Ekenäs Visitor Centre provides information on the nature and
uniqueness of the western Nyland archipelago.
Opening Hours in 2010
3.2. - 30.4. Wed - Sat 10 am - 3 pm
3.5. - 15.5. 10 am - 3 pm
16.5. -
30.6. 10 am - 6 pm
1.7. - 31.7. 10 am - 8 pm
1.8. - 31.8. 10 am - 6
pm
1.9. - 12.12. Wed - Sat 10 am - 3 pm
Note!
Ekenäs Visitor Centre is closed
1.5. and 6.11.
At other times by special arrangement.
Entrance
There is no entrance fee. Groups should make reservations in advance. We
charge for group tours.
Contact Information
Address: Ekenäs Visitor Centre, Rantapuistikko, 10600
Tammisaari, Finland
Tel. int. +358 205 64
4613
Fax: +358 205 64 4614
E-mail:
tammisaari(at)metsa.fi
The Visitor Centre is managed by Metsähallitus.
Directions
By Car
Ekenäs Visitor Centre is located in the centre of Ekenäs (Tammisaari) right
next to the guest harbour.
By Public Transportation
Trains (www.vr.fi) and coaches (www.matkahuolto.fi) travel to
Ekenäs Town daily from, for example, Helsinki and Turku.
Services
- Information and brochures on Metsähallitus products and services.
- Information on
Ekenäs Archipelago National
Park and hiking destinations in the surrounding areas, such as bird
watching towers and nature trails.
- Information on hiking.
- We sell maps of the surrounding area, books, posters and other related
products.
- Guided tours for groups.
- There is summer cafe, restaurants, a beach and a guest harbour close-by to
the Visitor Centre.
Maalta merelle Exhibition (From Land to Sea)
The permanent exhibition displays the distinctive features of the Western
Nyland archipelago from land to sea. The exhibition moves from the coastline to
the inner and then outer archipelago and finally to the open sea. A general
description is given of each areas natural and distinctive features. There is a
dry aquarium, which gives more detail to the zone theme.
The exhibition also tells about algae blooming and the archipelago’s climate
and visitors are given tips on how they can help preserve the area’s fragile
nature.
The aim of the exhibition is to give experiences to visitor. You can, for
example, experience a sun set over the open seas from a "lighthouse".
The Visitor Centre is located in a 160-year-old storehouse.
Auditorium and AV Presentations
- The auditorium seats 50 people. Presentations in English:
- Pictures from the archipelago, DVD 20 mins.
- Gey seal, DVD 10 mins.
- Maamiehen maisema, DVD 45 mins.
- Muutosten maaseutu, DVD 15 mins.
- Luonto palaa! DVD 15 mins.
- The Kvarken - brackish water under change, DVD 18 mins.
- Ennallistamalla ehommaksi, DVD 15 mins.
- Seals in the Baltic Sea, DVD 50 mins
- An archipelago-themed 15-minute film accompanied by music. Length 20
mins.
- Nature videos
- Presentations are shown on request. Groups can make reservations in
advance.
- Presentations are free-of-charge.
- The auditorium can be rented for conference use.
Children’s Play Corner
In the play corner children can draw, read and play board games.
Services for the Disabled
- There is a wheelchair ramp next to the Visitor Centre’s outside stairs.
- The exhibition space is accessible by wheelchair, except for small
sections on the second floor.
- The auditorium is accessible by wheelchair.
- The building has a toilet for the disabled.
Read more about our service
guarantee.
Ekenäs Visitor Centre is Housed in a 160-Year-Old Building
Ekenäs Visitor Centre is on the mainland in an old salt storehouse, which was
built in the 1840’s. The building has previously functioned as a customs house
and an ironmonger’s storehouse. In 1970 one of Finland’s first discotheques was
opened there. It was a popular night-spot, but was closed down due to the fear
that the building would collapse into the harbour. After extensive repairs
Ekenäs Visitor Centre was opened there in 1995.
