Säppi ( sv, Sebbskär) is an island on the coast of
Bothnian Sea in the municipality of
Eurajoki in
Finland. The island is located some west of the city of
Pori
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Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...
and off the mainland.
Island of Säppi is best known of the 1873 built
Säppi Lighthouse and its community which are inventoried by the
Finnish National Board of Antiquities as one of
Cultural heritage sites of national importance in Finland. Säppi has been a part of the
Bothnian Sea National Park since 2011. Today the island is visited some 4,000 tourists annually.
Säppi is one of the seven Finnish islands with a wild
mouflon population. They were introduced in 1949 by a group of local hunters.
The Säppi sheep have given the name for a beer brand "Mufloni", bottled by a local brewery
Beer Hunter's.
From early spring to October the island hosts a herd of
highland cattle used by
Finnish forest administration for
conservation grazing.
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Radio UusJussi. Retrieved 11 August 2014. Säppi is also popular among birdwatchers.
Images
Laituri Säpin satamaan.jpg, Sunset at Säppi Harbor
Säpin majakka.JPG, Säppi Lighthouse
Ylämaankarja Säppi.JPG, A herd of highland cattle
References
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Finnish islands in the Baltic
Landforms of Satakunta
Tourist attractions in Satakunta