HOLIDAY ISLAND AND GUEST HARBOUR

Kuuskajaskari is a former Defence Forces fortress and training center off the coast of Rauma, in the Bothnian Sea National Park. The island offers maritime experiences, atmospheric accommodation and delicious dining experiences, as well as various activities. You can reach Kuuskajaskari comfortably via scheduled and charter water buses. The island also has a guest harbour where daytime docking is free.

The island is open daily 30.5-7.9.2025, and Fri-Sun 12-14.9, 19-21.9 and 26-28.9.2025. At other times open for groups by order (May, September).

Kuuskajaskari has a long history: it is known just as much as a 17th-century pasture, a Russian base, as it is an army defense fortress.

ACCOMMODATION AND DINING

You can stay in cottages (9 cottages for 4 people and 1 cottage for 6 people), or in a tent.

There is a restaurant on the island. The island's café-restaurant Wanha Kasarmi's large outdoor terrace offers a magnificent sea view. 

ACTIVITIES

The island offers various activities for individuals and companies.

Time won't get boring on the island, e.g., on a guided tour you can explore the island's authentic military sites, children enjoy the diving park and kayaking trips are also possible.

KUUSKAJASKARI

Kuuskajaskari is the largest island in the central archipelago of Rauma. The island, about 30 hectares in size and rising up to 15 meters above sea level, is a good two miles or about four kilometers from the mainland. The island's long history includes firing of coastal cannons as well as mooing of cows. Cattle have grazed on the island as early as the 17th century and during the crofter era, there was year-round habitation on the island.

During the First World War, Russian defense structures were built in the area. When the Winter War broke out in 1939, coastal artillery was needed to protect the port of Rauma. The artillery was placed in Kuuskajaskari, which the city handed over to the state. After the war, the island remained in fortress use and hundreds of conscripts have served in the fortress until the end of the 1990s. The geology trail and stone workshop offer an interesting cross-section of the island's bedrock.

DEFENCE FORTRESS

The island has many interesting Defence Forces sites to visit. After the army left, four gun positions with cannons remained on the island, among other things. On one of these, even salute shots can be fired upon request.
The area also has a sea surveillance tower, fire control tower, jogging track, parade ground, and trenches. In addition to the army traces, there is plenty of building stock of various ages, which is nowadays partly in tourism and restaurant use.

The atmosphere of barrack life is still strongly sensing. On a guided island tour, you can visit premises previously closed to civilians: the former barracks building, sea surveillance tower, fire control tower, heavy coastal cannons and the trenches connecting them, as well as caves.

Explore the island's history and see a real cannon shot.