Scenic spot introduction:

Helsinki's Seurasaari is a beautiful island where you can best experience local folk customs. It is also an open-air Finnish folk house museum and leisure resort. The biggest features of Mate Island are the extremely primitive natural scenery and the largest Midsummer Festival (Midsummer Festival) celebration in Finland. You can fully relax and experience the charm of Finland at the same time. Because of the name of the island, many lovers have chosen to hold weddings here, so this is also a romantic island.

Attractions distribution:

Companion Island is located about 4 kilometers west of the center of Helsinki, connecting the island and the mainland with a white wooden bridge. The island has an open-air museum (Seurasaari Open-Air Museum) as the main visiting location, which retains traditional wooden buildings from the 18th to the 20th century, such as farmhouses, mills, churches, villas, etc.; featured small handicraft workshops and old-style wedding performances And various folk games and competitions are programs not to be missed on the island. In addition, the dense forests, squirrels, wild ducks and other small animals are also another attractive scenery on the island. Every summer when the Midsummer Festival comes, grand bonfires are lit and singing and dancing activities are held on the island. It is the most lively time of the year on the island.

Scenic spot features:

Museums, monuments, islands, seaside, forests
Attraction Address
Travel Guide

travelling guideline:

The Midsummer Festival celebrations are held around June 24 every year. Bonfires will be lit, music will be played, singing and dancing will be held, and a festive parade will be held in the city, which is very grand and spectacular.

Best time to visit:

summer

Shopping recommendations:

(Island shopping) Traditional handicrafts

(Local shopping) Hand-woven woolen products, glass ceramics.

(Special delicacies) crayfish, sea herring, fungi, reindeer meat, and home-brewed beer.

Tourist Transportation

Scenic spot location:

Europe>Finland>City of Helsinki

How to get there:

Take bus No. 24 in front of the Svenksa Theater or Sokos department store in Helsinki and get off at the end.

Scenic area map:

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Attraction Tickets

Companion Island ticket price:

Museum: 8 euros for adults, 4 euros for students, over 65 years old and groups of 10 or more, 2.5 euros for 7-17 years old; family ticket (2 adults + 1-4 children) 18 euros; free for children under 7 years old; closed on Midsummer Day .

Scenic area opening hours:

Museum:

Open only from May to mid-September every year;

May and September: Monday to Friday 9:00-15:00, Saturday and Sunday 11:00-17:00 .

June-August: 11:00-17:00 every day.

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