Additional information
Day Trip from Oulu to Hailuoto
Activities and services in Hailuoto
Hailuoto village centre
Kniivilä Museum. Open from mid-June until schools' start in August Wed-Sun 12-17 and latter part of August Fri-Sun 11-17. Tickets € 5 / € 0 for under 18s.
Hailuoto Organic Brewery. Opportunity to shop in Finland's first organic brewery shop and enjoy local organic beer in an atmospheric brewery pub.
Luovon Puoji handicrafts shop and cafe. Possibility to local handicrafts and have coffee. No entrance fee.
Cafe Loma. Homemade tasty pastries and barbecue dishes.
Marjaniemi area (beach and fishermen's village)
Guided visits to the lighthouse
Local guides organize guided visits to Marjaniemi Lighthouse. On the day trip days Wednesdays and Sundays, the lighthouse is open from 12 noon to 4 pm. The entrance fee is 10 € / adult, 5 € / primary school child and 25 € / family (incl. 2 adults + 3 children).
Restaurant Aava, Arctic Lighthouse Hotel, lunch daily.
Restaurant Frans, local fish, delicious pizzas and an archipelago buffet in summer. Table reservation is recommended.
Cafe Kaija in the guest marina, barbecue dishes and local fish dishes.
Hailuodon Halstari, fish smokery and small shop.
Ailasto and Hyypänmäki
Ailasto cafe and lunch in old village school milieu.
From Ailasto you can go on a nature excursion to Hyypänmäki. Hyypänmäki is the highest point of Hailuoto, its peak rises 31 meters above sea level. Hyypänmäki is a 2.5 km long sand ridge, which has been formed as a result of the melting waters and ice movements of the ice age and the accumulation of flying sand. Located on the ridge there is also the measurement point of Struve Geodetic Arc from 1842. According to tradition, a hideaway was located in the gorge in Hyypänmäki during the Great Wrath. However, no remains of the building have been found. The name of the place in the current maps is Pakopirtinrotko and it is also known as the “Murder Valley”.
The length of the route back and forth from Ailasto is 2 km. The route is easy to medium. Route guidance from Ailasto.
Tuulesta Temmattu is a home-like summer cafe and shop set up in an old grandmother's house, where handicrafts and art are displayed and available for purchase. Homemade pastries, Huuskola farm ice creams and a quality selection of teas. You can also greet chickens in the café. Distance to Ailasto 3 km.
Bike rental
Luotorent rents bikes. Book a bike in advance from Luotorent's online store, by phone +358 40 860 1363 or by e-mail [email protected]. Price: 4-hour bike rental (12-16) 60e / bike. When coming to Hailuoto, get off at Töyrä stop, addr. Luovontie 687, and take a return trip from the Töyrä stop on the other side of Luovontie.
Hailuoto has great opportunities for mountain biking. Have a good map and ride responsibly with respect for sensitive nature. Stay on existing roads and paths and respect private areas.
Further information:
Bus schedule
On Wednesdays and Sundays, June 29-August 7, 2022. Note. The bus will not run on 17.7. during the Bättre Folk event weekend. During the event, the island will be congested and the Marjaniemi area will be reserved for the festival. Bättre Folk buses serve festival goers, more information festival website.
| Oulu-Hailuoto | |
| 10.15 | Kaarlenväylä street (by Oulu Market Square) |
| 11.00 | Hailuoto ferry |
| Ailasto | |
| 11.50 | Luovon Puoji, Hailuoto Brewery |
| Kniivilä Museum | |
| 12.00 | Marjaniemi |
| Bus operates during the day in Hailuoto: | |
| 13.30
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From Marjaniemi to village centre and Ailasto, you can get on from the bus stops.
Route: Marjaniemi - Kniivilä Museum - Luovon Puoji/Hailuoto Brewery - Ailasto, driving time 20 min. |
| 14.00
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From Ailasto to village centre and Marjaniemi, you can get on from the bus stops.
Route: Ailasto - Luovon Puoji/Hailuoto Brewery - Kniivilä Museum - Marjaniemi, driving time 20 min. |
| Hailuoto-Oulu | |
| 16.00 | Marjaniemi |
| Kniivilä Museum | |
| 16.15 | Luovon Puoji, Hailuoto Brewery (Bus stop Rantatien TH P) |
| 16.20 | Ailasto |
| 18.00 | Kaarlenväylä street (by Oulu Market Square) |
Further information about the trip
This is a guaranteed departure that is implemented without a minimum number of participants. The price is the price of a return ticket. The European Disability Card holder's assistant travels on our tour bus free of charge when the card has an A mark. The cardholder pays for his/her own trip.
If you have a larger group (5 people or more), please buy tickets or let us know in advance the night before departure by 6.00 pm on 08 655 5100 so that we will be able to book a sufficiently large bus. Reserve your own seat also for a child aged 0-3.
Terms and conditions
1. Guaranteed departure and Saaga Travel's right to cancel the trip
This is a guaranteed departure. If there is one customer, the route will be operated.
We recommend to book the trip by 18.00 the night before the departure in order to be able to estimate the number of passengers and to determine the right size of the bus.
2. The customer's right to cancel a trip they have already purchased
The customer has the right to cancel the booking. If a trip already purchased is canceled by the customer no later than three days before departure, we will withhold a cancellation fee of EUR 10 and refund the balance of the amount paid.
If canceled by the customer up to two days before date of departure, no fee will be refunded.
We recommend to have a travel insurance, which covers cancellation and accidents and illnesses during the trip.
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