Tour de Road 25: Raaseporin linnanrauniot

The Raseborg Castle Ruins is a nice sight to stop by. It's interesting that this part of the coast is Swedish-speaking area (all the roads signs have Swedish before Finnish texts).

Along the castle ruins there is a cafeteria.

Tour de Road 25: Mustio

The Mustio Mansion was a bit off the Road 25 (Road 186 towards Salo), but it's a very beautiful summer resort and therefore well worth to mention.

Tour de Road 25: Lohja

I've been on summer holiday now for two weeks, and due to family situation I can't make much plans for longer trips at the moment. So I decided to take "Tour de Road 25", with a simple target that I will spend at least one night in Hanko.

Road 25 (Route 25) is also called "Kehä V", it's a circular road from Hanko to Hyvinkää. From Mäntsälä to Porvoo it is called Route 55. Some bigger cities along the road are Porvoo, Mäntsälä, Hyvinkää, Nummela, Lohja, Raasepori.

I started from Mäntsälä in the morning, and my first stop was the Tytyri Mine museum at Lohja. Pyhän Laurin Kirkko is also very nice.

Hämeen linna

The Häme Castle is a beautiful sight, located in the city of Hämeenlinna. Construction was started sometime in the 13th Century, and it served as a jail for more than a hundred years, until 1972. It was then carefully restored to it's former glory as a museum. There are also several other museums (Prison Museum, Artillery Museum) in the castle's area.

Kaunissaari (Sipoo)

I finally had a chance to visit here, as I've been planning it for years. The island was nice and beautiful.. but also seems quite crowded by campers and boaters.. some of them drunk, and looking for a party rather than peace n' quiet..

It takes one hour to get here by boat from Vuosaari, and return ticket costs 20€.

Pukkila

A town approx. 20 kilometers from Mäntsälä. Too bad it started to rain before we really got the explore the sights, like views to the Porvoo river valley from Teikarinmäki. One of the local attractions is the "Japanese Inn" (Japanilainen Majatalo). There is also a bore farm (villisikafarmi) in Pukkila.

Wäinölä Gasthaus @ Sälinkää

THE local bar, with a nicely personalized look and feel, in a small village a few kilometers away from Mäntsälä's centre. They serve good pizza. During the weekend nights one can take "karaoke taxi" to here and back. The gasthaus section also offers a few rooms for travellers.