Sights and activities

The sunshine city of Naantali is known as the home town of the Moomins. The President of Finland also enjoys spending time here, and guided tours of the Kultaranta Garden are available to the public during the summer.

Culture lovers can learn about life in the former monastery town at the museum, visit the Casa Haartman artist’s house, or see the unique Herring Heritage Centre Dikseli’s museum. The churches and museums of the archipelago offer insight into the history and way of life of the archipelago.

Naantali’s attractions are generally open during the summer season. Check the dates on the attractions’ websites.

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Naantali Church

Naantali’s seascape is crowned by a beautiful white stone church. Built in 1460–1480 as the church of a Catholic Bridgettine convent, it is the only part of the monastery that remains today.
Kultaranta

In Kultaranta, you can tour the magnificent gardens of the presidential summer residence and learn how presidents have spent their summers at the residence and in Naantali.
Moominworld

Moominworld – a place where summer joy is at its peak!
Casa Haartman

Casa Haartman, located in central Naantali, is the studio home of artist Axel Haartman and his wife Hedvig. Designed by architect Erik Bryggman and completed in 1926, the building represents Italian-inspired classicism. Behind its understated facade, visitors discover the couple’s art, lifestyle and unique glimpse into their world.
Naantali Museum

Located in Naantali Old Town, Naantali Museum offers a deep look into local history. The story of ‘Armonlaakso’ (Valley of Grace), shaped by the Bridgettine convent founded in 1443, is intertwined with the monastery, the spa tradition, and Naantali’s unique location between Turku and the archipelago.
Naantali Old Town

Come and be enchanted by the beauty and unique atmosphere of the Old Town! Naantali Old Town is home to cafés, restaurants, the Naantali Museum, and small boutiques. In the narrow streets, you can feel the breath of history with all your senses. The old wooden buildings have played a significant role in the history of Naantali.
Rymättylä Church

Rymättylä Church was built in the Middle Ages on an isthmus between two sea bays. Kirkkolahti was a sheltered harbour, and what is now Lake Kirkkojärvi was also a sea bay at the time.
Merimasku Church

Merimasku’s first wooden church was built as early as 1648. It was dismantled after the Great Northern War. The current cruciform church, completed in 1726, is the sixth-oldest wooden church in Finland that is still in continuous use.
Velkua Church

Built on Palva Island in 1793, this wooden church was constructed by the people of Velkua themselves and is a popular local landmark.
Theater Emma

Emma Theater is located on the scenic island of Kailo, right next to Moominworld. During the day, the theater is used by Moominworld, and in the evenings it serves as a summer theater for adults.
Rymättylä Museum

At the Rymättylä Museum, you can learn about everyday life in the archipelago. The museum complex includes a main building dating from the 18th century, as well as a barn and a milk house from the 19th century, both still standing in their original locations.
Herring Heritage Museum Dikseli and the Mill Museum

The seaside town of Rymättylä is known for fishing, and herring has played an important role in local history and culture.
Kollola Heritage House

Kollola Heritage House is a former crofter’s cottage from the Isotalo farm in Järvensuu village, Merimasku, redeemed as an independent property in the 1920s. It is located near Lake Taattistenjärvi, along the old road from Merimasku to Rymättylä.