Eurajoki

Eurajoki is a town and municipality in Satakunta, possibly most famous for the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.

Get in

By car

Highway 8 between Turku and Pori passes through the town centre.

By bus

There are buses along Highway 8 between Turku and Pori, some coming all the way from Vaasa or Oulu.

See

Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant

• 1 Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant (Olkiluodon ydinvoimala) (5 km towards Rauma along E8, then 13 km along Olkiluodontie; at times there is also free bus transport from Rauma to the visitor centre and back), ☏ +358 2 8381-5221, vierailut@tvo.fi. Daily 10:00–20:00. The source of a third of Finland's electricity, with three reactors. Reactor number 3 was expected to be finished in five years, in 2010, but was not ready for use until 2023. The plant has a visitor centre with a science exhibition. Check in time whether booking is needed and what security clearance is needed (you at least need an official ID). Free. (updated Aug 2023)
• 2 Eurajoki Church, Kirkkotie 8. Yellow wooden church, finished in 1803 during the last few years of Swedish rule. As such it's also known as Kustaa Adolfin kirkko, Gustav Adolf's church, probably after Gustav IV Adolf who ruled Sweden (and Finland) at the time. (updated Aug 2023)
• 3 Eurajoki water tower, Maununpolku. Features a viewing platform and a Foucault pendulum; a pendulum which showcases the rotation of the Earth. (updated Aug 2023)

Eat

• 1 Ravintola Selen, Kirkkotie 6. Kebab and pizza place. (updated Aug 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Vuojoen Kartano, Kartanontie 28, ☏ +358 10 579 7249, vuojoki@vuojoki.fi. Part of the 19th century Vuojoki manor has been turned into a guesthouse. (updated Aug 2023)

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