is a…

6. Ekenäs Archipelago National Park

15.11 MILES

Almost 90% of the 5200-hectare Ekenäs Archipelago National Park is water, so to explore the 1300 islands you’ll need to take a tour from Ekenäs harbour,…

7. Hitis

16.26 MILES

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…

8. Bengtskär Lighthouse

17.89 MILES

Towering 52m above the waves 25km offshore from Hanko, the Nordic countries' tallest lighthouse was built in 1906 to protect ships from the perilous…