Area
13 hectares
Nautical Chart Folio
A 620
Address
Porvoo
Services
dry toilet, information board, campfire site, mooring rings, mooring buoys
Bredholmen is located in the Porvoo archipelago. If stormy weather strikes, with winds blowing from south-east, skippers can navigate their boats to the southern side of Bredholmen and head towards the Västersundet strait. There are buoys for mooring and boats can wait out the storm in safety. The forest on the island is dense and the fallen logs and soft moss terrain tells the story of an untouched forest. Visitors can enjoy a picnic on the rocky beach and enjoy the surrounding sea view.
You are allowed to build a fire in the campfire site intended for the purpose in the map. When a wildfire warning is in force it is forbidden to make a fire also in the campfire site.
Dogs and other pets must be kept on a leash.
Bredholmen is located in the Porvoo archipelago. If stormy weather strikes, with winds blowing from south-east, skippers can navigate their boats to the southern side of Bredholmen and head towards the Västersundet strait. There are buoys for mooring and boats can wait out the storm in safety. The forest on the island is dense and the fallen logs and soft moss terrain tells the story of an untouched forest. Visitors can enjoy a picnic on the rocky beach and enjoy the surrounding sea view.
Destination information
The easiest approach to Bredholmen is from the western side, where the water depth is 4.2 metres.
The shoreline around Bredholmen is rocky and visitors are recommended to moor at the mooring rings and buoys on the southern side. The use of anchor is not allowed because of an underwater cable.
There is an information board at the south end of Bredholmen, as well as a campfire site and dry toilet.
Tirmo harbour has visitor amenities and is approximately 7 kilometres to the north-west.
Accessibility
The recreation area is not unobstructed, and the terrain is rough across the island, with fallen trees that make it difficult to walk in some parts of the forest. Mooring sites are situated on a sloping rock.
Additional information
The nearby Uuvi recreation areas are Brokholmen 700 metres away to the west and Norra Sandö 2 kilometres away to the south.
You can find a water depth scale on the vertical face of the southern shore cliff. The scale has been an important aid for boaters approaching the island for many years.
