Other Riilahti experience services:
Riilahti is located only about 1.5 hours from Helsinki and Turku! In addition to organic farming and livestock breeding, we offer various experience services, nature trips and parties. The cultural and historical milieu of the Riilahti manor, the wilderness of the archipelago and the uninhabited seashores offer great opportunities for great adventures.
Recreation and adventure
We organize various nature-themed adventures and group trips in nature and in the manor yard. Do you want to go on a trip in the magnificent, clean Finnish archipelago landscapes or get to know the farm animals? You can, for example, combine your company meeting day with versatile recreational services. We can organize nature-themed trips to the smugglers’ caves and the Haukkavuori viewpoint cliffs. Excursion destinations can also include the Riilahti Naval Battle Memorial or the observation tower with views all the way to Hanko.
As recreational services, we offer, for example, fishing, canoeing, wilderness adventures, playful Olympics or nature-themed quizzes, including cooking over an open fire in the heart of the archipelago. We can also organize introductions to farm work and animal care. We also welcome school groups and camp schools.
Riilahti Island Hike
We can tailor different nature tours and offer a full-day tour with a guide; Riilahti Island Hike. Along the way, you can see, for example, a natural spring where you can drink water, wartime defense structures, the panoramic views of Haukkavuori and smugglers’ caves. Possibility of a nature-themed quiz along the way.
Mahdollisuus luontoaiheiseen tietokilpailuun matkan varrella.
Example of an island hike day:
9.00 Welcome coffee and sandwich in the “Old Stable” of Riilahti Manor. Introduction of the guide and the farm
9.30 Departure by car to the wilderness. The island is reached by crossing the “Strömmen” on the cable car (also a bridge is in use)
10.00 The Storö hike begins. The island is hiked along its southern and western shores for about 3 km. Along the way, stories about nature and historical accounts, e.g. About the naval battle of Riilahti (1714) and the war of Hanko (1941) where Riilahti served as the Finnish front
13.00 Lunch at the rest area, cooked over an open fire. Ask about lunch options (the rest area can also be reached by car). Possibility of guided fishing at the rest area
14.30 Smugglers’ caves and a short hike to the shore, from where you can take a rowboat across to the mainland. The last stage is in the park and nature reserve of Riilahti Manor (rare deciduous trees and monuments, stories that breathe history)
17.00 Back in the manor yard
There is also the possibility of farm accommodation before or after the hike in the cottages in the manor yard (accommodation in 2-4 person rooms). After the hike, a beach sauna and dinner can also be ordered.
Number of participants 5-25 people. Ask for an offer with lunch options.
Meeting and dining facilities
The beautifully restored premises of the old manor house have atmospheric meeting and dining facilities. The Old Stable of the manor has been restored for meetings and dining for up to 65 people. The old servants’ hut can accommodate about 30 people and the attic of the Old Stable has a separate meeting room for 20 people. The attic of the barn also serves as a dining or party space for over 100 people if necessary.
At the end of the meeting day, you can refresh yourself with various programs; on a nature trip or, for example, fishing or kayaking, relax in a wood-fired sauna, enjoy the manor’s archipelago delicacies, carbon-neutral Hereford organic meat or game. For example, order Katariina’s dinner and let the atmosphere of the past take your thoughts with you… Ghost stories and dinners can also be part of the program. Does your group dare to go on a “ghost walk”?
The ingredients for the dishes mainly come from our own farm and from local producers and fishermen.
We offer tailor-made packages for companies and groups for one or more day stays.
Parties
We also organize various parties and weddings. The wedding ceremony can be held, for example, in the “Temple” of the English Park and the wedding party can be held indoors or in a party tent, depending on the number of people.
The Bromarv church is 4.5 km away.
The old stable has A-license and we can organize birthday parties, crab parties, etc. with our catering services.
Group travel
Guided tours in the beautiful manor surroundings can be arranged for groups upon request. Destinations include the Riilahti Naval Battle Memorial or the old 19th-century English-style park.
Riilahti Manor can arrange a suitable farm and adventure program for camp schools, and the estate can also serve as an excursion destination for school groups.
We also arrange combined guided tours to Riilahti and the beautiful 17th-century Billnäs and Fiskars ironworks.
Meals or coffee service by arrangement.
Horseback Riding
Billnäs Riding Center horses will move to the Riilahti Manor grounds for the summer. Weekly and weekend camps are organized throughout the summer, with the possibility of individual lessons. In addition to show jumping and dressage, there are 1-4 hour hikes available, including swimming trips/picnic hikes or stable restaurant hikes. There are also riding trials for groups.
You can also rent a cottage and a stall for your horse for a weekend, for example. The manor grounds have wonderful riding trails that can be used all year round.
Don’t forget about stag and hen rides and group riding trials, which are organized in Riilahti during the summer and at other times in Billnäs, just a 40-minute drive away.
More information about riding activities: www.billnasratsastus.fi
Rilax troll path
The Rilax Troll Path is open every day during the summer from 9 am to 7 pm. Free admission! The address is: Grundsundintie 185, Bromarv.
Bromarv is known for its three trolls: Nille, Mille and Ville. On the Riilahti Troll Trail you can get to know trolls and forest animals. Along the trail there are stories about trolls’ dens and 10 nature-themed questions. At the end of the trail you can have a barbecue by the campfire or continue your adventures to the Rådal lookout tower or the Trollklyftan boulders.
Troll Path instructions:
- The trail is approx. 800 m long and runs in varying terrain, partly on rock
- The trail is suitable for the whole family, but the target group is 4+ years old (younger children may need help along the trail)
- Follow the red ladybugs to find the right route
- Answer 10 nature-themed questions during the trip. You can find the correct answers to the questions HERE (please check the correct answers only at the end of the route)
- There are 10 YELLOW unnatural objects placed along the route. If you find them all, you can send them to the Riilahti organic farm Messenger. At the end of the summer, a great Riilahti organic meat product package will be drawn among all those who answered!
- DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE OBJECTS ALONG THE JOURNEY!
- Everyone walks at their own risk. Please keep an eye on the children
- Please take all the trash you bring with you from the barbecue area when you leave, use open fire with caution! Firewood can be purchased at the barbecue area, which can be paid for with MobilePay or by bank transfer. The barbecue area is open from 9 am to 7 pm.
