A Guided Cruise: the Past and Present of Espoo Archipelago

A guided cruise to Pentala and an unique fisherman’s estate that has been turned into an open area museum

Photo: JT-Line Oy / Omar El Mrabt

Half-day-trip starts from Keilaranta in Espoo. We will cruise towards the old fisherman’s estate on a lovely island of Pentala. On the way, an authorized local guide will tell you about the diverse history of the area – its fierce storms, artistic souls and traditional archipelago life, without forgetting the modern era.

Upon arriving to Pentala, we get acquainted with the Archipelago Museum – an old fisherman’s estate that has been turned into an open area museum. A guided tour around the museum area is included.

On the trip to Pentala we will enjoy traditional Finnish salmon soup, and on the trip back coffee and dessert service, and the beautiful nature of our archipelago.

Menu:

• Traditional creamy salmon soup (L,G*)
• For vegetarians, the number of which must be confirmed no later than 12 days before the event:
  Nettle spinach soup & oat cream (M*,G*,Veg)
• The soups also include:
  Island bread, lingonberry country bread (gluten-free bread is available by pre-order)
  Butter (L,G*) & beetroot hummus (M*,G*,Veg)
• Coffee / tea
• Chocolate banana cake (L,G*)

Allergens are marked after the dishes as follows:
VL=low lactose / L=lactose-free / M*=dairy-free / G*=gluten-free / Veg=vegan
*) Prepared in the same facility where milk, wheat and other grains are processed.

Available: from the beginning of June to the end of August

Departure time: on demand

Duration: 4 hours

Example price: from 81,50 € per person, including

• Incl. the guided cruise, a special guided tour on the island of Pentala, and lunch serving onboard and Finnish VAT.
• The example price is calculated based on a group of 50 people.

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Accessibility

The vessel is accessible via a gangway and/or a movable ramp, but we need advance notice if there are passengers in wheelchairs. The bathroom onboard is not wheelchair-accessible.

The island of Pentala and the archipelago museum are partially accessible, and partially challenging with wheelchairs. The paths in the area are made of sand, with pine cones and roots. The area has an accessible bathroom, and the main building of the museum, Villa Rosengård, as well as the break villa Lilla Villan are accessible by ramps.

Sustainability

JT-Line has been awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland –badge in March 2021 to commend their persistent and valuable work towards sustainable travel.

Preserving the unique nature of our archipelago is important to us, and our vessels are solely fuelled with renewable fuel oil. As pioneers we want to take part in developing low-emission solutions. By using renewable fuel oil we reduce our carbon footprint on the route in question by up to 90% compared to fossil fuels.