Cultural Tour of Western Finland

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Swimming pool at the Villa Mairea. Photo: Jarno Kylmänen / Mairea Foundation
Photo: Jarno Kylmänen / Mairea Foundation
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This seven-night tour allows you to discover the top cultural sights in Western Finland. You can begin your tour from Turku or Vaasa as both towns are connected to Sweden by car ferry (Viking Line, Tallink Silja or Wasaline). You may head in either direction and take the tour throughout the year. You can manage the duration and route according to your own timetable.

Experience Highlights

Turku – Rauma – Eura – Pori – Noormarkku – Kristiinankaupunki – Närpiö – Vaasa – Isokyrö – Seinäjoki – (Alajärvi) – Tampere – Forssa – Tammisaari – Fiskars – Paimio – Turku (8 days + 1 optional day)

Tour highlights:

  • Kauttua Ironworks, the Terraced House
  • Noormarkku Works, Villa Mairea
  • Administrative and Cultural Centre of Seinäjoki
  • Alajärvi Administrative and Cultural Centre, Villa Väinölä
  • Villa Skeppet
  • Paimio Sanatorium
Terraced house in Eura, bird's-eye view. Photo: Tomi Glad / Glad Media Oy
Terraced house in Eura, bird's-eye view. Photo: Tomi Glad / Glad Media Oy
Villa Mairea is located in the Noormarkku Ironworks area, where it was designed as a home for Aalto's friends Maire and Harry Gullichsen. Photo: Johanna Kokkola
Villa Mairea is located in the Noormarkku Ironworks area, where it was designed as a home for Aalto's friends Maire and Harry Gullichsen. Photo: Johanna Kokkola
Guided walking tour of the Aalto Centre is a great way to get to know Seinäjoki city. Photo: Visit Seinäjoki
Guided walking tour of the Aalto Centre is a great way to get to know Seinäjoki city. Photo: Visit Seinäjoki
Alajärvi Aalto center from the street
Alajärvi Aalto center from the street
The living room of Villa Skeppet has an open fireplace designed by Aalto as an abstract sculpture. Photo: Pyry Kantonen
The living room of Villa Skeppet has an open fireplace designed by Aalto as an abstract sculpture. Photo: Pyry Kantonen
The color schemes of Paimio Sanatorium were co designed with Eino Kauria. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation
The color schemes of Paimio Sanatorium were co designed with Eino Kauria. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation

Cultural Tour of Western Finland

Duration

8 days

Accessible

No

Availability

Midsummer - end of August

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Experience destinations

Eura

Kauttua Ironworks in Eura

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Eura

Terraced House at the Kauttua Works in Eura

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Pori

Villa Mairea and Ahlström’s Noormarkku Works in Pori

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Seinäjoki

Seinäjoki Civic Centre

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Alajärvi

Alvar Aalto in Alajärvi

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Raseborg

Villa Skeppet

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Paimio

Paimio Sanatorium

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