Mariehamn 3-day itinerary

1. Stop 1

   Pommern

   By far the most popular attraction in the whole of Åland! Pommern (built as Mneme) is a windjammer turned into a museum ship, kept in original shape, except arrangement for wheelchair access etc. She is a four-masted barque built at J. Reid & Co shipyard in Glasgow in 1903. She soon became one of the Flying P-Liners, the famous sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz.

2. Stop 2 · 4 min walk

   The Åland Maritime Museum

   This impressive museum preserves memories of the sailing ships, one of its exhibits being the captain’s saloon from the famous four-masted barque Herzogin Cecilie. She was built as cargo-carrying sail training ship for Germany, bought by Gustaf Erikson after World War II and used by him for the Australian grain trade. She ran aground off the coast of England in 1936; her saloon was salvaged and brought to Åland.

3. Stop 3 · 106 min walk

   Kobba Klintar

   A former pilot station on an islet off Mariehamn, where the fairways from Sweden and mainland Finland to Mariehamn meet. In these narrow channels the tall ships of Gustaf Erikson had to manoeuvre by sail to get to their home port. The mist siren machinery of 1910 required the big house that still stands. The islet and the pilot station have become an important symbol and a popular outing destination; they are owned by the city and there is an association caring for them. Museum and summer café.

Eat · Draken Kebab: Popular restaurant serving pizza and kebab.

1. Stop 1

   Maritime Quarter

   Boat building traditions are kept alive at the Maritime Quarter in the Eastern Harbour. Among the red sheds there is a boatyard and a smithy as well as a free-entrance boat and shipbuilding museum. Several small ships have been built here, including the galeas Albanus and the schooner Linden. Restaurant and a handicrafts shop. There is a small chapel by the sea open to visitors. The view of this site is often used in Åland tourism marketing.

2. Stop 2 · 12 min walk

   Åland Museum and Åland Art Museum

   The Åland Museum exhibits the history of Åland from prehistoric times up to the present day. Plenty of artefacts from fossils and archaeological finds to the interior of an entire pharmacy. The Åland Art Museum displays pictures by both old and young Åland artists.

3. Stop 3 · 6 min walk

   Mariehamn Museum

   A vast gallery model of Mariehamn in the 1920s with its wooden houses. Information about the design and history of the town. Also an art exhibition.

Eat · Draken Kebab Stan: Draken Kebab Stan is a listed stop in this neighborhood.

1. Stop 1

   St. George's Church in Mariehamn

   The main church was built in 1927 and is dedicated to St. George. Designed by renowned architect Lars Sonck. Altarpiece by painter Bruno Tuukkanen. Guide leaflets in Swedish, Finnish, and English available.

2. Stop 2 · 11 min walk

   Tullarns äng

   Deciduous forest and a small meadow, part of the Natura 2000 network. A walking and biking route goes through the area. An old cannon from Bomarsund and a copy of Emskär's jungfrudans. At spring you may spot snake's head fritillary or ramsons here.

Eat · Draken Kebab Hamn: Draken Kebab Hamn is a listed stop in this neighborhood.