Eckerö Mail and Customs House
Post- och tullhuset
An imposing post building designed in 1828 by architect Engel, a reminder of the old sea mail route between Åland and Sweden.
Eckerö is the part of Åland closest to Sweden. From the seventeenth century, a mail route crossed the Åland Sea to Grisslehamn in Sweden, and boatmen even had to haul their boats across the ice in winter. During the Russian period, to display imperial power, a Helsinki architect named Engel designed this grand building, far beyond practical needs. Today it houses a postal museum, an art gallery and a summer café, and every June there is a rowing race that recreates the old mail route. It is about 35 km from Mariehamn and can be combined with a visit to Käringsund.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Käringsund
- Getabergen & Geta Grottos
- Ramsholmen Nature Reserve
- Kobba Klintar
- Pommern
- Åland Maritime Museum
- St. Olaf's Church, Jomala
- Sjökvarteret (Maritime Quarter)