Ingå

Ingå (EENG-oh, [ˈiŋːo]) is a rural municipality with a vast archipelago. The population (about 5600 people in 2011) is bilingual with 55% Swedish speakers and 42% Finnish. Commuting to Helsinki is quite common.

Porkkala parenthesis:

Between 1944 and 1956 large parts of Ingå, Siuntio and Kirkkonummi on and near the Porkkala peninsula were leased to the Soviet Union as a naval base, as part of the pease agreement. The lease for was for 50 years; however in 1955 an agreement was reached to return it earlier.

Villages:

1 Ingå kyrkby. The largest village and the administrative centre of the municipality, with shops, pharmacy, library etc.

2 Degerby. A small village, the centre of an independent municipality until 1946. It has a museum on the Porkkala Parenthesis.

3 Täkter (Tähtelä).

4 Solberg (Päivölä).

5 Fagervik. A castle and a former iron works.

6 Barösund. The area of the village consists of several larger islands (Barölandet, Orslandet, Elgsjölandet) and hundreds of smaller islands and islets.

Tourist information:

Visit Ingå, Strandvägen 2, 10210 Ingå, ☏ +358 50-464-3374, inga@inga.fi.

Degerby Tourism, Furuborgvägen 6, 10160 Degerby, ☏ +358 40-541-8526, igor@degerby.fi.

Ingå lies 20 km east of Karis, 20–25 km south of Lohja (Lojo) and 60 km west of Helsinki (Helsingfors), on national road 51.

Ingå, the main village, lies 1 km south from road 51. The pharmacy, supermarket and church are in the north end of the village. Some services stop by the crossroads, others go to the "bus station" in the southern end of the centre half a kilometre farther, by the marina, close to the tourist information and the library. Some drive part of the leg between Degerby and the bus station along smaller roads.

Degerby village is a few hundred metres north of road 51, 10 km east of Ingå. Most coaches stop at the crossroads, some services drive through the village (stop: "Degerby Deli").

Fagervik is 12 km west-south-west from Ingå.

Barösund is on the main yacht fairway from Helsinki westward, so easily reached by boat. There are also a few buses per day to Barösund, and a boat from Ingå harbour in summer. By road it is 7.5 km south-south-east from Fagervik.

Services from Lohja pass through some villages off the thoroughfares.

By train:

Long-distance trains stop in Karis, regional trains from Helsinki mainly in Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt), a few (H and Y) in Siuntio (Sjundeå) or even in Ingå (H). The metro of Helsinki reaches Matinkylä (Mattby) in Espoo. Buses (or minibuses) drive along road 51 and connect to some arrivals, or can be used for all the journey. In workdays there are some services also from Lohja (Lojo).

There are a few weekly H trains between Helsinki and Hanko via Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio, Ingå, Karis and Ekenäs. 1 Ingå station lies 5 km north-east from the centre. It has no services. 2 Siuntio station lies 10 km north-east from Degerby.

By bus:

Connections to Ingå were improved in 2021, as the municipalities took a greater role, see Ingå page on the traffic.

See also Matkahuolto and the Matkahuolto route planner.