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Russarö is an island south of

Hanko Hanko may refer to People *August Hanko (military personnel), August Hanko, German First World War flying ace Places *Hanko, Finland, town and municipality *Hanko Peninsula, Finland *Hankø, an island in the Oslo Fjord in Norway *The asteroid ...

. The island is closed to the public as it is

military area A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

of the Finnish Defence Forces. The island hosts the five-storey

Russarö Lighthouse Russarö Lighthouse (Finnish language, Finnish: ''Russarön majakka'', Swedish language, Swedish: ''Russarö fyr'') is a lighthouse situated on the island of Russarö, outside Hanko, Finland, at the western extremity of the Gulf of Finland i ...

built in 1863 and a Finnish Meteorological Institute weather station.Finnish Meteorological Institute: Paikallissään asemakuvaukset (in Finnish)
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December 1939

On 1 December 1939, the Soviet light cruiser , accompanied by the destroyers and , approached the fortified coastal artillery battery located on the island. After a short exchange of fire, ''Stremitelny'' and ''Kirov'' were hit and the ships withdrew. Aboard the ''Kirov'', 17 men were killed and 30 wounded.

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External links

Helsingin Sanomat: Risteilyllä Russarön linnakkeeseen
Hanko Finnish islands in the Baltic Islands of Uusimaa {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub