Are you looking for a new adventure and want to reach destinations off the radar of mass tourism? Take a ferry to the Åland Islands and discover this paradise archipelago in Finland!
Långnäs is a small harbour town on the Åland Islands, an archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. The Åland Islands belong to Finland but its population speaks Swedish, and every year several visitors from both countries come to spend their summer holidays between the blue of the sea and the green of its beautiful forests.
⚓The port of Långnäs is a small but important Baltic Sea port. Built in the 1960s, today Långnäs is a port of call that can accommodate almost 3,000 ships a year. It is used as an alternative to the port of Mariehamn, the archipelago's capital, which is about 30 kilometres away.
🚢 Ferries to Långnäs depart from both Finland and Sweden and are operated all year round by the two ferry companies Finnlines and Viking Line.
→ The Naantali Långnäs route takes approximately 5 hours. There are 2 departures per day, you can choose between a daytime and a night time departure, and reach the archipelago from the Finnish town of Naantali, not far from Turku. The route is operated by Finnlines.
→ There are 2 Kapellskär Långnäs departures per day, lasting about 4 hours. It is an excellent connection for those in central Sweden who want to travel to Åland, and it is operated by Finnlines. On all Finnlines ferries to Åland only passengers with vehicles (bicycle, motorbike, car) are allowed to board. Bookings for foot passengers are not permitted.🚗
→ The ferry company Viking Line operates the Stockholm Långnäs connection, with regular departures every day of the year. The journey time is approximately 6 hours and 20 minutes and will allow you to reach this hidden pearl of the Baltic Sea directly from the Swedish capital.
Being a small port of call, the ferry terminal in Långnäs does not have many facilities for visitors, but bars, restaurants, car and bike rental, hotels, shops and supermarkets can be found in the town of Mariehamn.