Säppi () is an island on the coast of

Bothnian Sea The Bothnian Sea (; ) links the Bothnian Bay (also called the Bay of Bothnia) with the Baltic Sea, Baltic proper. Kvarken is situated between the two. Together, the Bothnian Sea and Bay make up a larger geographical entity, the Gulf of Bothnia, ...

in the municipality of

Eurajoki Eurajoki (; ) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The island is located some west of the city of

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

and off the mainland. Island of Säppi is best known of the 1873 built

Säppi Lighthouse Säppi Lighthouse (, ) is a lighthouse on the coast of Bothnian Sea, located in Eurajoki, in the island of Säppi. The lighthouse stands approximately 14 kilometers Southwest of the Port of Pori on the area of Eurajoki municipality. It was desig ...

and its community which are inventoried by the

Finnish National Board of Antiquities The Finnish Heritage Agency (, ), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities, preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The agency is a cultural and research institutio ...

as one of

Cultural heritage sites of national importance in Finland Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

. Säppi has been a part of the

Bothnian Sea National Park Bothnian Sea National Park (, ) is a national park in Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the G ...

since 2011. Today the island is visited some 4,000 tourists annually. Säppi is one of the seven Finnish islands with a wild

mouflon The mouflon (''Ovis gmelini'') is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, and the Caspian region, including eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. It is also found in parts of Europe. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domest ...

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 Conservation grazing or targeted grazing is the use of semi- feral or domesticated grazing livestock to maintain and increase the biodiversity of natural or semi-natural grasslands, heathlands, wood pasture, wetlands and many other habitats.

.Säppi
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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sappi Finnish islands in the Baltic Landforms of Satakunta Tourist attractions in Satakunta