Welcome to experience Finland's largest cannon on historic Kuivasaari

A unique nature tour to a closed military island from Helsinki's Kauppatori aboard Royal Line's m/s Katarina. Theme tours are available on a limited basis only on three summer weekends in July and August. Salmon soup is served on board.

The main destination of the guided tour is the huge Obuhov cannon tower with 12-inch tubes, which is technically fully operational. On the tour, you can get to know the tunnels and corridors of the 5-story cannon, where 100 gunners operate the cannon. The cannon projectile weighs almost 500 kg and flies 40 km away. There are also other museum cannons from different decades on the island.

The nature and species of the closed island have remained rich with birds and butterflies. There are buildings from the time of the Tsar on the island and the open military home naturally tastes like donut coffee.

Price

• Adult 59€/person
• Child 6-14 years 25€/person
• Child 0-5 years 0€/person

The price includes a cruise ticket, the ship's salmon soup (L, G) or vegetable soup (V, G) as well as guided tours on the island and access to the museum cannon (a part of the ticket proceeds is used for the restoration and maintenance of the cannon).

Schedule

• Sat & Sun 3-4 August 2024 at 10:00 & 12:30

• Sat & Sun 17-18 August 2024 at 10:00 & 12:30

• Sat & Sun 31 August - 1 September 2024 at 10:00 & 12:30

Place of departure and return: Helsinki Market Square (Kauppatori)
Vessel: m/s Katarina

Length of trip

1. Departure time at 10:00

• Return from Kuivasaari at 1:30 p.m., ends at Kauppatori at 2:30 p.m

2. Departure time at 12:30

• Return from Kuivasaari at 16:00 pm, ends at Kauppatori at 17:00
  
  

The duration of the boat trip is about 1 hour. The total duration of the day trip is about 4.5 hours. About 2.5 hours is spent on the island.

NOTE

• Access to the excursion requires Finnish citizenship, so a passport or identity card is required. Identity will be checked upon arrival on the island. On the last Sunday 1 September the tour is also available for foreigners.

• Please dress according to the weather and bring good walking shoes to the island.

• Filming on the island is allowed.