Eckerö Mail and Customs House

Eckerö Mail and Customs House (Swedish: Eckerö post- och tullhus) is a historic building in Eckerö municipality in Åland, Finland.

It was built in 1828 as the most western posthouse on the Finnish side of the old mail route connecting Swedish capital Stockholm and Finnish town Turku. The building was drawn by architect Carl Ludvig Engel. Today it houses a postal museum and art gallery, and has an artist in residence program.

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