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Kustavi
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Kustavi is a municipality consisting of more than 2000 islands and rocks in the Turku archipelago bordering on the Åland islands. The centre of Kustavi is 69 km from Turku and 49 km from Uusikaupunki.
Kustavi offers good accomodation, catering and transport facilities as well as opportunities for hunting and fishing. There are guest marinas. You can do shopping in the personal handicraft shops and factory outlets. Holiday packages with varying programmes and excursions for groups of different sizes. Connection vessel services to the archipelago, Åland and, as part of the ring road Kustavi-Iniö-Parainen.
Attractions
• Church, dating from 1783 was established by charter from Gustavus III
• Handicraft village
• Archipelago museum
• Isonkari lighthouse dating from 1833
• Cape Vuosnainen / The ferry port to the Åland Islands
• Vuosnainen and Korra fishing areas, fishing licenses
• Katanpää island with a fortress
• Heponiemi ferry port
Events
- Nuutinpäivän tanssit (Canute’ s day dance) 13.1.
- Kustavi Day 6.6.
- The decoration and hoisting of Midsummer poles on Midsummer Eve
- Midsummer Day dance at the outdoor pavilion of Parattula
- Summer festival on the second Sunday of July
- Volter Kilpi literature week in July
- Salmon market and the Lohihölkkä running event on the first Saturday of August
- Island Culture week, week 35
- Art exhibitions during the summer
- Kustavi GP Fishing competition the first Saturday of October.
More information: www.kustavi.fi
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