Visit Uusikaupunki

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Wonderful wooden houses, interesting sights and events, magnificent sea and nature attractions and other wide range of services are waiting for you in Uusikaupunki.

Whether you are looking for enjoyable city culture, shopping opportunities, a wide range of activities, or a beautiful seaside and the peace of the archipelago, not to worry – you can find all of this in Uusikaupunki. And best of all – all attractions and services are located within a short distance from each other.

There are lots of events In Uusikaupunki, e.g. Merefesti, Crusell Music Festival, Karjurock and the Natural High Healing -wellbeing festival. Then there are sport events, themed market events as well as evening markets of Pakkahuone on summer Wednesdays.

In July, you can take advantage of guided walking tours in the town centre, and wooden houses and their gardens will be open for visitors on September every other year, next time in 2024.

There are many museum destinations such as the historical Wahlberg's house museum and the Automobile Museum. At the Bonk museum, you will be introduced to exceptional inventions and defunctioned machinery. Art House Pilvilinna is artist Raija Nokkala and her husband Pentti Nokkala’s colourful and memorable naivistic art house on the seaside. The attractions and events also have something for the children.

The beautifully renovated Kaupunginlahti bayside with its boulevards and lighting calls visitors to the seaside. There you will also find the most popular summer meeting place, the Pakkahuone guest harbour. You can also enjoy the waves and the sun by joining one of several themed cruises on offer.

On the atmospheric M/S Kerttu, you can cruise to the Isokari lighthouse island. Not forget Kerttu's seal safaris and sightseeing cruises!

The Velhovesi ring route is a route of bridges across the island that takes to the midst of the most beautiful archipelago without having to bother about boats or ferry timetables.