Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Enklinge – guest harbour

2014/03/102021/01/22 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Åland, guest harbor, Martin Edge

This pleasant guest harbour, where you use your own stern anchor, was very well sheltered from the strong northerlies we

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Kökar – guest harbour

2014/03/102014/03/10 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Åland, guest harbor, Martin Edge

It’s a somewhat convoluted trail into this harbour on Kökar (ed. note: the harbour is called Karlby, there are two

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Sottunga – guest harbour

2014/03/102014/05/20 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, guest harbor, Martin Edge

In July Sottunga was properly busy. There’s a small harbour to the east and a substantial pontoon to which you

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Ängholm

2014/02/262021/01/22 Håkan Mitts 105 Rocks, Åland, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

This was my first genuinely off-piste rock and I was dead chuffed with myself for getting to tie to it.

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Svinösund – anchorage

2014/02/262014/02/26 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Åland, anchorage in Finland, Martin Edge

This is just a random bay we anchored in when there was a northerly blowing. A very rare outing for

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Möholm – natural harbour

2014/02/262014/03/10 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Åland, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

This is one of the few natural harbours in Finland which is published in the pilots. Looking at the chart

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Mariehamn East – marina

2014/02/102014/02/26 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, harbor pilot, marinas in Finland, Martin Edge

English language pilot books are at one with the Rough Planet Guide in describing Mariehamn as a bit of a

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Kobba Klintar – harbour

2014/02/102021/01/22 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, harbor pilot, Martin Edge, natural harbors in Finland

This really tight wee harbour with a rocky entrance is a good jumping off point for Sweden. The potentially dodgy

Marinas and harbors

105 Rocks – Rödhamn – guest harbour

2014/02/092021/01/22 Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Åland, guest harbor, harbor pilot, Martin Edge

Rödhamn is a popular harbour as a first stop in Aland on the way to Mariehamn. It’s well sheltered from

Marinas and harbors

Isokari lighthouse

2014/01/112021/02/03 Håkan Mitts Archipelago sea, Featured, Gulf of Bothnia, lighthouse, marinas in Finland, nature

The Isokari lighthouse (Enskär in Swedish) is the second oldest lighthouse in Finland. The lighthouse was built in 1833 and is

Marinas and harbors

Turku marina alternatives, the yacht clubs

2014/01/032021/01/22 Håkan Mitts Featured, marinas in Finland, Turku

Turku (Åbo) is the 6th biggest city in Finland and the main city in the western archipelago. Turku offers everything

Marinas and harbors

Turku marina alternatives, the Ruissalo marina

2013/09/272019/03/19 Håkan Mitts Featured, golf, marinas in Finland, Turku

Turku (Åbo) is the 6th biggest city in Finland and the main city in the western archipelago. Turku offers everything

Destinations and attractions Marinas and harbors

The hospital island Själö – the spookiest of islands

2012/08/212021/01/22 Håkan Mitts Archipelago sea, Nagu, Tourist attractions

The islands around Finland tell thousands of stories. Few are more gruesome than the stories about the hospital island Själö