RECREATION IN BEAUTIFUL NATURE
“My home town is just the right size and beautifully built. The sea is nearby, and people enjoy it.”
Enjoy hiking and the sea breeze The best hiking trails in Rauma can be found on the large islands in front of the town: Nurmes and Reksaari. The trails have signage and are suitable for hiking on your own or with a group or a guide. The stops along the trails have shelters, toilets, campfire sites and wood for burning. Visitors can also book a cottage with a sauna. The buildings have been renovated in the style of old archipelago farms. A brochure with maps of hiking trails near the sea is available.
Fishing
The green is calling
The Rauma fishing licence area covers more than 5,000 hectares of water areas. A local licence is not required for reel fishing on the shore in Kylmäpihlaja, Kuuskajaskari and Poroholma.
Rauma Golf is located just 2.5 kilometres from the Market Square. On the Pomppunen golf course, the fairways are located in diverse forest terrain, with many water hazards. In addition, the course has excellent practice areas.
The natural beauty of Rauma is second to none Underwater nature and cultural heritage are particularly important for the Bothnian Sea National Park. Boating, cruises, hiking and birdwatching are the best ways to explore the archipelago, an area of culturally and historically significant natural beauty. The national park area in front of Rauma has more than 30 kilometres of marked hiking trails. Along the trails, you will experience history from stone ovens built by Russian soldiers in the eighteenth century to relics of world wars. The extensive and fragmented archipelago, which emerged as a result of uplift, is also ideal for canoeing trips.
Boating
Bothnian Coast Road
You can also explore Rauma on your own boat and enjoy the routes and channels and the 300 islands. Poroholma has a guest marina, and Rauma has many service and leisure harbours. See p. 35 for contact information.
The newest national tourist route in Finland runs along the shores of the Bothnian Sea National Park, offering an opportunity to explore valuable cultural heritage. For centuries, it served as an important postal road. Brown signs with a picture of a lighthouse guide travellers to the route.
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Fåfänga – recreation and sea views The Fåfänga peninsula, a rapidly developing recreational area, is the location of the Rauma Summer Theatre, beautiful beaches, a wide range of sauna services, the Kiikartorni observation tower, the renovated Merijakamo service harbour and a restaurant at Fåfänga Pavilion.