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Kirkkonummi (Swedish: Kyrkslätt) is a municipality in Uusimaa, about 30 km west of Helsinki, part of Helsinki metropolitan area. It includes the Porkkala peninsula, with nice natural landscapes and seascapes, some archipelago, the Meiko Nature Reserve and part of Nuuksio National Park. There are several lakes.
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St. Michael's Church
Medieval stone church.
Mansion built in 1903 as wilderness studio home by the architect trio Eliel Saarinen, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren; in 1916–1923 home of the Saarinen family alone, later their summer residence, a museum since 1971. The museum is closed for the 2025 season, due to budget cuts.
From the end of World War II until 1956, Soviet Union operated a naval base on the Porkkala peninsula and much of the current Kirkkonummi municipality was part of the base. There are still a couple of landmarks left from the Porkkala parenthesis.
Haapajärven kirkko
It was built for Finnish-speaking worshippers in the remote northern parts of the municipality. It was the main church of the parish during the Porkkala parenthesis, when the parish village was in Soviet hands. Services in Finnish were begun in the 18th century; the current church was taken into use in 1823.
Rehndalin kotieläinpiha
A pint-sized marvel, one of the two national parks in the metropolitan area.
Small skiing centre.
A golf range in the northern part of the municipality.
Opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, sailing and boating. Suitable also for families; some services accessible also by wheelchair.
You can rent a jet ski, standup paddleboard or even a paddle boat.
Lunch restaurant with plentiful high-quality buffet. Cut-down-versions, such as soup or salad, are enough for most, but you won't regret allowing yourself the whole selection.
A Japanese restaurant.
Indian restaurant.
Kahvila Rosta
Serving guestrooms and small cabins. Activities include hiking, canoeing and berry/mushroom picking.
Kauppakeskus Kirsikka
Contains almost 20 stores and services, such as K-Citymarket and Subway restaurant. There is also a lounge where you can rest, maintained by the local Lutheran congregation, the Luckan information service and a private health centre.
By train
There are HSL trains from Helsinki and Espoo: U-trains with a few stops in Kirkkonummi (Masala, Jorvas, Tolsa and the centre) mostly twice an hours and trains with fewer stops continuing westward (Y,…
By bus
Buses run regularly from Helsinki and Matinkylä, Espoo.e. the crossroads to the centre, and other exit ramps.g. by VR coaches. Most of them make detours to other villages.
By car
Kirkkonummi is a 20–30-minute drive from central Helsinki along highway 51, depending on the traffic. Highways 1 (E18) and 110 pass through Veikkola in the northernmost part of the municipality.
By bicycle
The Eurovelo route EV 10 around the Baltic Sea passes through Kirkkonummi centre on its way from the Russian border via Helsinki to Turku; along this stretch it is developed and signposted.
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