Cruise to Old Kemi with Guided Walking Tour
Explore the historical Laitakari sawmill island on a cruise from Kemi. Sail on the Leila yacht, visit the Old Kemi historical industrial monuments and enjoy a guided walking tour around the island.
Meet your guide at Kemi Inner Harbor and hop on the Leila cruise boat. Sail to see the Selkäsaari Island and visit the Old Kemi Laitakari Island. Travel on an old yacht that has been in Korkeasaari and Vesijärvi in her younger days.
When reaching Laitakari, visit the Old Kemi historical industrial monuments of the now-deserted sawmill and the village ruins. Learn more about the real history of Kemi as you explore the island. Enjoy sausages with the seaview campfire.
Discover how Laitakari was established and inhabited before Kemi city existed and how, after Laitakari mill's success, the Russian Emperor Alexander II decided to build the city of Kemi. After the historical visit to the origin of Kemi, sail back by the Snowcastle to the Kemi inner harbor.