Situated on the Gulf of Bothnia, Uusikaupunki is known especially for its beautiful seaside and marvellously preserved wooden houses. See futuristic concept cars and luxury vehicles in Uusikaupunki Automobile Museum, or have a great time with your family in the Bonk Museum. In summer, archipelago cruises visit the Isokari Lighthouse and the Katanpää Fortress Island. You can also explore the archipelago by bicycle, on the Velhovesi Ring Road.
Start your city holiday in Uusikaupunki by touring the wooden housing district. Here you will find the Wahlberg House, a part of Uusikaupunki Museum. Both seafaring history and modern shipbuilding are presented in its halls. The Seaman’s Home Museum is nearby, as is the Sea Pilot Museum, an authentic nineteenth century sea pilot station.
Cross a short bridge to the wacky Bonk Museum, containing the inventions of the fictional Bonk family. You and your children can even invent new Bonk gadgets. Uusikaupunki Automobile Museum illustrates the history of motor vehicles. The museum has been called the most significant of its kind in Finland, and includes the very first Finnish car, built in the early 1900s.
While on holiday in Uusikaupunki, you should get acquainted with the beautiful archipelago. Trips are available to destinations such as the Katanpää Fortress Island, with its old garrison and nature trails, and the Isokari Lighthouse. It is best to see Isokari on a guided tour that includes a visit to the top of the lighthouse.
Shipwreck tours offer an exciting peek under the surface, and seal safaris visit the Sandbäck Nature Conservation Area, where you might come face-to-face with grey seals. It is also easy to visit the Bothnian Sea National Park, where clear and clean waters make an ideal place for snorkelling and diving.
Uusikaupunki is easily reached by car, and there are buses between Uusikaupunki and Turku almost hourly. Connections to nearby Rauma are also good. Uusikaupunki is a dream destination for boaters and yachtsmen, with an award-winning guest boat dock right in the middle of the city.
