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Traditional Sailors of Helsinki Ry

Find your inner sailor and adventurer!

About us

Helsingin Perinnepurjehtijat ry. was originally started in 1994 by a group of young, active traditional sailors in Helsinki, Finland. In 2023 there was a regrouping, and a new generation of sailors took over the activities, in cooperation with the original members to ensure that the original mission of maintaining the traditional sailing, ropeworks and other ship-related handicraft skills continues.







Seafaring




Environment




Outdoor skills




Ropeworks

 

 

Adventure

 

 

Responsibility

Our projects and events


This is the final part of the story series from our project in Greenland on August 2024. The writer, Annukka Pekkarinen, is a traditional sailor and member of our organisations and was working in our project "Traditional skills in Greenland".

You can read the previous parts of this story here.

PART III

All happens very fast, as fast as plans evolve here in East Greeland where the weather dictates every part of life. Soon Dines and six boys, including the deckhand Ivik, Holger, Ajugutooq, Mikkel and twins Remee & Kenny step on board. We introduce ourselves and give a safety briefing and life on board-briefing in English, translated...

Contact information

Address: Pohjoisranta 8, 00170 Helsinki

e-mail: info (at) perinnepurjehtijat.fi