Konungsskär

Directions and Maps

Konungsskär is located about 6 kilometres from Korpoström to south-southwest.

  • Coordinates Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 60° 03.8077' lon: 21° 34.7854'  ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6670852 E: 198477
  • Nautical chart series: D
  • Nautical chart: 717, 25


Services

The Excursion Harbour

Konungsskär form a sheltered excursion harbour together with Västra Tvigölpan and Birsskär. From Konungskär island you can get to the next island Birsskär along a boardwalk. The best places for mooring can be found from the north shore of Birsskär island. The south shore and western side of Konungskär are other possibilities for mooring.

  • Harbour number: 842
  • Depth: 1,0 - 3,0
  • Anchor 
  • Open: north and southwest

From the neighboring island, a picture of the tree-lined Konungskär, the bridge to the island in the bottom corner.

Other Services

  • The wilderness hut can be used for temporary accommodation.
  • The hut houses a small exhibition.
  • Information board 
  • Camping site 
  • Campfire site. There is also another campfire site in the north side of Birsskär.
  • Toilet 
  • History and life on the Konungsskär Island can be explored on a nature trail which circle around island.

Gray wooden building.

Natural Features and History

Konungsskär and the nearby islands are barren and rocky. The old tenant farm is surrounded by a beautiful meadow, still grazed by sheep in the summer. After the end of permanent habitation in 1916, the island was used as a base for hunting and fishing trips. Famous Finnish Marshal Carl Gustaf Mannerheim also visited the hut in September 1926.