Tour Kalajoki with the help of Kalajoki Travel Guides!
On the guided tours, you will hear interesting tales from the history of Kalajoki and the present day, as well as other fascinating stories of local people, places, and habits.
Dive deeper into the local life and book yourself a guide!
Guided tours can be arranged in Finnish, English and Swedish.
The guides are officially authorized by the Federation of Finnish Tourist Guide Association.
Services and Tours:
- Guided tours in Havula Mansion
- A coffee break with Lady Siiri in Havula Mansion
- Bus tours
- Plassi walking tour
- Jokela vicarage and Kivioja Park tour
- Guided tours in the cemetery
- Tours around Hiekkasärkät by request
- Drama guides: Kala-Saimi and Pahikkalan Hilima. Can be booked for private occasions (booking and info: 0400 208 423 / Sisko Konu)
Additional Information about the services and tours:
Guided tours in Havula Mansion
You get to visit the stunning Art Nouveau–style mansion Havula, built in 1912. This unique place is the former home for the local sawmill owner Oskari and Siiri Santaholma. The mansion is located in Plassi, and it is full of history, beautiful furniture, and antique decor.
- Tours can be booked all year round
- Price 5€ / person
- Address: Plassintie 56. Kalajoki
- Kalajoki Travel Guides: 0400 208 423 / Sisko Konu
- Kalajoki Academy: 044 469 1874
Summer 2025:
- Havula Mansion is open every day at 11-17 (11 am – 5 pm)
- Guided tours start every hour
- Entrance fee 5€ / person
A Coffee break with Lady Siiri in Havula Mansion
A guided tour inside the Havula Mansion and a coffee break with Lady Siiri in the stunning dining hall. A maid will serve sweet and savory traditional treats á la Havula.
- Price 25€ / person
- Minimum of 10 people, maximum of 20.
- Can be booked during the winter season, from August to June.
- Bookings: 0400 208423 / Sisko Konu
Bus Tours
Tours can be arranged according to requests and wishes. We can focus on history, the present day, local livelihoods, tourism, industries, the sea, or combine elements from the past and present.
- Price 95€ (1-2 hours), extra hour is 60€
- Starting point and –time by agreement
- Visits (to Jokela vicarage, Kalajoki church, Havula mansion, Iso-Pahkala ceramic shop, etc.) can be included in the tour
- Booking: 0400 208 423 / Sisko Konu
Plassi walking tour
A guide will walk you through Plassi, the old town of Kalajoki. You will hear stories from the history, architecture and local people of Plassi. The cultural heritage of the area is very significant: a lot of historical buildings have been preserved there. The famous Market Fairs of Kalajoki have been organized in Plassi since the 1600s.
- Tour lasts around 1 hour
- Minimum of 5 people
- Price 5€/ person, payment by cash
- Tours by booking: 050 536 5519 / Kaija Jaakola
Summer 2025 continuous tours:
Jokela vicarage and Kivioja Park tour
The guide will take you to visit the Jokela vicarage and smaller buildings in the courtyard, like Malmberg’s cabin. In Kivioja park, you learn about the life and work of vicar Vilho Kivioja and his wife Alice Kivioja.
- Every Wednesday from July to mid-August.
- Starting point at the vicarage courtyard at 13 (1 pm), address: Plassintie 2.
- No advance booking required
- Tour lasts around 1 hour
- Price 5€/person, payment by cash
- After the tour, you can take a coffee break at the Malmberg’s cabin’s summer café
- Information: 040 5571 325 / Raili Myllylä
Guided tours in the cemetery
Who was Wilhelm von Schwerin, Johan Löfqvist or Kala-Saimi? Learn more about the local people: priests, businessmen, powerful women and many more whose gravestones and memorials you get to visit with the help of our guides.
- Every Tuesday from July to mid-August at 18 (6 pm)
- Starting point is at the bell tower, address: Etelänkyläntie 1
- Tour lasts around 1.5 hours
- No advance booking required (!cancelled if the weather is bad!)
- The tour can also be booked on other times
- Information: 044 555 1955 / Götha Peltola
Kalajoki Travel Guides Association: guides authorized by the Federation of Finnish Tourist Guide Association.
- 040 557 1325 Raili Myllylä
- 0400 208 423 Sisko Konu
- 040 555 1955 Götha Peltola
- 044 535 0753 Sinikka Alajoki
- 044 546 0119 Jaana Siermala
- 040 504 3596 Heidi O´Gorman
- 050 536 5519 Kaija Jaakola
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