Where do we get the map?

Pick one up at the Suomenlinna Visitor Center before you set out.

No. It's a self-guided route with free admission, so you just turn up and grab a map.

What should kids wear?

The whole route is outdoors on the island in a Helsinki winter, so warm layers, hats, gloves and waterproof boots.

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Lighthouse Keeper’s Route: Winter Story Walk on Suomenlinna

Name: Lighthouse Keeper’s Route: Winter Story Walk on Suomenlinna
Start: 2026-11-27
End: 2027-01-31T23:59:59
Location: Suomenlinnan merilinnoitus

When: Nov 27 - Jan 31, 2027
Ages: Up to 12
Price: Free

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OutdoorsSuomenlinna

Where

Suomenlinna, Suomenlinnan merilinnoitus

Ages

Up to 12

Setting

Outdoors

What you need to know

Self-guided with a map, so you walk it at your own pace with no tour to keep up with
Told as a winter story along the route
Numbered stops on the map, each with a lit window to find

About

A self-guided route around the Suomenlinna sea fortress, told through a winter story. Kids follow a map to numbered spots on the island and look for the twinkling window at each one. It suits families who like a walk with a goal. There is no guide, so you go at your own pace and stop when the kids have had enough.

Free

Dates & times

Fri 27 Nov – Sun 31 Jan 2027

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