See and experience

Rauma has a wide range of guided tours to explore the fascinating world of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Guided walking tour in Old Rauma

Old Rauma walking tour. Group in Isoraastuvankatu street.

The best way to explore the unique area of Old Rauma is on foot. The guide will lead the group to the narrow and meandering streets. During the tour you will see the beautiful details of Old Rauma and hear the history and modern life of this culturally valuable area.

Bilingual (Finnish/English) guided tour is on Sundays 7.7.–25.8.2023. Start from the Market Square, in front of the Old Townhall (Kauppakatu 13) at 11.30. Duration of the tour is 1,5 hours. Ticket is 10 € / person (children under 15 free of charge). Ticket must be purchased in advance from home museum Marela Museum Shop (Kauppakatu 24) or Savila Tourist Information Office (Savilankatu 8).

Tour to Sammallahdenmäki

A group in Sammallahdenmäki with a guide.

Sammallahdenmäki was chosen for the UNESCO World Heritage list as the first archaelogical site in Finland. The guide leads the group along a path to this burial site remaining from the Bronze Age. The area covering almost a kilometre contains 36 burial cairns of different shapes and sizes, the most famous of them being Kirkonlaattia, the Church Floor, and the long cairn of Huilu. Stories and tales brighten up the tour. Sammallahdenmäki is located in the middle of beautiful Finnish forest.

The tour is organized on Thursdays 4.7.–29.8.2023. The tour includes bus transportation from city centre and a guided bilingual (Finnish/English) one hour walking tour in Sammallahdenmäki. Departure at 14.00 from Rauma bus station charter bay (Tallikedonkatu 13). Return to the city centre at 16.15 at the latest.

Ticket of the tour is 10 € / person (children under 15 free of charge). Ticket must be purchased in advance from home museum Marela’s Museum Shop (Kauppakatu 24) or Savila Tourist Information Office (Savilankatu 8).