Last updated: 14.02.2025Your mobile phone can be very useful as a navigation and safety tool in Finland. If you plan on boating or sailing in
Safe sailing
Information on how to make your sailing trip in Finland safe and enjoyable
Guide to tying up to docks, piers and jetties
Guide to mooring techniques and etiquette in Finland. How to use stern buoys, piles, stern anchor and booms.
Cruising guides for Finland
Last updated: 15.02.2025Cruising guide book The selection of cruising guides for Finland is very limited. Fortunately there exists one generic guidebook for the Finnish archipelago written
Anchoring and landing restrictions in Finland
Last updated: 27.07.2025One of the best things about sailing in Finland is that you can anchor or land quite freely. A safe harbor or
Responsible use of fire
Last updated: 14.02.2025The “Everyman’s right” in Finland gives locals and tourists alike access to the fantastic nature in Finland. You are quite free to
Emergency sail repair and preventive maintenance
Last updated: 14.02.2025Sails are put under a lot of stress when used. The wind tears at them, the sun fries them with UV radiation
An organised crew is the first step to a successful sailing holiday – part 2
Last updated: 14.02.2025An organised crew is the first step to a successful sailing holiday. It’s not always easy to prove yourself as a skipper and
An organised crew is the first step to a successful sailing holiday – part 1
Last updated: 01.11.2015 An organised crew is the first step to a successful sailing holiday. It’s not always easy to prove yourself as a skipper
Your smartphone is your third most important safety equipment
Last updated: 20.02.2025Close on the heels of your life jacket and good charts, your smartphone is your third most important safety equipment on your boat.
Online route planning tools
Last updated: 15.02.2025Seems there are two types of sailors and boaters. One type likes to plan their trips well ahead and at least half
Avoid big ships when sailing
Last updated: 14.02.2025In the narrow waterways of the Finnish lakes and archipelago you often do not only cross shipping lanes, but actually end up
Charts for the Finnish waters
Last updated: 13.02.2025Sailing in Finland is an exercise in navigation and therefore your most important your second most important (a life jacket is the most