At the Maretarium you will get to know Finnish aquatic nature. Finland has 187,888 lakes, 25,000 km of rivers and 46,000 km of coastline of the Baltic Sea and its islands. About 60 native and permanent fish species live in Finnish waters. There are dozens of fish species that visit Finland’s sea area occasionally. You probably know perch, eel, pike, flounder and roach. But do you identify a roach from a rudd, a small whitefish from a vendace or a trout from a salmon? Do you know what kind of fish are gudgeon, chub, minnow or tench?
Maretarium’s special spring exhibition features watercolour paintings of fish from the North-East Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean by illustrator and graphic artist Sakke Yrjölä.
When man-made nature is helped to return closer to its original state, it is a question of restoring nature. In most cases, nature would
The Nature Pictures of the Year 2024 exhibition will be on display at Maretarium right away. The results of the 44th edition of the
Vesiputous kohisee karppialtaalla / Waterfall is running in the entrance hall
15.04.2025 13:00 - 13:05
Kalojen ruokintaa / Feeding of the fish
15.04.2025 15:00 - 15:15
Luontofilmi Saariston soutaja / Nature film "The Rower of the Islands"
15.04.2025 16:00 - 16:15
Luontofilmi Itäisen Suomenlahden kansallispuisto
16.04.2025 11:00 - 11:15
Vesiputous kohisee karppialtaalla / Waterfall is running in the entrance hall
16.04.2025 13:00 - 13:05
In Maretarium you will meet most of the Finnish fish species. For some species, you may see both as small juveniles and as old adults. The fish in Maretarium live according to the Finnish seasons. At certain times it is possible to see the fish spawnings. February is a spawning time for burbot, spring for pike, lamprey, ide, bream, perch and vimba bream, summer for three-spined stickleback and pikeperch, autumn for brown trout and Atlantic salmon. There are 22 fish tanks in Maretarium. In addition to fish, you can see e.g. grayfish and in the summer season also frogs.
Net Tickets are valid for 1 month from the date of purchase. Annual cards are valid for 12 months.
For groups of more than 15 people, the group leader and bus driver are free of charge.
Note! Various cultural vouchers are NOT accepted by us as a means of payment.
You can book a guided tour for your group. Please send an email at least one week before to info@maretarium.fi. Declare the desired visiting date and size of the group in your mail.
1 – 20 persons, duration 1 hour, 65,00 €/group
21 – 50 persons, duration 1/2 hour, 65,00 €/group.
The aquarium tour takes about one hour and fifteen minutes. In the meantime you can pop in at Merisydän Cafe to have some refreshments. After the tour, we recommend a visit to our souvenir shop Meripuoti. Welcome!
Maretarium operates in accordance with the principles of sustainable tourism and is a responsible tourist destination for the whole family.
Aisti meren läheisyys ja nauti ajasta syöden, juhlien tai yöpyen vain 750 m päässä Maretariumista.
Upeiden näyttelyiden ja tapahtumien myötä pääsee kokemaan uskomattomia tarinoita niin mereltä kuin lähiseudultakin, vain reilun 1 km päässä Maretariumista.
Koe ainutlaatuisessa kohteessa historian havinaa keisarillisella kalastusmajalla, Langinkosken luonnonkauniissa ympäristössä.
Maretariumin song
(in Finnish)
By Maretarium
