The Pentala Island

Located in Espoo’s Suvisaaristo district, the 130-hectare Pentala island is the highest island in Southern Finland. The island’s nature is particularly diverse, and approximately half of Pentala is a nature conservation area. Lake Pentalanjärvi in the middle of the island has rugged and steep shores. The island has a rich variety of animal life – you may for example glimpse a deer or a great spotted woodpecker in the diverse forest. Several rare plants grow on the naturally beautiful Diksand beach. With its fisherman’s and villa buildings, the Nyholm fisherman’s estate is particularly well-suited for presenting the full spectrum of life in the archipelago. The museum provides a diverse account of both everyday life and holiday time in the archipelago.