Yyteri Visitor Centre 

Buy your snacks for the beach with a takeaway principle or enjoy little refreshments at the shop premises or at the terrace area. The selection of the shop includes Pori and Yyteri merchandise, so the purchase of the souvenirs and creating memories are easy alongside enjoying the refreshments. 

The restrooms of the Visitor Centre are open daily free-of-charge from 06:00-21:00 (in summer and autumn 2024). Outside the opening hours you can enter the restrooms by calling the service number with a fee. The instructions on opening the door of the restrooms are at the entrance of the toilet rooms. When the Visitor Centre is closed, you enter the restrooms from the backside of the Centre.

The campfire place and firewood are available all year round for preparing your trip meals. The firewood can be found next to the campfire place. If at the campfire place there is no firewood, the visitor centre will help you during the opening hours. 

Attention! During the terrain fire warning setting a campfire is forbidden! 

Outside the building there is a water tap where you can refill your water bottle during summertime. 

At the terrace area there are lockable compartments to store your belongings during the visit to the beach or a trip. Some of the compartments are equipped with a power outlet for charging a phone. (Attention! Store your belongings at your own risk). 

Exhibition elements indoors tell a story about the unique nature of the region. 

• The magnificent sail elements tell about the dune nature and its protection in Yyteri, the National Park of the Bothnian Sea and the recreational possibilities of the region. 
• On the wall you will find a relief of dunes depicting the four dune types of Yyteri. 
• The sand poles contain the real key species of Yyteri, the lyme grass. 
• The vitrine table displays the four mussel species living in Yyteri. 
• On the inspiration map you will find fun activities and destinations marked with symbols in the Meri-Pori region. 
• The historical pictures on the windows display the recreational use of the region in the past. 
• In the restrooms there are information balls describing the nature of the region by using fun facts. 
• In the premises there is an ambient maritime sound atmosphere created by Jan Eerala to accompany your visit. 
• At the outdoor auditorium you will find a film display about the seasons of Yyteri. Watch as the seasons and the landscape changes throughout the year! The video is created by Mediaplane. 

The exhibition elements are designed by Intro Design in cooperation with the Ark Nature Centre, the Forest Administration of Finland, and Visit Pori. 

The tourist information point of Visit Pori and its personnel will advise you on independent activities in the region. Ask for hints about adventures, nature trips, services, and the destinations of the entire Pori region. 

The other tourist information points are in the city centre of Pori: Porin Leijona (address: Yrjönkatu 6) and Satakunta museum (address: Hallituskatu 11).

The furry friends are welcome to the outdoor premises of the visitor centre. If you must go indoors, you can leave your furry friends at the dog parking on the outside walls for a while to wait for you.

At the Visitor Centre there is a large free-of-charge parking lot. In front of the Visitor Centre there are three marked accessible parking spaces and in the middle of the parking lot there are 10 EV charging points of eParking.fi marked with stickers. The charging points are in the eParking system visible to the EV drivers/app users online. Charging power 11 kW, charging fee 15 cents/kWh.