Stories
Take a look at hikers’ and explorers’ experiences on their backpacking adventures to find some great tips and ideas for planning your own trip.
Esters vandringsblogg
Hur är det att pilgrimsvandra i grupp? Ester Miiros-Hollsten delar med sig av sina erfarenheter från den första arrangerade gruppresan längs S:t Olofs sjöled sommaren 2018. Ester vandrade från Åbo till Kökar. Som en bakgrund till Esters resa: En...
Kökar, center of the Baltic Sea
Clara, Daniela and Annika walked the St Olav Waterway route from Galtby, via Kökar and Långnäs to Mariehamn and fell in love with Kökar.
Spring pilgrim hikers in the Finnish Archipelago
At the same time as the first ice-melt, the first pilgrims have arrived along with flocks of migrating birds. Tourism students from Finland, France, Germany and Turkey have walked St Olav Waterway through the Finnish Archipelago.
The importance of preparation
It was clear from the very beginning that we would test the route from Åbo to Korpo by bike, not by foot. We knew we had a lot to plan and organise before we could head out, and we gave ourselves loads of time by picking a date a couple of months prior to our eventual departure.
Un pèlerin français
En tant qu’étudiant en échange en Finlande, notre école Novia situé à Turku dans le sud de la Finlande, prend part à ce projet qui consiste à créer un pèlerinage reliant la Finlande jusqu’à la Norvège, c’est donc un très gros projet en relation avec l’Union Européenne.
A Portugese pilgrim on St Olav Waterway
Duarte from Portugal started his journey before the official opening of the St Olav Waterway.
Pilgrim över havet
Åländska storbåtar ska segla pilgrimerna över havet längs leden som startar vid Åbo domkyrka och slutar vid Nidarosdomen i Trondheim. Man kan redan vandra längs leden, men fullt utbyggd är den om tre år.