Archipelago National Park

Aspö island - National Park

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Vistit the National Park in the Archipelago Sea

A stay in Turku or in the archipelago islands will be a perfect location for a further visit in the Archipelago area.

The archipelago is known as the "Archipelago of Turku".

A trip by to the archipelago in the typical yellow ferries makes the journey an attraction in itself. Traveling by car, public transports, ferry, water taxi, kayak or bike - find out about the best way to travel between and on the islands in the archipelago.  The Turku Archipelago can be reached by inter-island ferries and many islands are even accessible by bicycle,

A day trip to the archipelago can be a glorious experience, but a one- two-nights stay - or one week - will make you want even more. Find your cabin, cottage and accommodation here.

The Extensive National Park in the Archipelago Sea

South of Turku and the islands Pargas, Nagu, Korpo and Houtskär begin the extensive national park area.

Flora and fauna in the park is both common and unique. Beautiful wooded meadows, which in particular is from Boskär in the west and on Yxskär in the east, as well as the terminal moraine and ground rocks formed during the Ice Age, is a typical example of the archipelago landscape.

The Extensive National Park

The map published with the permission of National Land Survey of Finland 2007

Archipelago National Park

There are limited possibilities to reach the National Park by regular vessels – e.g. to the island of Jungfruskär or to some other of the thousands of islands. We cooperate however with taxi-boats operators in the area. So we are able to arrange for you a comfortable and unique experience, according to your timetable and wishes.

The archipelago accommodation is perfectly located for nature tours to the Archipelago National park area along with a large stretch of the coastline. The archipelago is known as the "Archipelago of Turku",

Excursions

Excursion to the Unesco biosphere area - the island of Jungfruskär in the National Park. Along the 3-km-long nature trail in the island of Jungfruskär you will see the oldest traditional landscape area of the National Park. There is a project in Jungfruskär focusing on development of sustainable nature tourism.

Metsähallitus excursion map

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Aspö island - National Park

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Jurmo is the name of an island and a village in the municipality of Pargas in the outer islands of the archipelago of Turku, Finland. Directly south of the island of Korpo and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the island of Utö, this elongated island is 5 km (3 mi) in length with an average width of 1 km (0.6 mi).

The island has had its own church since 1846 and a bird observatory. Although there are dozen or so permanent residents on the island, they are joined by quite a few part-time residents come summertime. The island of Jurmo was formed during the ice age and is actually a distant continuation of the Third Salpausselkä.

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Jurmo island

Jurmo island

Jurmo island

Jurmo island

Jurmo island

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Services offered by enterprises in the island of Jurmo

- Klas Mattson, cottages - cabins, accommodation: www.jurmo.com

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Jurmo hamn - Wikipedia >>> http://sv.wikipedia.org/

 The islands of Jungfruskär- biosphere Reserve


The island of Jungfruskär - Excursions to the Unesco biosphere Reserve
Jungfruskär is a group of islands, located in the middle of the sound Kihti, about 15 M from Korppoo island.

Jungfruskär is a part of the Finnish municipality Parainen/The town of Pargas. The islands of Jungfruskär are located near several busy channels and have provided shelter for many seafarers through the centuries. According to old tales, one of the islands was also home to a seafarers' tavern during the Swedish rule. Today, ancient monuments from several epochs constitute proof that Jungfruskär once was a "maritime centre of culture" (Westerdahl C, 1980).

Natural trail.

Excursion to the Unesco biosphere area - the island of Jungfruskär in the National Park. Along the 3-km-long nature trail in the island of Jungfruskär you will see the oldest traditional landscape area of the National Park. There is a project in Jungfruskär focusing on development of sustainable nature tourism.

Jungfruskär- biosphere Reserve

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Jungfruskär- biosphere Reserve

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