Kemi Finland
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Hurtigruten (4 Cruises)
Ponant (8 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At the port of Ajos, about 11 kilometres south of the centre. Shuttles and taxis cover the distance in around ten minutes, through a flat landscape of forest, low islands and port installations.
At the far end of the Gulf of Bothnia, where the Baltic runs out against the shores of Finnish Lapland. In summer the sun skims the horizon without truly setting; in winter the sea freezes for kilometres.
The largest snow fort in the world, rebuilt every winter since 1996 and never the same twice: carved towers, a spotless chapel, a restaurant with tables of ice. Specialist craftsmen reshape it year after year.
Yes, but not the outdoor version. A year-round indoor pavilion keeps translucent sculptures and a polar atmosphere: you step in mid-July wrapped in a cape lent at the door.
A collection of more than 3,000 gems and pieces of jewellery, among the richest of its kind in Europe. It holds the model of the crown of the King of Finland — a monarch who never reigned, the monarchy having stalled as a project in 1918 — and a replica of a necklace worn by Marie-Antoinette.
An icebreaker launched in 1960 that long opened the gulf's waters to merchant shipping. In summer it can be examined at the quay in Ajos; in winter it returns to service for tourist voyages found nowhere else.
You walk on the sea ice and float in the freezing water, protected by a survival suit. It is a winter experience: it is not offered during summer calls.
Few monuments, and it is better to know it: straight streets, shops with unshowy fronts, cafés serving cinnamon in every form. The inner waterfront invites a quiet walk with views over the broken archipelago of the gulf.
Unused to crowds, and direct and unfussy in their welcome, in the manner of northern Finland. Conversation has to be earned, but it is not forgotten.
The euro, and almost everything is paid by card, as everywhere in Finland. The one thing to plan ahead is the shuttle or taxi from Ajos.
