Raseborg’s tourism services as well as the tourist information in Raseborg’s museum are closed during Easter (7.-10.4) and we will serve again as normal by phone and e-mail on Tuesday 11 April at 9-16.
During the Easter weekend, you will find information and inspiration on our website, in our Easter article, in Raseborg’s event calendar and on our Facebook page.
Happy Easter!
During this year’s perhaps most colorful holiday, Raseborg is filled with delicacies for young and old. Visit the city’s colorful markets, fill your stomach with delicacies from restaurants and cafés and shop locally from the city’s charming shops. For the youngest, Easter hunting is arranged in Billnäs Village and in the Old Town in Ekenäs.
1.4 Easter event for the whole family, Karis
1.-23.4 Easter trail, Snappertuna
6.-10.4 Colourful Easter egg hunt in the Old Town, Ekenäs
7.-10.4 Easter at Hammarbacken, Fiskars
7.-10.4 Easter Dine & Stay, Billnäs
8.4 Karis Easter market, Karis
8.4 Easter market, Bromarv
8.4 Easter egg workshop, Fiskars
8.4 Easter tournament, Ekenäs
8.4 Easter buffet at Restaurant GH Fyren, Ekenäs
8.-9.4 Easter menu at restaurant Åminnegård, Pojo
9.4 Easter egg hunt, Billnäs
For more events, check out our event calendar and our Facebook page.
Whether you visit Raseborg during the day or stay for a few nights, the restaurants and cafés are happy to spoil your taste buds with fantastically good local delicacies. Stay and enjoy the food on site, or buy home local produce from the town’s markets.
During Easter, the city’s churches and parishes are filled with programs for young and old. On Visit Raseborg’s website you can read more about Raseborg’s seven churches and on the parishes’ websites about the programs during Easter.
Ekenäsnejdens svenska församling (in Swedish)
Karis-Pojo svenska församling (in Swedish)
Raaseporin suomalainen seurakunta (in Finnish)
Happy Easter!
In Ekenäs’ outermost archipelago you will find historical Jussarö, which has been a very well-known port for seafarers for over 700 years. The island, located in the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park, has a unique history associated with fishing, shipping, defense activities and mining.
This summer you can easily visit Jussarö from the center of Ekenäs. The approximately 2-hour boat trip starts at the summer restaurant Knipan or from the Northern Harbour and offers a beautiful archipelago view of both the inner and outer archipelago. Between 3.6–2.9.2022, you can travel to Jussarö daily, and in May and September during the weekends. Timetables can be found on Jussarös Facebook page.
During the summer, guided tours are arranged where you can become enchanted by the island’s nature, fishing, history and present. If you feel that a day trip is too short to enjoy the tranquility of the outer archipelago, you can extend your stay with an overnight stay. On Jussarö there is also Café Ön which serves freshly brewed coffee from 3.6.2022.
Tip! Make the most of your stay and explore the island together with a guide. You can also travel to Jussarö with a taxi boat.
Enjoy untouched nature this summer and go to Jussarö – the island that offers a lot to see and experience!
The Biennale that combines design, architecture and contemporary art will be organized for the second time in the unique Fiskars Village from 22 may to 4 September 2022. The Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale program consists of three main exhibitions and a versatile parallel program. The Biennale will offer a topical, egalitarian platform for encounters between makers and enthusiasts.
All main exhibitions are located within a short walking distance from each other. Fiskars is located in the town of Raseborg about one hour’s drive west of Helsinki. You can take a bus from Helsinki to Fiskars Village or a train from Helsinki to Karjaa, which will take about one hour plus about 15 km by taxi, local bus or bicycle.
Explore the main exhibitions of Fiskarsbiennale with only one ticket. Tickets can be purchased from Onoma’s online store or on site.
On Wednesday the 8 of December 2021 the new bicycle route, taking you through Uusimaa and Kymenlaakso, was launched! During the almost 900 kilometer long route, which runs between Hanko and Kouvola, you can experience everything from are unique natural treasures, to cultural history and rural romance.
Read more about the new bicycle route here.
Dark Weekend is an event-filled weekend arranged by locals to celebrate our beautiful villages’ and regions’ history and fascinating stories. Arranged in Halloween, the event will offer the Western-Uusimaa hygge in the form of for example storytelling nights, themed meals, night museums and ghost adventures – not to forget the delicious, locally produced foods and drinks!
Due to the pandemic the weekend will be composed of a multitude of smaller events, arranged following the current recommendations. If you have questions about any of the events, please contact the organizer of the specific event.
You can find the program of the weekend in Raseborg’s event calendar, and the events arranged in Hanko will be listed in their event calendar.
The Dark Weekend is a themed event arranged together with the cities of Raseborg and Hanko, as well as local organisations, companies and event organizers. All the event organizers can freely announce their events in the cities’ event calendars, where the public will easily find all information regarding the event.
With the summer bus you can effortlessly visit Hanko’s and Raseborg’s greatest destinations! Stop for a seaside coffee in Ekenäs or visit idyllic Billnäs Village’s brand new terrace! The bus route has been made possible through a collaboration between the city of Raseborg and Hanko.
Thursday-Saturday from Hanko to Fiskars
Hanko at 9:30 a.m.
Ekenäs at 10:00 a.m.
Karis at 10:20-10:35 a.m.
Billnäs at 10:42 a.m.
Pojo at 10:50 a.m.
Fiskars at 10:55 a.m.
Antskog at 11:00 a.m. (if needed)
Thursday-Saturday from Fiskars to Hanko
Antskog at 14:55 p.m. (if needed)
Fiskars at 15:00 p.m.
Pojo at 15:05 p.m.
Billnäs at 15:12 p.m.
Karis at 15:20-15:35 p.m.
Ekenäs at 15:55 p.m.
Hanko at 16:25 p.m.
Plan your trip and book your ticket via Matkahuolto!
Award-winning Fiskars Village offers high-quality and locally produced Christmas gifts in nice little shops all over the historical ironwork village. You can choose from beautiful, Finnish design products, handicraft and arts. You can also visit Fiskars Museum, the winter exhibition at Karin Widnäs ceramic museum KWUM and rest your legs at the village’s atmospheric restaurants and cafes. More info about the Fiskars Christmas markets, events, shopping and bus connection from Helsinki on the village website.
The wooden house idyll Ekenäs offers a popular Christmas opening on the pedestrian street Kungsgatan and the market square on November 28th at 10 o’clock. The same area is also a popular Christmas shopping area throughout December. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, many people come to get their Christmas foods on the market place at 7-14. If you want to rest your legs during the Christmas shopping, you can also try Ekenäs’ cozy cafés, such as Carl de Mumma, Cafferie by the market square or Wi-Box café next to the pedestrian street.
The best way to calm down and find that peaceful Christmas atmosphere, is to enjoy a traditional Christmas concert in one of our beautiful old churches. The Raseborg events calendar offers you a list of Christmas markets, exhibitions, concerts and workshops, be sure to check it regularly for new events. You can also look through our selection of events at the bottom of the page or find even more events on our Facebook page.
During the holidays, you can go out for a walk in our beautiful parks and forests, or enjoy a movie at our cozy retro cinema theaters Bio Pallas in Karis and Bio Forum in Ekenäs.
In Raseborg you have all you need for a perfect fishing trip. Whether you’re after a chill boating trip with a few tosses of a fishing rod or weeks living a fisher’s life out in the sea, we’ve got you covered! If you don’t have a boat of your own, you can hire one from a local entrepreneur. Raseborg also offers you several fishing trip organizers, who will tailor you all inclusive fishing trips with the newest equipment for both small and bigger groups.
We’re happy you’ve picked Raseborg as your destination! Raseborg arcipelago’s small islands and bays are unique in their beauty – we know you will fall in love with them. From our waters you’ll catch for example pike, pike-perch, burbot and whitefish. Remember to also step ashore! You’ll find hidden treasures you don’t want to miss.
In Raseborg there are several guest harbors that will get you in the real archipelago atmosphere. How about dropping by for a coffee in the beautiful Sommaröstrand or in the archipelago village Bromarv? If you fancy exploring the fascinating, lush archipelago nature, make a stop on the national park’s largest island Älgö. There you’ll find a nature trail, a lookout tower and a charming old fisher’s house. The old mining island Jussarö is also certainly worth a visit – the island has a fascinating history as an army base, but the island also surprises with the beauty of its nature. If you want to see more ascetic archipelago environment, visit the islands of Fladalandet or Mondermagan, the previous one protected as a culturally invaluable landscape.
If you want to go camping in the archipelago, you have numerous options. Further from the mainland, you can camp for example in Fladalandet or Mondermågan. You can also camp in other islands per the everyman’s rights. Remember in all cases to check beforehand where camping is allowed, because in some areas of the national park camping is prohibited. There’s also one camping site with broad services in the archipelago, in Kopparö, and another in Ekenäs.
Are you longing for a fishing trip, but don’t own a boat? We’ve got you covered! You can either rent a boat for yourself, or book a guided fishing trip from a professional fisher. Find out more of the fishing services in Raseborg here.
There are local restrictions and rules for fishing in Ekenäs and Raseborg area. Here you’ll find the map, restrictions and instructions Metsähallitus has made about fishing in Ekenäs archipelago national park (Finnish and Swedish). If you need translation or clarification, contact eraluvat@metsa.fi or call the Metsähallitus service number +358 (0)20 69 2424.
What licences and fees do you need to pay for fishing in Raseborg? The fisheries management fee is required in Finland, if you are between 18-65 years old and will be fishing with lures or traps or crayfishing. The amount of the fee for year 2020 is 45€/ year, 15€ / week and 6€/ day, and it entitles you to fish in nearly the whole country using one rod. In some areas and cases however, anglers will also require the permission of the owner of a given water area. The proceeds from the fisheries management fee are used to manage fishing waters and fish stocks, as well as providing advice to anglers and monitoring fishing activity. For more information, please check eraluvat.fi. You can also email eraluvat@metsa.fi or call the Metsähallitus service number +358 (0)20 69 2424.
You don’t need to pay the fee if you’re only ice fishing, hook and line fishing or fishing with a simple herring rig. However, in some areas fishing with these means can also be prohibited or restricted.
Angling with more than one rod and trap fishing require a fishing permit in addition to paying the fisheries management fee. These permissions are sold by the owner of the water area. There are also restrictions in Raseborg’s archipelago in protected water areas, rapids and running waters with migratory fish stocks, and other special locations. Find out about the restrictions here (Finnish and Swedish) and more information here.
Are you a local and wishing to fish with traps? Find out information about fishing permits in Raseborg’s water areas here (Finnish and Swedish).
Remember to mind yours and your crew’s safety! Before heading out to sea, make sure you have the skills and equipment you need. Make sure someone that stays on the shore knows where you’re headed and when you plan to return, and always check the weather forecast beforehand. Find out more about safety and responsibility here.
Remember to consider other boaters and the people living on the shores. Locals thank you for keeping a distance to their cottages and docks! When fishing, remember also to keep at least a 50m distance from marked traps, and take care of the beautiful archipelago nature.
On the water, remember to follow the good fishing etiquette. For example the following is good to keep in mind:
Here are some useful links:
If you have had enough of crowded shopping centers and noisy streets in Christmas time, Raseborg’s picturesque small towns and villages offers a completely different Christmas experience. Here you can wander outdoors in fantastic, historic environments and admire the cozy Christmas windows and atmospheric old buildings.
One of the best ways to get a real Christmas atmosphere is to visit our various Christmas markets in eg Ekenäs, at the organic farm Mörby Gård or the Härkätalli shop in an old stable in Billnäs village. Here you can shop handicrafts, decorations and locally produced foods and drinks for the Christmas dinner.
Award-winning Fiskars Village offers high-quality and locally produced Christmas gifts in nice little shops all over the historical ironwork village. You can choose from beautiful, Finnish design products, handicraft and arts. You can also visit Fiskars Museum, the winter exhibition at Karin Widnäs ceramic museum KWUM and rest your legs at the village’s atmospheric restaurants and cafes. More info about the Fiskars Christmas markets, events, shopping and bus connection from Helsinki on the village website.
The wooden house idyll Ekenäs offers a popular Christmas market on the pedestrian street Kungsgatan and the market square on 7-8 December. The same area is also a popular Christmas shopping area throughout December and on Wednesdays and Saturdays, many people come to get their Christmas foods on the market place at 7-14. If you seek for an old-fashioned Christmas atmosphere, visit the Café Gamla Stan Christmas cottage, where you are greeted by home baked pastries, a nice fireplace and local crafts. If you want to rest your legs during the Christmas shopping, you can also try Ekenäs’ other cozy cafés, such as Carl de Mumma, Cafferie by the market square or Wi-Box café next to the pedestrian street.
The best way to calm down and find that peaceful Christmas atmosphere, is to enjoy a traditional Christmas concert in one of our beautiful old churches. The Raseborg events calendar offers you a list of Christmas markets, exhibitions, concerts and workshops, be sure to check it regularly for new events. You can also look through our selection of events at the bottom of the page or find even more events on our Facebook page.
If you happen to celebrate Christmas in Ekenäs, the traditional Christmas Peace is declared on Christmas Eve at 18 o’clock from the stairs of the Old Town Hall next to the market square . During the holidays, you can go out for a walk in our beautiful parks and forests, or enjoy a movie at our cozy retro cinema theaters Bio Pallas in Karis and Bio Forum in Ekenäs.
Raseborg’s tourism services are closed 23.12-31.12.2019, but during the Christmas holidays you can get tourist information at the newly renovated EKTA museum in Ekenäs between 27-29.12.2019 (closed on new year’s eve and day). The museum also has many nice exhibitions and a café with a cozy museum shop.