Jomala is a municipality in Åland, surrounding the capital city of Mariehamn. With 5,000 inhabitants it is the second largest municipality on the islands, largely due to commuters to Mariehamn.
Understand
St. Olof's Church from the 13th century
Get in
By plane
🌍 Mariehamn Airport MHQ IATA is located in Jomala.
By car
There are roads from the other municipalities on mainland Åland.
By bus
There are some fifteen daily bus services from Mariehamn to Jomala, and one for every ferry arrival in Eckerö.
Get around
By taxi
See
- 🌍 St. Olof's Church (Sankt Olofs kyrka), 448 Godbyvägen. The church dedicated to the patron saint of Åland, Saint Olaf, was probably built between 1270 and 1290, which make it the oldest surviving stone masonry building of Finland.
- 🌍 Önningeby Museum (Önningebymuseet), Jonesasgatan 3, ☏ +358 400-967-710. May: Sa 11:00-15:00, Jun-Aug: Tu-Su 11:00-16:00, Sep: Tu-Th 11:00-15:00. The Önningeby artists' colony was founded in 1886 by Victor Westerholm, a renowned Finnish landscape painter, professor and art museum director. The colony attracted Finnish and Swedish painters who gathered here to paint landscapes outdoors rather than in their studios. Notably, most of them were women. Today the colony is a small art a museum. The exhibition consists of the art of the participants as well as objects and views that inspired them. Café and museum shop. €5/3; Finnish Museum Card valid.
- 🌍 Lemströms kanal (Lemström canal).
Do
- 🌍 Vikingahallen, 5 Önningebyvägen. A sports centre.
- 🌍 Paintball Åland Events (in the Karrböle village), ☏ +358 045 73420735. A paint ball centre.
Buy
- 🌍 Maxinge Shopping Centre, 1 Sparvägen (along Highway 2 towards Mariehamn). The largest shopping mall on the islands. About 20 different stores and a couple of places to eat and drink. Alko store.
- 🌍 K-Supermarket Kantarellen, Nya Godbyvägen, ☏ +358 18 328-40, info@kantarellen.ax. M–F 07:00–22:00 Sa 09:00–22:00 Su 10:00–22:00. A grocery store.
Eat
- 🌍 Great Burger, 11 Lövdalsvägen. A fast food restaurant.
Drink
Sleep
- 🌍 Kungsnäs stugor, Önningebyvägen 510 (In Önninge in the south-east of Jomala).
Connect
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