Eurajoki
Eurajoki is a town and municipality in Satakunta, possibly most famous for the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
Understand
Map of Eurajoki
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.
Get around
See
- 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.
- 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.
- 3 Eurajoki water tower, Maununpolku. Features a viewing platform and a Foucault pendulum; a pendulum which showcases the rotation of the Earth.
Do
Buy
Eat
- 1 Ravintola Selen, Kirkkotie 6. Kebab and pizza place.
Drink
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.