On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland.

[3] Most of the islands belonging to the Nagu archipelago can be reached by a network of roads, bridges and cost-free connection boats covering the vast archipelago area and reaching also the most remote islands in the south, where Nagu shares borders with the international waters of the Baltic sea.

In 2015 a temporary refugee centre for asylum seeking families from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia was opened in Nagu by the Red Cross.

A sample of the dialect recorded in 1958 by Kurt Zilliacus [sv] (see file for transcription) [6] Nagu is among the biggest service and tourism centres of the archipelago region.

Besides the harbour and the 15th century church of Nagu the village offers two grocery stores, two banks, gas stations for both cars and boats, a post office, several daily coach connections in both directions (to Turku and Houtskär),[7] several hotels and a large number of restaurants and souvenir shops.

[8] The Maritime House offers exhibitions about the naval history of Nagu from the early 19th century til' today.

The Westerholm trail is a 3 km long walk that starts from the market place in the South harbour in the centre and goes through the woods of nearby Ernholm.

There are signs by the road marking the beginning of the track leading into the forest and up the labyrinth hill.

The island of Själö is not a part of the centre, but it can be visited on foot from the centre by those who take the connection boat M/S Östern (only during high-season, subject to a charge) or the M/S Falkö (outside the summer season, free of charge) from the harbour.

A 4,4 km long trail leads to the hill from the Parola area, situated right by the main road.

The Vargberget hill in Mattnäs has a turret with a view over the southern parts of the island Storlandet.

During the summer Nötö offers a small marina, a store, a bed & breakfast and a café.

Among places to visit there are the Nötö church (mentioned above) and nature trails leading the visitors to the "singing rock" and prehistoric grave sites.

[13] Brännskär is a small island south of Kirjais with a marina, a café and rental cottages.

Apart from stretching over a large number of bridges the Archipelago Road includes several ferry passages.

[7] The Archipelago Trails During the summer season two scenic tourist routes that can be travelled by car, bus, motorcycle or bike open in the region.