Finland's national writer Aleksis Kivi lived at Fanjunkars, a house in Siuntio owned by Charlotta Lönnqvist, from 1864-1871. She gave him both a home and a place with the peace he needed to work. Kivi had become familiar with Siuntio when he stayed with his brother in Purnus in 1857-58 and spent the majority of his most productive years as a writer at Fanjunkars. He wrote Seven Brothers, his most famous work, while living there, revising the book three times.

This sightseeing tour includes visits to the recently-renovated Fanjunkars and Sjundby Manor, where Charlotta Lönnqvist worked in the kitchens. After a guided tour of the manor, there's a tasty lunch "à la mademoiselle Lönnqvist" in the estate granary, now a summer café.

Afternoon coffee, and "Aleksis Kivi" pulla - sweet Finnish bread made from top-quality wheat - will be waiting for you by the river at Purnus Manor. After coffee, a guided walk in the footsteps of Aleksis Kivi to the Flaggberget heights where Siuntio's inhabitants organised Whitsun and Midsummer bonfires and dances in which Aleksis Kivi participated. Along the way, more interesting recollections about this important figure in Finnish literary history.