Eckerö is a scattered village and an island, regarded as part of mainland Åland. It is the port for the Eckerö Line, the shortest crossing from Sweden.
- Eckerö post- och tullhus, Storby, +358 40-179-9715. The post and customs house of 1828, by Ludvig Engel and Carlo Bassi, is hugely oversize for the village, as it was built as a symbol of the Russian Empire at the main mail route to Sweden. The building also hosts artists in residence.
- Hunting and Fishing Museum, Fiskeläge 37 (Käringsund; 800 m nature trail from the Eckerölinjen jetty at Berghamn, +358 18 38299. 18 June–16 August daily 10:00–18:00, 1 May–7 June and 17 Aug–29 Aug M–Sa 10:00–17:00, for groups also by request. €6/4/-.
Eckerö post- och tullhus, Storby, +358 40-179-9715. The post and customs house of 1828, by Ludvig Engel and Carlo Bassi, is hugely oversize for the village, as it was built as a symbol of the [[Russian Empire]] at the main mail route to Sweden. The building also hosts artists in residence.
Hunting and Fishing Museum, Fiskeläge 37 (Käringsund; 800 m nature trail from the Eckerölinjen jetty at Berghamn, +358 18 38299. 18 June–16 August daily 10:00–18:00, 1 May–7 June and 17 Aug–29 Aug M–Sa 10:00–17:00, for groups also by request. €6/4/-.
In summer this is almost a beach resort for Ålanders and has a holiday feeling, and a traditional beach style atmosphere. Tip: hire a canoe and paddle to some islands.
- Game safari, +358 45 7343-5996. 45 min safari tour, game pasture with red deer, fallow deer, wild boar, ostriches and llamas. Also accommodation and boat trips. €10/7/5; rooms €60; cottages €120–750/night.
- Märket lighthouse. June–August Tu–Th 09:00 or by request. Lighthouse in the Sea of Åland, on a tiny skerry with the border to Sweden (the smallest sea island shared between countries, and a separate DXCC entity). Trips of 4–5 hours (one hour each way) arranged by the Käringsund guest harbour. Guided tour, coffee and seal watching. Proper clothes and footwear needed. Cancelled in bad weather or with few customers (unless specially arranged).
Game safari, +358 45 7343-5996. 45 min safari tour, game pasture with red deer, fallow deer, wild boar, ostriches and llamas. Also accommodation and boat trips. €10/7/5; rooms €60; cottages €120–750/night.
Märket lighthouse. June–August Tu–Th 09:00 or by request. Lighthouse in the Sea of Åland, on a tiny skerry with the border to Sweden (the smallest sea island shared between countries, and a separate DXCC entity). Trips of 4–5 hours (one hour each way) arranged by the Käringsund guest harbour. Guided tour, coffee and seal watching. Proper clothes and footwear needed. Cancelled in bad weather or with few customers (unless specially arranged).
Restaurants at most accommodations. See Sleep below.
- Cafe Tsarevna, 115-119 Sandmovägen (Next to the Postal office and museum, +358 40 1638112.
Cafe Tsarevna, 115-119 Sandmovägen (Next to the Postal office and museum, +358 40 1638112.
Postal code: AX-22270 Eckerö
- Mariehamn, the capital and only town on Åland.