Things to Do

Did you know...
​Sointula began as a utopia founded by Finnish settlers in 1900?
​Learn more about the history of Sointula and get an introduction to Malcolm Island at the Resource Centre.

kayak off our beach

buy groceries at the oldest Co-op in Canada

go whale watching at Bere Point

visit the Sointula Museum

take a whale watching tour

hike the Mateoja Trail to Big Lake and take a dip

explore Bere Point beach

have a campfire

hike the island's trails in the mist

try a Finnish sauna

check out the lighthouse at Pultenay Point

eat a salmon burger at the Burger Barn

visit the biggest tree on the island!

explore Pultenay Point

see beautiful sunsets

visit the Bighouse and Indigenous Museum in Alert Bay

wander our organic garden

relax with amazing coffee and food at Coho Joe's

take a trip from Malcolm Island to the Cape Scott trail

see the tallest totem pole in the world! (Alert Bay)

hike the epic Beautiful Bay Trail

take a workshop at the museum in Alert Bay

explore the island by kayak

cycle through town and around the island

wander through town, check out boats at the marina

get a drink or do karaoke at the quaint Whale's Rub Pub

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