The cruise boat Helga is a traditional Finnish churchboat equipped with an electric engine and Viking themed decoration. Helga glides smoothly on the Fjord-like Lake Pitkäjärvi where you can enjoy the surrounding nature, steep and rugged rocks and shore, bird song and the flow of the stream. Lake Pitkäjärvi in Nuuksio was 5000 years ago still a bay of sea where the Vikings sailed to a safe harbor. A very relaxing experience sitting on sheep skins. The Skipper will tell you tales of the Nuuksio nature. We visit Jäniskallio and the rock paintings from the Stone Age, where you can still see a head of a moose on the rock. The painting was found as late as the 1970's. The ancient hunters might also have used the rock as a sacrificing spot and steer moose off the cliff. This summer in 2019 it is also possible to see a nest of osprey on the shore of Lake Pitkäjärvi. Osprey is the largest bird of prey in Finland after eagles.
Cruise to the rock paintings on Viking boat Helga in Nuuksio
General
Classification
activity
Location
Espoo
Nuuksiontie 82, 02820 Espoo
Nuuksiontie 82, 02820 Espoo
Further information
Price 65 € / person, maximum 12 people. Departure time: Saturday at 14:30 pm on August 17, 24 and 31, 2019. Duration: 1,5 hours. Starting point: Pier of the Solvalla Sports Institute. Walk down to the lake shore between Haltia and Solvalla and the pier is on the left, next to the sauna. Please make your reservation at least 24 hours before the cruise starts and take the receipt with you to the shore or buy your ticket directly from the boat on the spot. Note weather permitting! Hard wind, thunderstorms, heavy rain prevent the cruise and the money is refunded to the customer.
The activities are led by uncompromising and professional wilderness guides. Safety and rescue plans are well attended to and the participants to the programs are clearly advised about the safety features in advance. Participating to the activities intoxicated is non-acceptable for security reasons. Please be prepared with outdoor and clothing gear suited for the weather and shoes suitable for the variable terrain. There are life jackets and rain ponchos on board.
Languages
Finnish, English
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for
Travellers, groups
Insurance plans
Sea & Mountain Adventures Oy has comprehensive liability insurance. Participants have their own or employer's travel or accident insurance.
Qualifications
Sea & Mountain Adventures Oy has hosted top quality nature programs in Nuuksio National park since 1994. We have log cottages, meeting services and Finland's southernmost reindeer park in Nuuksio. The activities are led by uncompromising and professional wilderness guides.
Website
Enquiries
Sea & Mountain Adventures Oy
sma@sma.fi
+358505440802
Company id: 1017578-7
sma@sma.fi
+358505440802
Company id: 1017578-7