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Pellinki ( Finnish) or Pellinge (
Approximately 260 persons live on Pellinge. 95% of the population are Swedish-speakers. There is a school which teaches pupils in grades 1-4 of the Finnish education system (from grade 5, pupils must attend schools on the mainland). There is also a daycare centre for pre-school children. Both these institutions use the Swedish language as the medium for instruction.
Pellinge has its own graveyard and also a chapel dedicated to
Pellinki ( Finnish) or Pellinge (Swedish
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) is an island community in Finland
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made up of several small islands, the main ones linked by bridges. It is located 80 km east of the capital Helsinki
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, and 30 km south of the town of Porvoo
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( sv, Borgå). It is administered as part of the municipality of Porvoo.
Pellinge is accessible from the Finnish mainland via a small vehicle/pedestrian cable ferry from Tirmo. The ferry runs at 15-minutes intervals and is provided free, as such ferries are considered an integral part of the national road network.
Approximately 260 persons live on Pellinge. 95% of the population are Swedish-speakers. There is a school which teaches pupils in grades 1-4 of the Finnish education system (from grade 5, pupils must attend schools on the mainland). There is also a daycare centre for pre-school children. Both these institutions use the Swedish language as the medium for instruction.
Pellinge has its own graveyard and also a chapel dedicated to St. Olaf
Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title ''Rex Perpet ...
. The community has several organisations that are well attended and participated. For instance, there is a voluntary fire brigade and two Martha unions (a Finnish women's society).
Traditional ways of life on Pellinge include fishing, boat building, forestry, axe throwing and agriculture - although these have all declined significantly in recent times. Today many of the island's inhabitants commute to work to workplaces on the mainland.
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Finnish islands in the Baltic {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub