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The Main House
One table for fourteen, and a cinema screen that descends from the ceiling.
- Kitchen
- Fully equipped, for your private chef
- Dining
- One table for fourteen
- Evenings
- Cinema room with a drop-down screen
Amalia Island
An island in the Finnish archipelago, reserved entirely for you and up to fourteen guests. Six houses among old pines, a private chef, your own host, and the sea on every side.
Nature is our hostThe island is not the backdrop. It is the host.
14Guests
6Houses
1Private helipad
1Island, yours alone
The island year
Four seasons, each its own island.
- August – September
Late summer
Warm rock, still water, long dinners outdoors.
- October – November
Autumn
Amber birches, a clear cold sea, storms watched by the fire.
- December – February
The dark sea
Candlelight, stars and sauna. The longest nights of the year, and nowhere you have to be.
- March – early June
First light
The light returns, and so do the birds. The first days of June bring the white nights.
Gallery
Glimpses of the island.
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The Island
Untouched, and yours.
Every island has a story. Ours is part of a thousand-year one.
The soul of the island
An island that has never been lived on.
Amalia has stayed in its natural state. Before the houses you stay in, no one had ever lived here, and the island next to ours is still empty. You are among the first to wake up in this landscape.
More than half of the island remains unbuilt, and so do the islands around it. No neighbours in sight; now and then a boat passes, far out on the water.
Nature is our hostEverything precious does not need to be changed.
Nature
Not close to nature. Part of it.
Old pines, juniper and granite shape the island, and the houses follow them. They were placed around the ancient pines, never through them. The island's biodiversity is protected, and every decision is made so that it will still be well generations from now.
In spring and autumn, the archipelago lies beneath one of the great migration routes of northern Europe, and the sky fills with birds.
Sustainability
Nature is the host. We are its guests.
Sustainability here is not a label. More than half of the island is left as nature made it, and every decision is made to keep it that way.
- ProtectedThe junipersThe island’s junipers are protected by law. They stay exactly where they grow, as they have for generations.
- Left in peaceThe nesting groundsBirds nest close to the shore. In nesting season their places are left undisturbed, and watched only from a respectful distance.
- Luxury that gives backThe archipelago communityWe work with local fishermen, producers and guides, most of all in the quiet seasons, so the archipelago lives all year round.
Stories of the islands
A landscape still rising from the sea.
Your host tells these stories when the moment is right, and never as a lecture. Every story is true, and legends are told as legends.
The Ice AgeThe sea that gives land
When the ice sheet retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, the land beneath it began to rise, and it is rising still: here, around four to five millimetres every year. New skerries emerge from the sea and islands slowly grow into one another.
Eight hundred years ago the water in a nearby church strait stood three to four metres higher than today, wide enough for large ships. The granite of Amalia itself rose from the sea only in the last few thousand years.
The Viking AgeThe eastern route
The Viking route to Novgorod, Constantinople and Baghdad ran through these islands. A strait close to Amalia was an important harbour and trading place from at least the 900s, and an old Danish document describes a sailing route from Denmark through the archipelago to Tallinn.
It is the only reliably identified Viking-age trading place in Finland. Excavations in the 1990s found bronze, glass, beads, amber and silver coins cut into pieces for trade.
1997Finland's only runestone
In 1997, a 24-kilogram fragment of a runestone was found on the shore of a nearby island. It bears an animal figure and a man's name, Torfast. It is the only fragment of a runestone in Finland generally accepted as genuine. How it came to lie at the mouth of the strait is a mystery that may never be solved.
1771Catherine the Great's lost treasure
In October 1771, the Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sank in an autumn storm in the outer archipelago. Among her cargo were paintings bought in Amsterdam for Catherine the Great.
The wreck was found in 1999 at a depth of around 41 metres, almost intact, the lower masts still standing, because the Baltic has no shipworm to eat the wood. What remains in the hold is still partly a mystery.
1885 onwardsThe pilots and the emperor
An old pilot village in the outer archipelago was once one of the largest pilot stations in Finland. Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna visited it fourteen times over nine summers from 1885. An inscription in the rock still marks their visits.
Local tradition says the emperor befriended a fisherwoman named Serafina, who became known as Kejsar-Fina, the Emperor's Fina.
Beyond the island
The archipelago, privately.
Outings by your own boat or car with a private guide. Many places follow the season, so your host confirms each one before it is promised.
- The neighbouring islandA Viking-age trading straitA reconstructed Viking village where the eastern route once passed.
- 1685A wooden church by the straitThe second-oldest wooden cruciform church in Finland.
- National parkThe fortress islandClosed for a hundred years: barracks, coastal guns and rich nature.
- The outer seaThe tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countriesA boat trip to the outer sea, 252 steps to the top. May to September, weather permitting.
- A manor by the seaAn art patron’s summer homeA museum, a 1930s garden and a sculpture park of moss trolls.
- A day on the mainlandTurku, Fiskars or HankoFinland’s oldest city, the home of Finnish design, or a spa town of old villas.
The Residence
Comfort, on nature’s terms.
Six houses, a sauna by the sea, and room for three generations.
The houses
Together, and apart.
Pavilions of black timber, pale oak and glass, shaped to the rock. Sliding doors turn shared spaces into private rooms at night, so everyone can be together by day and sleep apart. The team lives in its own quarters, so every house stays yours.
14Guests
6Houses
4Double beds
5Bunk beds
II
The Master House
A fire of its own, a quiet study, and the sea beyond the bed.
- Sleeps
- Double bed
- Bathing
- Double shower and WC
- Also
- A private study and an open fireplace
III
The Children’s House
The pool, just outside the door.
- Sleeps
- Two bunk beds for four
- Bathing
- Shower room with WC
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The Beach House
At the water’s edge, with a kitchen and a morning of its own.
- Sleeps
- Double bed and two bunk beds, separable
- Bathing
- Two WCs and two showers
- Living
- Equipped kitchen
V
The Guest House
One generous room by day, two private ones by night.
- Sleeps
- Double bed and bunk bed, separable
- Bathing
- Own shower room at each end
VI
The Lookout
A terrace that wraps all the way around, and the sea on every side.
- Sleeps
- Large double bed
- Living
- Small kitchen, wraparound terrace
- Below
- Gym with shower room
The sauna
The Sauna House
Warmed only with wood from the island itself.
- Sauna
- Wood-heated, for around five, steps from the sea
- Bathing
- Double shower, changing room, separate WC
- Winter
- An ice hole for the plunge, when the sea freezes
On the island
Everything is already here.
- HelipadArrive directly on the island.
- Chef & hostA private chef and assistant, and one host from first message to goodbye.
- Sauna & seaA wood sauna and the sea, in every season.
- PoolHeated in season, beside the Master House.
- Gym & wellbeingA gym beneath the Lookout; trainer, yoga and treatments booked in advance.
- Kayaks & SUPTwo of each, more from the neighbouring island.
- Cinema roomA screen that descends from the ceiling.
- Outdoor kitchensBeside the Main House, and on a far terrace at the other end of the island.
Architecture
Authenticity before spectacle.
These islands are still rising from the sea, a few millimetres every year. We added as little as possible.
Experiences
We do not fill time.
We give it back.
On every stay
Possibilities, not a programme.
Every experience is built on the island, the season and local people. The finest day may be the one where nothing happens at all, and nothing is promised that nature cannot guarantee.
- The ArrivalThe moment the hurry stays behind.By sea or by helicopter, your host welcomes you personally, and the island’s story begins on the way.
- Sauna & SeaThe Finnish tradition, by the water.After the sauna, a swim in the sea, or in winter a plunge into the ice-cold sea.
- Body & StillnessYour own rhythm of wellbeing.Sauna, sea and the island gym. A personal trainer, yoga teacher or massage therapist can be booked in advance to come to the island.
- Move with the SeaKayak and paddle board.Explore the waters at your own pace. In cooler months, outings are guided and properly equipped.
- The Archipelago TableSeasonal, and local where it can be.Menus built around the season, with produce from archipelago fishermen and farms whenever it is available.
- Stories of the IslandsNot only to see, but to understand.A local guide or islander shares the history, life and people of the archipelago.
The archipelago on a plate
Your own chef, for the whole stay.
A private chef and kitchen assistant prepare every meal. Before you arrive, the chef learns your wishes, diets, allergies, religious food customs and what the children love, so that the first meal is already right.
Menus are planned around your wishes and what the season offers. Meals are served when and where you wish. You do not need to decide anything, unless you want to.
Read moreOur principles at the table
Season first. The archipelago’s growing season is short, so the menu follows what is genuinely available at the time of your stay.
Local where possible. Whenever their produce is available, we buy from archipelago fishermen, farms and small producers, and gladly tell you where it comes from. Beyond the season, we choose the best ingredients we can find.
Simple and careful. Good ingredients, little handling, and cooking done with care.
Little waste. We plan and cook so that as little as possible goes to waste.
By season
The year on the island.
- August – September
Late summer
The sea at its warmest and long evenings for the outer islands.
- The Last Warm SeaBoat trips to the outer skerries.
- Crayfish EveningThe Finnish crayfish tradition, among your own guests only.
- October – November
Autumn
Clear cold water, amber light, storms watched by the fire.
- The Neighbouring IslandA guided forest walk on the neighbouring island. What nature offers that day may find its way to the table.
- Storm WatchingThe power of the sea, from beside the fire.
- Dark SkiesStars without light pollution. Northern lights are never promised.
- December – February
Winter
Silence as the rarest luxury.
- A Nordic ChristmasChristmas or New Year among archipelago traditions.
- Ice & FireIf the ice allows, a guided outing onto it, then sauna and fire. Safety always first.
- The Quiet SeasonReading, rest and time without a schedule.
- March – early June
Spring & early summer
The light returns, and the archipelago wakes.
- The Return of LightThe moment Finns wait for all year.
- Spring MigrationA nature guide on one of the great bird routes.
- The First GreensWhen the season allows, the first wild herbs and spruce tips in the kitchen.
Winter signatures
Not the off-season. The rarest one.
The Dark Season Retreat
The long Nordic night, and nowhere you have to be.
About six hours of daylight in December. A week of sleep, candlelight, the fire and the evening sauna, with a plunge into the cold sea beneath the stars.
Two Finlands
Snow in the north. Silence by the sea.
A few nights in Lapland among snow and huskies, then the archipelago for silence and rest. All of Finland in one journey.
The Winter Board
Think, decide and recover, in one week.
For a leadership team, board or family office: focused mornings with a facilitator, afternoons outdoors, evenings at one table. In complete confidence.
Gallery
The island, in light.
A selection of the island. Seasonal photography is added through the year.
Private portfolio
Every room, by invitation.
The complete set of photographs, house by house and room by room, is shared after a first conversation. Your host will send you a personal password.
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Privacy notice
How we handle the personal details you share with us. Last updated 21 October 2026.
Who we are
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By private enquiry only.
The most remarkable places are the ones you have not yet been to.
Amalia welcomes a small number of guests each year. Privacy before publicity: the island’s location is shared only once your stay is confirmed.
Included in every stay
- The whole island, for a minimum of three nights
- Your own host, private chef and kitchen assistant
- Soft drinks, coffee and tea
- Airport transfers both ways, and a personal driver for outings
- Sauna, gym, kayaks, paddle boards and table tennis, and the pool in season
Arranged for you on request: helicopter or private yacht arrival, excursions beyond the island, wellbeing specialists and other special wishes.
- IA conversationYour host replies personally and listens: who is travelling, and what you hope for.
- IIA proposalDates, seasonal experiences and a first outline, tailored to you.
- IIIThe island waitsYour stay prepared before you arrive, from door to shore.
Questions
Often asked.
Is the whole island ours?
Yes. Amalia is rented as a whole island to one group at a time. There are no other guests.
How many guests can stay?
Up to fourteen, across five houses for sleeping.
Who cooks?
A private chef and assistant are with you for the whole stay and prepare every meal. They plan menus for you around your dietary needs.
Is it suitable for children?
Very. There is a house just for children, with bunk beds, and many experiences are designed for families across generations.
Is the island accessible?
The island is reached by boat and its paths climb over natural granite, with steps between the houses. It is not suited to wheelchairs or guests with limited mobility. Please tell us about everyone travelling, and we will advise honestly.
Where exactly is the island?
In the Finnish archipelago, at sixty degrees north. The exact location is shared once your stay is confirmed.
How do we get there?
By helicopter directly to the island’s own helipad, or by private car to the coast and on by boat through the islands. Airport transfers and a personal driver are included.
What does a stay cost?
The island is rented as a whole, for a minimum of three nights. The nightly rate includes your host, chef and team, all meals, soft drinks, coffee and tea, airport transfers and a personal driver, and what there is to do on the island.
Helicopter or private yacht arrivals, excursions beyond the island and other special wishes are added to your proposal, which we prepare after a personal conversation about your dates, your group and your plans.
Can we bring our own staff?
Of course. A nanny, assistant or security travelling with you stays in one of the island’s houses, within the fourteen guests, and is looked after as our guest like everyone else.