Last updated: 14.02.2025 Ed. note: Martin seems to have been guided to the Nagu Yacht Club which is used in “overload” situations, the red
Tag: Archipelago sea
The Archipelago Sea is roughly between the cities of Hangö, Turku/Åbo and Mariehamn.
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
105 Rocks – Boskär – anchorage
Last updated: 22.01.2021 This one’s a bit of a cheat, as I didn’t actually stay here. I did however go ashore, albeit briefly. I
105 Rocks – Björkö – natural harbour
Last updated: 22.01.2021 This was an early introduction for me to tying up to Finnish rocks and, despite the apparently idyllic setting, it was
105 Rocks – Västerön – natural harbour
Last updated: 20.05.2014 This was a properly off-piste rock wot I found. It’d be crap in any sort of northerly, but was very pleasant
A comparison to the British Channel Islands
Last updated: 06.01.20176 years ago I was lucky enough to move to Finland from Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. I had come from
Interview with Greg Ward
Last updated: 02.03.2026 One of the great times to meet other sailors is during the spring service of your boat. Last spring I met
105 Rocks – Parattula – guest harbour
Last updated: 14.02.2025 I fled here when a north westerly gale was forecast and it’s hard to imagine a more sheltered marina. Even before
105 Rocks – Jungfruskär – harbour
Last updated: 04.03.2026 I was here a couple of times. By coincidence it was exactly a year apart, on 12th July 2012 and 12th
Isokari lighthouse
Last updated: 14.02.2025The Isokari lighthouse (Enskär in Swedish) is the second oldest lighthouse in Finland. The lighthouse was built in 1833 and is still in
Restaurant l’Escale in Nagu – how a restaurant created a sailing destination
Last updated: 24.01.2021Nagu as a tourist destination and the Nagu Marina are the number one destinations of the Finnish archipelago. About 8000 boats visited
Interview with travel blogger Earl Baron aka Wandering Earl
Last updated: 14.02.2025Earl Baron, better known as Wandering Earl on the Internet, has turned his passion for travel and learning into a full-time nomadic
Music – Jenni Vartiainen – Seili
Last updated: 17.02.2025 Jenni Vartiainen is a hugely popular female artist in Finland. Her second (and so far latest) album was published in April,
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