The museum center Vellamo in Kotka is the home to the Maritime Museum of Finland. Explore the museum highlights with 360° panoramas.
Destinations and attractions
Places of interest, things to do.
Canadian couple sailing in Finland in August
Barb and Kevin from Ontario, Canada, came to sail in Finland in August and really liked their experience. The Archipelago Sea really is a great destination then.
Admire northern lights from a boat
Northern Lights or Auroras (or Aurora Borealis) are some of the most spectacular natural phenomenons. Timo Oksanen has shot videos of auroras that you – with a little luck – can admire from the deck of a boat in southern Finland.
City hopping in the eastern Gulf of Finland
For many Finns, boating is about experiencing nature in the archipelago or on the lakes. But there is an other face to boating in Finland: the cities. Here is a one-week itinerary to visit four cities in the eastern Gulf of Finland.
Sail to Finland with the Tall Ships Races
The Tall Ships Races (or TSR for short) are annual sailing events where sail training ships from around the world meet up to promote sailing and international understanding. The TSR is also a great way to visit the Baltic Sea and Finland.
The Bothnian Sea National Park
Last updated: 15.02.2025If one would have to give one reason to sail north along the Finnish coast of the Sea of Bothnia, then that
The Sea of Bothnia
Last updated: 21.06.2025An often overlooked sailing area in Finland is the Gulf of Bothnia, the body of water that separates and unites Sweden and
Archipelago cruise on the steamship Ukkopekka
Last updated: 13.02.2025[Unfortunately Ukkopekka will cease operations at the end of 2024., if you are looking to cruise on steamship in Finland, check out
5 must-see stops on the way from the North Sea to Finland
Last updated: 24.04.2021Every summer one can spot many boats from all over the Baltic Sea region and even further navigating in the Finnish waters. The
Sailing areas in Finland: The waters around Helsinki
Last updated: 14.02.2025Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is called the “daughter of the Baltic” and for a number of good reasons. The central parts
Sailing areas in Finland: The eastern Gulf of Finland
Last updated: 14.02.2025The waters along the Finnish coasts and the inland lakes offer a wide variety of boating opportunities, each with their own, distinct
The hospital island Själö – the spookiest of islands
Last updated: 14.02.2025The islands around Finland tell thousands of stories. Few are more gruesome than the stories about the hospital island Själö (Seili in
Nagu Marina – the best of the best?
Last updated: 14.02.2025Seeing that I have spent about 50 years in, on and around the waters of Nagu, I guess I just have to
Finland – the land of the hundred thousand lakes and islands
Last updated: 15.02.2025If you are into sailing or boating and you have not yet been to Finland, there is a unique sailing experience just