22 days in Southwest Finland Itinerary

Get outdoors at Oro and Archipelago National Park. Explore hidden gems such as Soderlangvik Gard and Muurla Design Marketing Oy. Take a break from Kimito Island with a short trip to Rosala Viking Centre in Rosala, about 1h 25 min away.

For traveler tips, other places to visit, ratings, and more tourist information, go to the Kimito Island road trip planning website.

Kingston, Canada to Kimito Island is an approximately 21-hour combination of flight and car. The time zone difference moving from Eastern Standard Time to Eastern European Standard Time is 7 hours. Prepare for a bit cooler weather when traveling from Kingston in May: high temperatures in Kimito Island hover around 17°C and lows are around 5°C. On the 3rd (Mon), you're off to Turku.

Sitting at the mouth of the Aura River, Turku is one of Finland's quaintest and most historically rich towns.

Discover out-of-the-way places like The Archipelago Trail and Ispoinen Beach and Sauna. Bring the kids along to Kupittaa Park and Kylamaki Village of Living History. Get out of town with these interesting Turku side-trips: Pargas (Pargas Lime Stone Quarry & ArtBank), Uusikaupunki (Automobile Museum & Bonk Museum) and Korpo Church (in Korpo). There's still lots to do: visit a coastal fixture at Uto, admire the landmark architecture of St Henry's Ecumenical Art Chappel, look for all kinds of wild species at Vepsa Island, and get engrossed in the history at Ett Hem Museum.

To find maps, other places to visit, more things to do, and more tourist information, go to the Turku trip itinerary planning site.

Getting from Kimito Island to Turku by car takes about 1.5 hours. Other options: take a bus. In June, plan for daily highs up to 20°C, and evening lows to 9°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 13th (Thu) to allow time to travel back home.