This year the Baltic Sea Marathon is organized for the 10th time. The distances in Finland’s southernmost marathon are full, half, and quarter marathon. You can read more about the Baltic Sea Marathon here. Villa Maija wishes all participants luck! On Sunday, October 8th, Villa Maija’s breakfast is served between 8:30 and 11:30. Everybody[…]
Autumn is a fantastic time in Hanko and Hotel Villa Maija is open until 5th of November. You can come and enjoy breakfast every day even if you don’t stay at the hotel. Breakfast is served 08:00 – 10:30 during weekdays and 08:30 – 11:30 during weekends. After the winter break we open again for[…]
Biofoto Finland has updated their photo exhibition in Villa Maija’s breakfast room. Everybody is welcome to enjoy breakfast and a cup of coffee in the company of beautiful nature photos. The profiled photo is taken from a hideout, which photographer Annika Lindblom has been using for some time to observe raccoon[…]
The theme for this years foto festival is Visual Overload – The Hunt for the Perfect Photo. In our pursuit of the perfect photo, we snap image after image. Extra filters are used as we hope to get likes from strangers online. The stream of images is endless while the content is[…]
Finland’s southernmost Pride, Hanko Pride was arranged for the first time last year and became an immediate success. The Pride weekend was visited by about 3000 party people. This year’s event is expected to be even bigger and more colourful! You can see the program at www.hankopride.fi. There’s program for all ages[…]
TripAdvisor has awarded Hotel Villa Maija with a Certificate of Excellence 2017. The designation is given to establishments that have consistently achieved great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Thank you to everyone who has posted a review on TripAdvisor! Feedback is extremely important to us and all ideas for improvement of our services[…]
The Midsummer bonfire is lit on Friday the 23rd at 9 PM. You can read more about the Midsummer festivities on the Tourist Office’s Website. Villa Maija’s popular breakfast buffet is served on Saturday and Sunday between 9 and 11:30 AM. Everybody is welcome for breakfast! Price for adults 10[…]
Summer is the prime time of events in Hanko. Depending on the week there will be crowds of tennis players, yachtsmen, friends of the theatre, bridge players, motorboat enthusiasts and sea kayakers in the streets. Below you’ll find a few picks from the calendar: 16.-17.6 Taste Hanko, Hanko restaurant days 7-9.7[…]
MayDay on May 27th, 2017, kicks off the national swimming season with a collective dip in Hanko. To celebrate the town’s old spa traditions a number of happenings take place, including traditional festive speeches, horn music, a wonderful exhibition on Spa traditions, and two guided walks in the center of town. The[…]
The fortress island of Örö was a closed military zone for a hundred years, but a few years ago it was opened to the public. This summer Marine Lines starts to provide cruises from Hanko to Örö and back, starting from June 25th, 2017. Cruises are arranged every Sunday until August[…]