Guided tours

Enjoy a guided experience!

Guided tours will deepen the experience. Book a tour for your group! Reservations: +358 40 350 0497, info@merikeskusvellamo.fi

Reservation terms and conditions
Guided tours must be booked in advance. A guided tour can be cancelled free of charge two (2) days beforehand, otherwise full price will be charged. If the group is over 15 minutes late, the tour is shorter and ends 15 minutes after the original ending time.

 

Fateful Svensksund  

The tour introduces visitors to the naval battles of Svensksund that were fought in front of present day Kotka in 1789 and 1790. It also tells about the fortress city that flourished in the area after the Russo-Swedish war and about the shipwrecks that lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Read more about the Fateful Svensksund exhbition.

€80 + admission €15/10/0 or Museum Card
recommended group size max. 20 persons
45-60 minutes
tours in English according to availability

North Star, Southern Cross

The tour introduces visitors to the main exhibition of the Maritime Museum of Finland. The tour may include themes such as the life of seafarers, shipwrecks and winter navigation.

€80 + admission €15/10/0 or Museum Card
recommended group size max. 20 persons
45-60 minutes
tours in English according to availability

Blind Dating with History

Leave the choice to us and we will choose an exhibition highlight for you! This may be an individual object or a theme that we think your group will appreciate.

€40 + admission €15/10/0 or Museum Card
recommended group size max. 20 persons
15-30 minutes
tours in English according to availability

Ahoy, Vellamo ahead!

A short introduction to the waveshaped building. What is Vellamo all about? What can you find here?

€40 (admission fees are not included)
recommended group size max. 20 persons or all participants if the the introduction takes place in a meeting room
15 minutes
introductions in English according to availability