Jurmo

Jurmo Island is located in the municipality of Pargas. Jurmo Island can only be reached by boat.

By Public Transportation

• There are ferry services from Mondays to Saturdays to Jurmo from Pärnäinen in Nagu with M/S Utö (finferries.fi)

Boating Trips

• In the summer, local tourism businesses organise boating trips for groups from Nagu and Kasnäs, Kimitoön, to Jurmo. For more information, (suomensaaristovaraus.fi). 

Services

Jurmo Nature Information Hut

• The nature information hut, built in 1999, houses an exhibition on the history and nature of Jurmo Island.
• Hut is open year-round and it is free-of-charge.
• There is no staff at the nature information hut.

The Excursion Harbour

• Harbour number: 802
• Depth: 1,0 - 2,5 m
• Buoys, anchor

Other Services

• The camping site of ​​the national park is located in Moringharu opposite the village harbour. The walking distance from the port is about 800 meters. There is a fire place and a dry toilet in the area. Use of hammocks is not possible because there are few trees. It is recommended to bring water from the mainland. The camping area can be used all year round, even though the area is marked as a protected area on some maps. 
• There are several walking trails on the island. The tips of the island belong to the national park. The western part may not be accessed at bird nesting time, from 1 April to 31 July.
• In the harbour, there is fish on sale, a small shop and a café, water point and a toilet, as well as a recycling point maintained by the Keep the Archipelago Tidy association.
• Cottage accommodation can be inquired about from the locals.
• There are no special accessible services in the island.

History of Jurmo

The archeological remains of Jurmo are among the best-known attractions in the Archipelago. In the land register, the first entries on the village of Jurmo are from 1540. The island has four stone rings called ‘munkringar', i.e. ‘monk's rings'. The purpose of these rings is unknown, but they are thought to have been connected with grazing or to boat crews spending their nights on the island during seasonal fishing. Remains of buildings can also be seen on the island. These are considered to be the remains of chapels.

Other sights include an old windmill, the Jurmo graveyard and a chapel from 1846. Those interested in military history can find remains of a Russian airfield from the period of World War I. Old traditions and a traditional way of life have remained on the island, and the village of Jurmo continues to be inhabited all year round.