Kimitoön
Discover Kimitoön
Kimitoön (Finnish: Kemiönsaari), literally Kimito Island, is a municipality in the Archipelago Sea, Finland. The main island (which gives the municipality its name) is a large coastal island with rural landscape typical for southern Finland. It is surrounded by inner archipelago and outer archipelagos of minor islands, similar to that in the rest of the Archipelago Sea. In the summer 2023 the official tourist information points are at Sagalund's museum in Kimito and DB Marina in Dalsbruk. For detailed info see the official website Visit Kemitoön.
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Festivals & Events
Experience the vibrant festivals and cultural celebrations of Kimitoön.
There are decent or good restaurants at least in some of the See/Do/Sleep places and in Dalsbruk. Restaurants with limited supply (including places for pizza and kebab) also in Kimito and probably in a few of the other villages. There are no real hotels, but there are nice places to stay overnight. Bathrooms usually shared. Be prepared to pay with cash unless you know cards are accepted. There are cottages for rent in many locations (ask around). Some businesses arrange camping in their tents or hammocks in "exotic" surroundings, i.e. in the Finnish nature. On the main islands, there should be no problem to find places for wild camping according to the right to access. You should probably carry your potable water. Campfires require landowner permission. Mobile phones should work as in the rest of rural Finland. At sea there may be areas with deficient coverage. Be careful when at sea and when getting a lift on a Saturday night. Do not let children or pets into water with algal bloom.
Essential Information
Getting There
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Getting Around & Staying
Where to Stay
There are no real hotels, but there are nice places to stay overnight. Bathrooms usually shared. Be prepared to pay with cash unless you know cards are accepted. There are cottages for rent in many locations (ask around). Some businesses arrange camping in their tents or hammocks in "exotic" surroundings, i.e. in the Finnish nature. On the main islands, there should be no problem to find places for wild camping according to the right to access. You should probably carry your potable water. Campfires require landowner permission. Mobile phones should work as in the rest of rural Finland. At sea there may be areas with deficient coverage. Be careful when at sea and when getting a lift on a Saturday night. Do not let children or pets into water with algal bloom. Otherwise there are few risks. The only non-obvious one is probably the ticks, which may carry TBE or Borreliosis. There are adders, lynx and wolves, but you are unlikely to stumble across them.
Money & Budget
There are decent or good restaurants at least in some of the See/Do/Sleep places and in Dalsbruk. Restaurants with limited supply (including places for pizza and kebab) also in Kimito and probably in a few of the other villages. There are no real hotels, but there are nice places to stay overnight. Bathrooms usually shared. Be prepared to pay with cash unless you know cards are accepted. There are cottages for rent in many locations (ask around). Some businesses arrange camping in their tents or hammocks in "exotic" surroundings, i.e. in the Finnish nature. On the main islands, there should be no problem to find places for wild camping according to the right to access. You should probably carry your potable water. Campfires require landowner permission.
Language & Talk
Kimitoön has a Swedish speaking majority, like the rest of Åboland, and a large Finnish-speaking minority. Most people also speak the other national language decently, and people know English as in the rest of Finland. There are three roads to Kimitoön: from the north via Sauvo from national road 1 (E18) or regional road 110, both between Helsinki and Turku, from the east via Perniö over the Strömma canal (said to be the only place in Finland where tides can be observed) and from north-east along small roads via the Kokkila–Angelniemi ferry. The main village, Kimito, is some 60 km from Turku, 155 km from Helsinki via Raseborg.
Safety Information
Safety Overview
Be careful when at sea and when getting a lift on a Saturday night. Do not let children or pets into water with algal bloom. Otherwise there are few risks. The only non-obvious one is probably the ticks, which may carry TBE or Borreliosis. There are adders, lynx and wolves, but you are unlikely to stumble across them.