Rönnskär

Fäliskäret is the main island in the archipelago of Rönnskär,, West of Vaasa, another treasure recommended by a nice Finnish sailor. On Fäliskäret, there is an old wooden service pier where a few boats can moor along side. The harbour on Fälskäret was a sheltered harbour for the Kvarken pilot station from 1752 until 1983, restored by Metsähallitus, and maintained by the sailors themselves: sauna, BBQ, meeting room (for members), dry toilets, but neither electricity nor water. The concrete pier is rented by a boat club from Vasa and reserved for them as Rönnskär is the back yard of Vaasa sailors. One can moor at the service pier, but could be asked to move if the pier needs to be used for service... The navigation in the Rönnskär archipelago is in very shallow and rocky areas. The harbour is located outside of the faiways (2.4 m deep).

A lot of things to visit by feet on the island or with the dinghy to visits some of the hundreds of islands and islet hosting a very rich bird life.

Belisama on the service pier of Fäliskäret, July 2019
BBQ for all! Picture by Cybèle 17, August 2016

The wooden beacon on the island is the oldest wooden beacon in Finland, dating from 1784.

Wooden beacon on Rönnskär, July 2019
The pilot station and the beacon on Rönnskär, July 2019
Old Rescue Station, picture by Cybèle 17, August 2016
Wooden beacon, picture by Cybèle 17, August 2016
Pilot station on Rönnskär

Getting there

By public transport

There is no regular ferry transport to Rönnskär, but several cruising companies are organising day trips.

See companies details here...

By sailing boat

The harbour on Fälskäret is well protected and maintained, with basic services.

The approach to the harbour is marked by two cardinal buoys (East and West) for a 2 m deep passage, or by watching carefully on the chart plotter and passing further east of the buoys before heading to the harbour.

Rönnskär

  • Coordinates: 63.06160, 20.80613
  • Archipelago with a rich bird life