On the island of Sälgrund, in the town of Kaskinen, is 150-year-old Finland’s first kerosene-operated lighthouse and the surroundings of a former pilot station with its great cultural and historical value.
Visit Sälgrund and enjoy the atmosphere of a summer lighthouse island!
Sälgrund Lighthouse and Pilot Station
Visit the lighthouse island of Sälgrund. Discover the history of the lighthouse and the former pilot station and get to know the island’s hiking opportunities.
Day trip to the lighthouse island
Visit the island along a summery lighthouse tour. You can take a midsummer scheduled boat trip, take your own boat or pre-book a charter.
Cafeteria – Vera’s Coffeehouse
Enjoy savory and sweet goods in the Vera’s Coffeehouse and have a peek of the former pilot station. Open in mid-summer and on request for groups throughout the summer.
Bed & Breakfast
Spend the night in the Lighthouse Island. Stay at the Sälgrund B&B, at the former pilot station or in the outbuilding in its grounds, and spend a summer night on Lighthouse Island.
Getting to the island
We offer boat transport to Sälgrund by request throughout the summer season, from June 1st to September 30th, 2025. In May, transport can also be arranged separately upon agreement.
Upon request, we arrange group transport from either the Kaskinen town center guest harbor (Satamakatu 18) or from the fishing harbor pier (Kalasatamantie 162, parking area). There is parking available at the guest harbor.
The boat trip from the town center takes about 30 minutes, during which you’ll get to see the daily life of Kaskinen residents as well as the industrial and deep-sea harbor areas from the sea.
From the fishing harbor, the journey is just a few kilometers and takes approximately 10 minutes.
Regular boat transport to Sälgrund on summer Saturdays
In the summer of 2025, a regular Kaskinen Sea-Charter boat transport will be carried out to Sälgrund every Saturday (except Midsummer). The transport departs from Kaskinen fishing port, from where it takes about 10 minutes by sea to reach the island of Sälgrund, the port of Laxhamn.
The price of boat transport is 10€/person and children under 12 years 5€/person incl. return transport.
Summer Saturday schedules (7.6.- 30.8.)
Departures (Kaskinen fishing port - Sälgrund): 12:00, 13:00 and 15:00
Returns (Sälgrund - Kaskinen fishing harbour): 14:00, 15:30 and 18:00
Lighthouse trip to Sälgrund on Wednesdays
During 1.6.-20.8. we organise a trip to the Lighthouse on Wednesdays between 11-16. The ride leaves from the Kaskinen Kalasatama, Kalasatamantie 162, taking around 10 minutes to arrive at Laxhamn Harbour at the island. Book your day trip in advance, latest on the previous Monday.
The trip is 59€/ person and 35€/ under 12, including transportation, homemade salmon soup with archipelago bread, coffee and cake plus entrance to the lighthouse.
We can organise day trips to groups (minimum 6 person) also on other days. Book in advance.
Coming to the island with your own boat?
On the east side of the island is located the old fish harbour, Laxhamn.
The boats can go ashore there and the passengers are welcomed to visit the island and enjoy the catering of Vera’s Coffee house during the opening hours.
Coordinates: 62°20,3’ P, 21°12,2’ I
The 800 metres long path takes the visitors from the harbour to the Sälgrund pilot station.
Notice that during the private events the pilot station and the garden are reserved for private use only.