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Velkua — archipelago village in Naantali

The Velkua area in Naantali consists of 300 islands of which nine are inhabitated all year round. Velkua, which became a part of the town of Naantali in 2009, has about 250 inhabitants and 1700 recreational residents.

Velkua is a great destination for fishing, boating or hiking — right in the middle of the beautiful archipelago nature. The choice of lodgings ranges from cabins and rooms to a hotel. Several restaurants, guest harbours and well working basic services such as the post office, library and general store ensure a pleasant stay. Two ferries and a commuter vessel make travel between islands easy.

Welcome to the archipelago of Naantali, welcome to Velkua!

Tourist information and timetables in English

Most of the links in the text unfortunately lead to pages that are in Finnish, but the Naantali Tourist Service provides information in English. Visit Journey.fi for timetables and information on rail, bus and ferry connections.

Teersalo

Teersalo () is 29 km away from the centre of Naantali, 45 km from Turku.

There is one daily bus connection (PDF, p. 41) from the Turku bus station to Velkua at 17:15 mondays to fridays and 14:45 on sundays. First take the Turku-Uusikaupunki bus from platform 7. Then change to the Velkua/Teersalo bus at Lemu th (Lemun tienhaara). There are also some service bus lines from Velkua to the centre of Naantali.

Restaurant Rantaklubi and the general store Rantapuoti are located by the sea in Teersalo. On the other side of the road is restaurant Wanha Salakuljettaja which also doubles as the office for the guest harbour. At a distance of a couple of hundred meters is the facility centre Kummeli with a library and a lunch-café. The Sinervo building next to Kummeli houses the post and town service offices. Henttula organic farm and Meriharakka offer comfortable accommodation.

Continue by commuter vessel or ferry

From Teersalo you can continue by a yellow ferry to Palva and from there by ferry to Velkuanmaa. Ferries follow timetables during the day. At night they have to be ordered one hour before the time of departure: 040 0525 901.

The white commuter vessel Kivimo takes you to Palva, Salavainen, Lailuoto, Talosmeri, Munninmaa, and to Ruotsalainen and Rauhala in Rymättylä. During the summer Kivimo also has some routes to Hakkenpää in Taivassalo, and to Norrby, Iniö, in Pargas. Certain smaller harbours are only visited by order or when needed. Book car space before hand: 040 0320 095. Timetable information: (02) 4106 600.

Palva

St. Henry's wooden church from 1793 is a popular sight. The key can be borrowed from the facility centre Kummeli at Teersalo. There is a monument to the 1808 sea battle of Palva next to the church. Velkua school with public education from pre-school to the ninth grade is also located at Palva.

Velkuanmaa

The Vaihela Archipelago Hotel has 11 rooms, three restaurants, wine cellar and a guest harbour. Ateljee Leposka offers a variety of personal ceramic works and gifts.

Salavainen

At Haukka farm one can get accustomed to the life at a farm in an authentic archipelago milieu. See old tools, buildings or hike on the nature trail. Pursihuvilat offers villa accommodation with sea view and all comforts.