By your own boat

The guest harbour has berths for 40 boats. It provides harbour services and has a restaurant, Café Bar Valimo, with a sunny terrace.

The guest harbour is the only permitted landing place on the islands. Landing your boat anywhere else is strictly forbidden because of the waves caused by passing vessels. The guest harbour is located on the southern side of Varvilahti Bay.

Landing instructions and boat channel depths (Guest harbour, only in Finnish).

The guest harbour serves visitors from the beginning of May until the end of September. The sauna and washing facilities, Café Bar Valimo and its terrace and conference rooms are protected by thick granite walls.

How to get there

The guest harbour is located on Susisaari Island, on Varvilahti Bay. The channel to the harbour runs between Länsi Mustasaari and Susisaari and is shown with lateral marks. The Customs building directly opposite the harbour acts as a good landmark. A 5.8 metre (19 feet) deep channel to the harbour from the western side of Suomenlinna is marked on the chart. The depth of the harbour is over 3 metres (9.8 feet). The Suomenlinna water area has a 10 km/h (5.4 knots) speed limit, and propagating waves is forbidden.

Boats are moored on booms. The distance between the booms is about 2.5 and 7 metres (8.2 and 22.9 feet). During busy periods, every effort is made to find mooring berths for incoming boats that contact the harbour by phone. There is a septic tank in the harbour but no refuelling services.