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List Of Islands Of Finland
Within Finland's borders there are 789 islands of over 1 km2 area. Most of these are inhabited, and with a road connection to the mainland. There are all together 75,818 islands over 0,5 km2 area in Finland and with all the smaller isles, the total number of islands in Finland is 178,947. There are 549 permanently inhabited islands in Finland with no road connection to mainland. Many other islands are used nearly permanently for recreational purposes. Largest islands by the sea Largest islands in lakes See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suomenlinna Aerial
Suomenlinna (; until 1918 Viapori, ), or Sveaborg (), is an inhabited Coastal defence and fortification, sea fortress the Suomenlinna district is on eight islands of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the Capital (political), capital of Finland. Suomenlinna is popular with tourists and locals who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site. Originally named ''Sveaborg'' (Castle of the Swedes), or ''Viapori'' as referred to by Finnish-speaking Finns, it was renamed in Finnish to ''Suomenlinna'' (Castle of Finland) in 1918 for patriotic and nationalistic reasons, though it is still known by its original name in Sweden and by Swedish-speaking Finns. The Swedish crown commenced the construction of the fortress in 1748 as protection against Imperial Russia, Russian expansionism. The general responsibility for the fortification work was given to Augustin Ehrensvärd. The original plan of the bastion fortress was strongly influenced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storlandet
Storlandet ( fi, Iso-Nauvo) is the main island of the former Nagu municipality (now part of Pargas, Southwest Finland) in Western Finland Western Finland ( fi, Länsi-Suomen lääni, sv, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. .... It has an area of . Finnish islands in the Baltic Pargas Landforms of Southwest Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sääminginsalo
Sääminginsalo has been said to be the largest true island of Finland (area ). If it is considered as an island, it is the third largest island in a lake in the world. This inland island is located in Southern Savonia region, Eastern Finland and is surrounded by the lake Greater Saimaa ( Haukivesi, Puruvesi and Pihlajavesi), and an artificial canal, ''Raikuun kanava'', that was built in 1750s. The most famous sight on Sääminginsalo is the Kerimäki Church, the largest wooden church in the world. Traditionally, Soisalo in the same lake complex has been considered the largest island of Finland, but technically it is not a true island because the lakes surrounding it are not on the same level.Kejonen, Aimo: Kansanuskomuksia ja geologiaa, p. 229. In: Koivisto, Marjatta (ed.): Jääkaudet. Helsinki: WSOY, 2004. . The same, however, can be said of Sääminginsalo itself as well, as it is detached from mainland by an artificial canal only and does not in this respect differ in any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soisalo
Soisalo () is an area in central Finland, south of Kuopio. It is commonly regarded as the largest island of Finland. Whilst it is an area of land surrounded by water (the lakes Kallavesi, Unnukka, Suvasvesi and Kermajärvi Kermajärvi (literally Finn. ''kerma'' for cream, ''järvi'' for lake, Sámi. ''kierma'' for rare and threatened Finnish Forest Reindeer fawn, and/or old Eastern Finnish word ''kiermi'' for type of fishing net drying stand) is a medium-sized lak ...), as the lakes are narrow in places they are more like rivers, there is an argument that it is not a true island. References Lake islands of Finland {{EasternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larsmo
Larsmo ( fi, Luoto) is a municipality of Finland, located in the Ostrobothnia region. ''Larsmo'' is also the name of one of the villages in the municipality of Larsmo. The municipality is bilingual with Swedish as the majority language and Finnish as the minority language. Until 2014 Swedish was Larsmo's only official language. The municipality consists of an archipelago of about 360 islands and numerous skerries. The length of the coastline is about . Lake Larsmo ('), which is Finland's largest artificial fresh water lake, is also located in the municipality. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . History The land which was to become Larsmo rose from the sea some 2,000 years ago, due to post-glacial rebound. Today the municipality consists of more than 360 islands. The administrative municipality Larsmo was founded in 1867, having previously belonged to the parish of Pedersöre. Hunting, fishing and agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vessölandet
Vessölandet, also called Vessö is an island situated 10 km to the south of Porvoo in Finland. It has an area of 52 km2 and is the largest island in the region of Eastern Uusimaa Eastern Uusimaa or, officially, Itä-Uusimaa ( fi, Itä-Uusimaa; sv, Östra Nyland; literally "Eastern New Land") was one of the 19 regions of Finland, until it consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on January 1, 2011. It bordered the region .... It has a population of 500, of which 400 are Swedish- speaking. Finnish islands in the Baltic Porvoo Islands of Uusimaa {{Island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyhämaa
Pyhämaa is a village and a former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, now in the Finland Proper region. It was consolidated with the town of Uusikaupunki in 1974. Geography The territory of Pyhämaa mainly consists of islands as well as former islands that have fused with the mainland due to post-glacial rebound. It is located in the Bothnian Sea. The municipality bordered Uusikaupunki, Kalanti and Pyhäranta, before 1969 also Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta. Villages *Edväinen (locally ''Erväne, Ärväine'') *Heinänen *Kammela *Ketteli *Kuivarauma (Kuiviraumo) *Kukainen *Kursila *Pitkäluoto *Pyhämaa Name ''Pyhämaa'' literally means "holy land". According to folk stories, the island was known as ''Pahamaa'' (evil land) as it was said to be inhabited by evil spirits, pirates and criminals until Isaacus Rothovius, bishop of Turku, ordered the establishment of a church in the 17th century. According to Veikko Paasio, this story is a later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
