Camping in the Finnish Archipelago

The labyrinthine Archipelago Sea is full of islands ranging from large ones with fishing villages and green pastures to tiny windswept islets, barely large enough to stop to catch a breath during a kayaking trip.

Both for the experienced and beginners, doing a day trip or multi-day expedition with a skilled kayak guide sleeping on the beautiful islands is a lifetime experience.

The kayak tour operators are happy to provide you with information about where to go and where to camp. If you, however, don’t hire your own kayak or boat, there are many direct boat transportations to the larger islands that have various facilities and beautiful camping sites.

Twenty-five kilometers southwest of the beautiful seaside town Hanko and a few kilometers south of the magical Kimitoön Islands stands the tallest lighthouse of the Nordic countries.

Bengtskär Lighthouse is by far the most majestical of the archipelago’s sights, towering 52 meters above the sea.

The lighthouse is open to visitors during summer, offering accommodation, a chapel, exhibitions, a café and conference rooms. Daily cruises leave from Kasnäs on the Kimito Island and from Hanko.

The Finns love plain, natural materials in their design. Pure, clean food set simply on display make the picnic experience ever so poetic.