Top 3 Natural Monuments around Finström

THE BLOCKS SCATTERED HERE WERE CARRIED BY THE INLAND ICE 15,000 YEARS AGO. BUT THEY DID NOT GO FAR. MANY OF THEM DID NOT GO FURTHER THAN TWENTY METERS FROM THE CLIFF FROM WHICH THEY ONCE BROKE OFF. THEY DID SO BECAUSE THE ÅLAND RAPAKIVI GRANITE TENDS TO BREAK INTO STRAIGHT-LINED BLOCKS. A STONE LIKE THIS WAS HURLED HERE IN FEBRUARY 1996. THE HUGE SHIP ARCH HERE ON THE STEEP, ACCORDING TO A THEORY BY MR. PAUL MÖRN, WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN 1823. THEN IN JANUARY, "A STRONG EARTHQUAKE WAS REGISTERED IN THIS COMMUNITY". IT SEEMS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THE AVALANCHE CAUSED THE VIBRATIONS IN THE EARTH MENTIONED IN A PUBLICATION FROM THE LAST CENTURY. MR. MÖRN WEIGHED THE ARCHES UP TO 1,070,000 KG. THE HEIGHT IS ELEVEN METERS AND THE WIDTH AT THE BASE IS: 7.5 METERS. THE EXCLUSIVE FORM OF THE ROCK HAS INSPIRED AT LEAST ONE ARCHITECT. IN LA DÉFENSE, IN PARIS, THERE IS A SKYSCRAPER WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROPORTIONS. SO IF YOU SEE SOMEONE LURKING HERE WITH MEASURING TAPES AND DRAWING PENCILS, HE IS PROBABLY A FRENCH ARCHITECT.

THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE CASTLE COURTYARD. THE STEEP CLIFF TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAVE IS 6 METERS. BUT TO THE ROCKS IT IS A BIT MORE. MR. PAUL MÖRN MEASURED THE SOIL LAYER OF THE COURTYARD AT 30 CENTIMETERS, ONE FOOT. IT CONSISTS OF MELTED PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN LAYERS SINCE THE END OF THE ICE AGE. -WITH KIND PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY HOW THE CASTLE COURTYARD WAS FORMED. PERHAPS IT WAS THE SEA SPRITE WHO CAME HERE TO RELEASE THE FOREST SPRITE FOR COMPANY. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE OLD VOLLMAR TROBERG SAW THE SEA SPRITE NEARBY. HE IS A TINY OLD GREY MAN WITH LONG HAIR. -WHAT THE FOREST ROAD LOOKS LIKE IS UNKNOWN. BUT KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN IN THESE CLIFFS.

It is worth taking a short look into the cave to feel how the citizens of Geta felt when they had to hide from the Russians.

Ramsholmen is a deciduous forest area. Deciduous forests were a natural part of the Åland landscape until the 18th century. However, changes in agricultural practices contributed to the overgrowth of most deciduous forest areas during the 19th century. Today, this type of cultural landscape is only maintained in a limited number of areas. The deciduous forest is our most species-rich natural type. During the spring and summer months, the floral splendor is intoxicating. Enjoy a landscape full of wood anemones, cowslips, clipped ash trees, hazel groves, and shore meadows, or simply poke your nose into the greenery and identify orchids, lilies, and other rare plants with the help of the field flora. The abundant occurrence of the strongly fragrant, garlicky wild garlic (Swedish: Ramslök) probably gave this area its name. Every year in July, the hay is harvested in a very unique way. The hay from the meadows and the leaves of the ancient, clipped ash trees are harvested as fodder for the animals. Ramsholmen also boasts considerable birdlife. Seabirds, waders, and other species breed here or forage in the diverse landscape. Torpfjärden, east of Ramsholmen, is one of Åland's most beautiful bird areas.

Beautiful nature reserve with hiking trail.

We hiked the loop in September 2023. After the scree at km 2.7 the signposts are very exposed. The former path goes past the large rock formation on the right, even if it doesn't look like it because nature has left traces (fallen trees, tall grass, etc). After crossing the meadow you will find the white path markings again until you take a sharp left curve/serpentine up to the rock formation. We had a wooden plank with a white arrow on the ground, which indicated the change of direction. Arriving at the top of the rock formation, it makes a slight left curve back onto the red sandy path that leads to the parking lot.