The church is Finland's oldest wooden church, built in 1626-1627. The church is God's house and is open during services and gatherings.
Website: www.voraforsamling.fi
Address: Lotlaxvägen 36, Vörå
Myrbergsgården in Vörå today encompasses about 17 buildings that have been relocated to the area from various villages in Vörå. In addition to a farmhouse, there is also a functioning blacksmith's shop and a windmill. The museum also includes a loan warehouse from 1753, one of the first three in Ostrobothnia.
The museum's textile collection is one of the finest in the entire province, with a total of about 6000 different textiles.
Website: www.myrbergsgarden.hembygd.fi
Address: Bertby-Lålaxvägen 18, Vörå
Hägglunds Photo Museum is built around the photographer Erik Hägglund's photographic studio. A comprehensive camera collection and studio equipment showcase photography from 1910 to today.
Website: www.museiportalosterbotten.fi
Address: Lotlaxvägen 9, Vörå
The area features the Verner Rasmus Museum, which offers a fascinating blend of traditional furniture, agricultural tools, books, and a unique porcelain collection, making it a versatile place to visit. The museum is open by appointment during the summer months.
The area also includes the Arvidsgården farmhouse, which is available for rental for events or can be visited in the summer. Additionally, there are several other old-fashioned houses and outbuildings on the premises to explore.
In the summer, Rasmusgården is the perfect excursion destination for families with children. The Mouse Mother organizes events such as children's parties and fairy tale picnics for families. Children can visit the fairy tale house, troll forest, playground, and the Moomin house located in the area. During the summer months, there are also sheep, rabbits, and chickens on the farm that children can feed and pet.
Additionally, the Vörå District Riding Club and WOFF-Vörå District Dog Club operate in the area.
Website: www.rasmusgarden.fi
Address: Haviståkersvägen 92-95, Vörå
At the ancestral farm in Rejpelt, visitors can get a glimpse into life at the end of the 1800s. In the main room, with its period-appropriate interior, one can explore local historical artifacts. The girls' room with its colorful textiles is also truly worth visiting. A short distance from the museum is the Munters cottage, which is connected to the Tales of Ensign Stål.
Website: www.museiportalosterbotten.fi
Address: Rejpeltvägen 341, Vörå
Take a trip to the beautiful nature of Vitmossen with reconstructed Stone and Bronze Age houses. You can also take the opportunity to hike along the Bronze Age trail to the unique settlement with burial mounds.
This is one of the older discovered settlements in Finland and belongs to the earlier Bronze Age. Get acquainted with several clear house foundations or terraces from that era. These ancient remains were located during the Bronze Age by a sea arm that extended all the way to the southern part of Vörå.
Address: Signage from Kuckusvägen 1148, Vörå
On the battlefield in Oravais, the fate of Finland was decided in September 1808. Today, you can explore historical facts in a unique way.
You can see the Ostrobothnian regiment performing drills in period uniforms. You can visit the memorial stone, Lotta Svärd's stone, and learn from the information on the signs anytime.
At the battlefield, there's a museum and the restaurant Ädelbragd.
Address: Slagfältsvägen 130, Oravais
Website: www.oravais1808.fi
The first church in Oravais is believed to have been built during the medieval period. At that time, the congregation was one of the two chapels that were united in the Vörå church parish in the early 1500s. The location of the old church is marked with a memorial stone in the cemetery. The current church was built on a new site in 1796-97. The bell tower was constructed in 1928 after the old one burned down due to a fire during painting work.
Website: www.voraforsamling.fi
Address: Kimovägen 19, Oravais
The Stone Park is located by the sea next to Fjärdens Coffee Cottage in Oravais. The unique park contains over 100 different types of rocks from all over Finland.
The oldest rock in the Stone Park, which is also Finland's and the EU's oldest, is about 3,500 million years old and is a gneiss from Pudasjärvi. The youngest rock is only 77 million years old and originates from a meteorite impact in Lappajärvi.
The Stone Park serves as an information source and tourist attraction. It aims to inspire amateur archaeologists, enrich school education, and provide both domestic and international visitors with information about rocks and their development.
Address: Vasavägen 119, Oravais
Kimo Bruk is among the oldest industries in Finland, established in 1703 by the Swedish-German Peter Heijke. Kimo was an ideal location for iron production due to its resources: forests providing charcoal, rapids offering water power, and a nearby harbor. The museum is housed in an iron warehouse from 1763, where you can see a miniature of the 18th-century Kimo Bruk.
In 1732, the company's second bar iron hammer was established about 2.5 km further upstream along the river, at what is known as the Upper Works or Upper Hammer, also called "Kyroboas." The hammer was erected in its current location in 1784 using gray stone. In the 1890s, Kimo Bruksbolag was formed, and the Upper Hammer was converted into a mill. The mill was in operation until 1979. Today, Kyroboas is a beautiful theater and museum area where Oravais Teater conducts summer theater activities.
Website: www.kimobruk.fi
Address: Bruksgatan 38, Kimo
Virgo worker housing is a unique museum that depicts the life of textile workers during the 20th century. A typical factory worker's home has been furnished in an authentic setting. Through objects and photographs, the story of the factory workers' hard lives is told.
Website: www.museiportalosterbotten.fi
Address: Masugnsvägen 29, Oravais
Pärtstugan is an old residential house from the late 1700s, clad in wooden shingles and featuring an 18th-century roof. The main house has been renovated and is now a museum. Open by appointment.
Address: Karlebyvägen 276, Oravais
At the Kimo School Museum, you can find pieces of the local school history presented in an old classroom filled with beautiful educational posters, old books, and black-and-white school photos. Other fascinating items tell about the diverse use of the school building over the years. Open by appointment only.
Address: Kimovägen 494, Kimo
An authentic manor house, with origins dating back to the 17th century, in a scenic environment offering dining services, guided tours, exhibitions, conference rooms, a sauna, and hiking trails.
Website: tottesund.sou.fi
Address: Tottesund 529, Maxmo
The church was built in 1825, and the bell tower is part of the old 18th-century church that once stood on the site. At the church, you'll find the graves of Maxmo residents who fell during the world wars, as well as the von Numers family grave.
Website: www.voraforsamling.fi
Address: Maxmovägen 277, Maxmo
The idyllic farm environment of Klemetsgårdarna carries a unique cultural heritage.
A local history museum with a summer café, exhibitions, and cottage rentals.
Website: www.klemets.fi
Address: Kärklaxvägen 308, Maxmo
Finland's first Sunday school museum. Svanhild Petrolay, who lived in the little cottage, held Sunday school here for 48 years.
Website: www.klemets.fi
Address: Kärklaxvägen 14, Maxmo
The Kvarken Archipelago is one of around 160 places on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Vörå's part consists of the Mickelsöarna, an island group that Finland's national poet Topelius described as having as many islands as there are days of the year. On the island of Kummelskär, there used to be a coast guard station, but it has been renovated into a nature station where a café and accommodations are offered in the summer. The terrain is very rocky, and the island features a nature trail where you can see the ruins of old fishing camps from the 1500s.
Unique in all of Ostrobothnia, as it completely depicts how a craftsman family lived at the turn of the century. The museum houses approximately 2,500 objects. On the upper floor, visitors can explore a complete collection of tailoring equipment and accessories. Open by appointment.
Address: Kimovägen 184, Oravais