Kasnäs by boat – a service harbour at the southern tip of Kimitoön

Kasnäs is the service hub of the Kimitoön archipelago: in one place you can refuel, shop, eat at the restaurant and relax at the spa. That makes it a good full-day trip or a base for a longer archipelago trip.

Kasnäs is known for its fish. Much of the fish on the restaurant's lunch buffet comes from Kasnäs's own production, and you can buy the same rainbow trout to take home from the village shop. Ferries to the Hitis archipelago, for example to Rosala, also leave from Kasnäs.

The trip suits groups who want to combine a long sea trip, good food and services on the same day. For families with children, Kasnäs has a spa with a children's pool, a swimming beach and an 18-hole mini golf course.

Kasnäs guest harbour has about 100 guest berths, and some of them can be booked in advance through Dockspot. The harbour map marks the guest harbour, Dockspot berths, the shop jetty, the fuel jetty and the seasonal berths in different colours, so moor at a guest berth according to the harbour's instructions.

In summer the harbour fee includes, in addition to the berth, electricity, water, the service building's showers, saunas and toilets, and Wi-Fi. The service building has separate saunas for women and men, a laundry room, a dishwashing point and a baby care room, and from the sauna benches you can watch the life of the harbour.

You can moor at the shop jetty for up to three hours while you visit the village shop. The harbour also has water filling and septic tank emptying, and the harbour staff are happy to help with weather information.

Outside the summer season the harbour office is open mainly at weekends in spring and autumn and closed in winter, when the harbour fee is paid at the restaurant or the spa reception. The service building is closed in winter, but the harbour fee then includes entry to the spa.

Fuel is available at the fuel jetty around the clock all year round, including 98 petrol. The Buster Magnum runs on 98E5.

The restaurant is open all year round. The breakfast buffet is open to everyone, and the lunch buffet has a salad and fish table and two hot dishes. In the evenings Kasnäs Paviljong serves an à la carte menu made from local ingredients, and at weekends the pizza oven is fired up. In summer the harbour terrace serves drinks and ice cream.

The spa is open all year round, also to day visitors. Indoors there are children's, therapy, whirlpool and cold pools and 25-metre lanes, and outdoors warm pools, a children's pool and two hot tubs. The spa café also serves passers-by, and pets are welcome on its terrace.

Kasnäs also has two saunas that are booked separately: the wood-heated Sauna Nordwest, with a swim ladder straight into the sea, and the Neptun beach sauna with hot tubs. There is a swimming beach with a jetty near the hotel, and equipment for the 18-hole mini golf course, tennis, padel and boules can be rented or borrowed at the reception. There are three nature trails of 3, 5 and 8 kilometres.

The village shop Kasnäs Handel is open all year round. It has a bake-off counter, products from local producers, a post office, an Alko pick-up point and Kasnäs's own fish products, such as gravlax and cold-smoked salmon. In summer the shop also sells hand-peeled prawns.

Opening hours and prices vary by season, so check the latest information on the Kasnäs website before you go.

The Kasnäs hotel stands on the shore rocks, and almost all rooms have a sea view. There are 39 rooms and two suites, and the suites have their own sauna and jacuzzi. The hotel also has family rooms, rooms with a kitchenette and rooms where you can bring your pet.

A hotel stay always includes breakfast and use of the spa and gym. The area also has a caravan site. Kasnäs makes a good base for a trip of several days in the Kimitoön archipelago, for example to Rosala, Högsåra or Örö.

When you rent the Buster Magnum from us for several days or even a week, you can stay the night and continue your trip the next day. Book accommodation directly with the provider.