Yyteri (; ) is a district and a beach in the city of

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, Finland. It is located about from the centre, bordering the

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. The distance from

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to Yyteri is about and it takes more than three hours to get there by car mainly along Highway 2. Yyteri is not an urban district, instead it is mostly like a

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Yyteri Beach

Yyteri is famous for its beach, which stretches for about six kilometres. It is very popular among both local people and people from elsewhere in Finland. The beach is one of the longest in Finland and all of Nordic countries, and has also many distinctive dunes. The dune area is unique in Europe because of its size. There was a unisex

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area in the centre of the beach, which was a few hundred metres wide, one of only two in the entire country in Finland; however, it was closed due to complaints from concerned parents in April 2021. In 1965

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played their first ever Finnish concert in Yyteri.

Other interests

As well as the beach, Yyteri also has a

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, hotels and a restaurant. An 18-hole golf course is located in the Yyteri area and there are also many other outdoor activities including surfing, beach volley, riding and over of hiking routes. Bus routes operate daily between Yyteri and the centre of Pori. The well-being of Yyteri's local

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trees is threatened by ''Acantholyda posticalis'', the control of which is being tested with

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in 2011.

References

External links

Official webpages of YyteriThe Rolling Stones in Yyteri at YouTube
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Yyteri Beach

Other interests

See also

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