The best cycling routes around Kökar

If you plan to visit many museums in Finland, then think about buying the Museum Card. It costs about 86 EUR, and gives you access to over 360 Museums in Finland, of which 8 are located in Aland. More details regarding the Museumcard, Museums in Finland and Museum Events here. museokortti.fi Finnish Museums also offer certain days during the month or year where not entry must be paid. Check the website and plan your trip well.

The church dedicated to Saint Anne is the most famous religious building in the Kökar island. It's surrounded by little stone walls and its red roof can be seen from miles away.

From this viewpoint, one of the best ones in the Kökar island, you can see a typical glimpse of the Finnish sea in this area.

Very nice folk museum and right behind it a nice viewpoint for birdwatching. At the Kökar museum you can see, learn and experience how the inhabitants of Kökar used to live. The museum is located in Österbygge-Hellsö old schoolhouse from 1913 and was opened by Kökar folklore society in 1988. There is the permanent exhibition “Another Kökar” that shows life on Kökar in the 19th century up until the 1940’s through a fantastic collection of photos and films. In the main building there is also the old church organ from 1911, photos, old furniture and textiles. At the museum area there are old buildings, but also new houses built according to old style. There is a boat exhibition with old boats and functioning boat engines, a log-house, a furnished cottage and a cowshed with agricultural tools. There is also a pottery and a wooden forge. The unique outside lavatory with ventilation and six sitting holes can be seen at the museum area. Down by the sea there is a boathouse, a fishing cabin and a stone pier with a caisson. The museum is open daily from 11 am to 4 pm from late June to mid August, Wednesday until 8 pm from 25th of June. At other times it is open by appointment, phone +358 457 5244077. https://www.kokar.ax/kokarshembygdsmuseum?lang=en

View from the bridge of the guest harbour Brudhall Hotel and Restaurant https://www.brudhall.com/

Kökar is a wonderful island with the characteristic barren landscape of the outer archipelago. The ruins of a Franciscan monastery from the 15th century, the Bronze Age settlement of Otterböte and the local museum in Hellsö are worth seeing. The island of Källskär with the Ice Age formation "Källskärskannan" also shows the remains of an eccentric Swedish nobleman. It can be reached by boat and the island is also ideal for cycling. It can be reached by the Southern Line: https://www.aland.travel/southern-line

Midsummer is one of the most celebrated festivals in Åland. Ålanders take advantage of the long daylight hours and prefer to celebrate outdoors with family and friends in their gardens, in the countryside, or in the archipelago. Houses are decorated with leaves, and wreaths and bouquets of summer flowers are made. Pickled herring and new potatoes with dill, grilled meat, and strawberries for dessert are usually on the menu, along with chilled schnapps and beer for the adults. For locals and summer visitors alike, the village's Midsummer pole is a center of attraction. It is decorated and set up together. In some villages, music is still played at the local youth center or village hall for the Midsummer Dance. The dancing continues until the sun rises again in the middle of the night.

Guest harbour with various services and a restaurant with a wonderful view