Siuntio between Cultural Heritage and Nature

Siuntio offers a range of reasons to visit: a distinctive natural area with hiking and cycling trails, a lakeside beach, and several historic sites. Whether you prefer spending time outdoors or are interested in Finnish cultural history, you can choose a different focus for your stay.

Forest and Water

The Kopparnäs–Störsvik recreational and nature conservation area includes Störsvik in Siuntio and is managed as a single area. Its landscapes include the old forests in the interior of Störsvik, Lake Kvarnträsk and its surroundings, as well as lush shoreline forests and meadows. Together, they form a rare and valuable natural and recreational area in southern Finland.

The trails in the Kopparnäs–Störsvik area are suitable for hiking and cycling. If you enjoy following trails through forest and shoreline landscapes, you’ll find a different kind of outing here than at Siuntio’s historic buildings. Karskog Beach is also located on the small, clear Lake Vikträsk. It has a pier and a diving tower.

Church, Museums and Historic Houses

The medieval grey stone Church of St. Peter was completed around 1480. Its star vault and ceiling paintings date from the early 16th century. The completion of the church and the decoration of its interior therefore belong to different historical periods.

Fanjunkars is centrally located in the village centre of Siuntio. From 1864 to 1871, it was the home of Finnish writer Aleksis Kivi. The museum room contains objects from old Fanjunkars as well as personal belongings of Kivi. The site thus connects the history of a home with keepsakes associated with the writer.

The Siuntio Local Heritage Museum is located on the slope of Krejansberget in the church village and comprises seven buildings. The Gårdskulla Agricultural Museum offers a very different type of collection: it has thousands of agricultural artefacts and machines, including tractors. Those interested in rural history can consider these museums alongside the churches and historic houses as cultural destinations in their own right.

Suitia and Sjundby also represent Siuntio’s architectural history. In the 1540s, Erik Fleming had the stone manor house of Suitia built in the Kirkkojoki valley as the main building of his future estate. Suitia Manor stands in the church village on a small field hill among deciduous trees. Sjundby Castle was built around 1560 and was the home of the artist Helene Schjerfbeck’s grandmother.

Trails and Getting Around

One longer route is the 32-kilometre Siuntio–Inkoo route. It starts and ends at Siuntio railway station and has a total elevation gain of around 270 metres. The route includes challenging unpaved sections and is not marked in the terrain. A navigation device is needed to find your way around the route. This information helps you consider the route’s length, elevation gain and difficulty together when deciding whether to take it.

The railway connection and trails also help you get around: Siuntio is entirely within the HSL area, and Siuntio railway station is the terminus of the Y trains. Pikkala Bridge is on the historic King’s Road, which passes through Siuntio. It is reserved exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists.

The municipal swimming pool offers another way to enjoy the water. It is located at Hotel Siuntio and has two pools and saunas. Lakeshores, nature trails, historic sites and the swimming pool offer a range of activities to suit the different interests that may shape a trip to Siuntio.

More destinations: Åminnefors, Pernå, Hanko, Sammatti, Lohja, Vantaa, Tuusula and Järvenpää.

For the overview of the wider region: Uusimaa.