Kuorsalon kotiseutumuseo

About the museum

Kuorsalo is an island in the eastern Gulf of Finland, which now belongs to Hamina. Viking-age graves have been found on the island, and it later became known as an island of pilots. Besides piloting, the livelihoods were fishing, seal hunting, boatbuilding and shipping. The island was emptied of its residents in the 1960s.

The museum is housed in the youth society building, which is more than a hundred years old and is owned by Kuorsalo-Seura ry. An attempt to open the museum in 1953 failed because of unsafe premises. A new opportunity came with a donation from Pertti Lomm: he gave the objects he had collected in Eerikkilä, Virolahti, to Kuorsalo-Seura, and the museum opened in 2002 in a locked room partitioned off inside the house. The collection includes more than 600 objects, some from Virolahti but most from Kuorsalo.

Highlights

• More than 600 objects from the island of pilots and fishermen
• Museum in the youth society building on the island
• Events organised by Kuorsalo-Seura
• Voluntary admission fee

Permanent exhibition

• Kuorsalon kotiseutumuseon kokoelma – More than 600 objects, most from Kuorsalo and some from Virolahti.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Kuorsalo-Seura ry

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

There is currently no boat connection to Kuorsalo; the island can be reached by private boat from Tervasaari in Hamina, about 10 nautical miles away. The landing stage maintained by the City of Hamina is at Vekanlahti, at the address Kuorsalo 308 (harbour number 113). In the Hamina–Kotka area there are also operators who arrange transport and cruises to the archipelago.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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