A (even) more lonely place in Finland :-D

There is one place near Pori, called Reposaari which could be called 'desert island', if you asked me. It is a part of the Pori region and at the Kokemäenjoki rivers mouth. Reposaari is connected with the mainland by three bridges and it is mainly used as a harbour and for industrial factories. Another thing which you can see quite often are very big wind engines covering almost all the way to the end of the island.

When finally reaching - let's say - the 'center' of Reposaari, there were maybe a couple different streets, not even a dozen I think. The houses have the old, typical Finnish style: made of wood, rather small, with a ladder directly fixed at the frontside and colorful. There are some boats in the water, right now they are covered and protected for the upcoming winter. On the opposite side you can hike through a little forest, which is abundantly covered with vegetation and a little lake - beautiful! On top of the island there is a very, very small white church in the Norwegian style. If you take the road between the church and the forest, there is the rocky, but flat seaside. Next to you again the large wind engines and a view to big machines working on 'industrial islands'.

I have been there threetimes - each time I saw almost no human beings there, even if the weather was quite good to go out. No cars, no grown ups/no kids, no dogs, no cats, no nothing...... And a silence that is even for Finland an exception! BUT there is one place in Reposaari which is actually alive: the Merimesta restaurant! It is at the peak of the island and it is a great place to eat fish and seafood in general!! I can recommend the buffet for 23€, where you can eat as much as you can. But of course it is not just the quantity that makes it so good, it is the delicious and exquisite taste of everything they offer! (and no, I am not working for their marketing department) ;-)