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Självstyrelsegården
Åland parliaments free 90-minute guided tours (available in English) explain the autonomous nature of Åland and the election of the Lantråd, Ålands premier.
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Sankta Maria Kyrka
Kvarnbos red-granite Sankta Maria Kyrka dates from the 13th century and contains a fine clover-shaped baptismal font and fragmentary frescoes of the period.
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Köpmanshuset Wasasferne
Köpmanshuset Wasasferne is a museum of local history with reconstructions of a 19th-century post office and some furniture salvaged from the Great Fire of 1852.
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Hiidenportti National Park
This national park offers typical Kainuu scenery, a blend of forest and boggy flatland. The beautiful Hiidenportti gorge is the centrepiece and highlight.
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Fiskars Museum
Near the lake, Fiskars Museum details the ironworks’ evolution and the village that grew around it, with a different display of art and craft each season.
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Hämeenlinna Church
Dating from 1798 the town church was designed by Louis Jean Depréz, court painter for King Gustav III of Sweden. It is modelled on the Pantheon in Rome.
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Kuusamon Ulkomuseo
On a lake near the centre is Kuusamon Ulkomuseo , the local open-air museum, which brings together a selection of venerable farm buildings from the region.
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Runeberg House
National poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg’s former home has become a museum , with a period interior including stuffed foxes and muskets portraying the poet’s love of hunting.
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Presidential Palace
Overlooking the kauppatori, the striking neo-classical Presidential Palace (Presidentinlinna) was designed by Engel and is one of the head of states official residences.
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Pien
The open-air Pien-ToijolanTalonpoikaismuseo is an estate dating from 1672, and consists of a series of historic wooden buildings, some of which have been brought here.
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Vapenmuseum
The Vapenmuseum has a small private collection of Jakobstad gun-nut Bengt Ena, including hunting rifles, machine guns and military pistols dating back to the 1740s.
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Sankt Mikael Kyrka
In Pålsböle, a small village just 5km north of Godby, Sankt Mikael Kyrka features a well-preserved interior including a wealth of medieval frescoes and sculptures.
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Korpo Church
A highlight of Korpo is its medieval church. Built in the late 13th century, it features naïve paintings on the ceiling and a statue of St George fighting a dragon.
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Pargas Church
The Old Town of wooden houses is tucked behind Pargas Church, a beautiful early-14th-century building with whitewashed walls, medieval murals and brick-Gothic supports.
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Turku Cathedral Museum
The cathedral museum has models showing stages of the cathedral’s construction from the 14th century, as well as medieval sculptures and religious paraphernalia.
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Olympic Stadium
Host of the 1952 Summer Olympics, this still-attractive functionalist stadium is a city landmark. It contains the Suomen Urheilumuseo and its tower offers grand views.
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Luontokeskus Ukko
By the Sokos Hotel Kolis upper car park, this modern nature centre has exhibitions on the history, flora, fauna and geology of the park, and information on hiking.
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Jetty Barracks Gallery
Next to the main quay, the distinctive pink Jetty Barracks Gallery is one of the best-preserved remaining buildings of the Russian era, and now has various exhibitions.
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Luontotalo Arkki
Luontotalo Arkki makes for an absorbing look at the wetlands surrounding Pori, particularly with regard to the osprey and other wildlife, which are captured on film.
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Piirola Piha
This little place sells authentic souvenirs, including locally made terva (tar) soaps. On Wednesdays in July, crafty types demonstrate their skills on looms and spinning wheels.
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