Eckerö Mail and Customs House

The Mail and Customs House features white columns across its facade, symmetrical windows, and a central entrance that leads to multiple exhibition spaces.

Built in 1828 under Russian rule, this structure marked the westernmost point of the Russian Empire and served as a vital connection on the Stockholm-Turku mail route.

The building houses art exhibitions and maintains a dedicated postal museum that documents the evolution of mail transportation across the Sea of Åland.

Visitors can explore the museum daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with exhibits spread across multiple floors of this nineteenth-century building.

The structure measures four times larger than its Swedish counterpart in Grisslehamn, deliberately oversized to demonstrate Russian imperial power in the region.

Location: Eckerö

Inception: 1828

Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture

Opening Hours: Segunda-feira-Domingo 10:00-18:00

Phone: +3584575301435

Email: ted.chikasha@regeringen.ax

Website: http://postochtullhuset.ax

GPS coordinates: 60.22033,19.54335

Latest update: March 2, 2025 21:56