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Location of the Hanko Peninsula. The Hanko Peninsula (Finnish: Hankoniemi; Swedish: Hangö udd) is the southernmost point of mainland Finland. The soil is a sandy moraine, the last tip of the Salpausselkä ridge, and vegetation consists mainly of pine and low shrubs. The peninsula is known for its beautiful archipelago and long sandy beaches.
Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия, romanized: Fennoskandiya), or the Fennoscandian Peninsula, is a peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia. [1]
Old Rauma, the wooden centre of the town of Rauma People hiking in the Koli National Park. Finland is famous for its many lakes, nearly 200,000 of them (larger than 500 m 2 /0.12 acres). Tampere is the biggest city on the Finnish Lakeland with other major cities being Jyväskylä, Mikkeli, Lahti, Joensuu, Lappeenranta, Kuopio, and Savonlinna ...
The Santa Claus Village theme park, which attracts more than 600,000 people annually, is especially popular during the holiday season. “This is like my dream came true,” beamed Polish visitor ...
In 1865 farming was the primary source of income for about 90% of the men in Espoo. There were about seventy craftsmen and about twenty people working in the industry. Of the women in Espoo, over one fifth worked as maids. [109]: 48 The economical history of 19th-century Espoo also includes some small-scale mining activity.
Pellinki (Finnish: [ˈpelːiŋki]; Swedish: Pellinge, Finland Swedish: [ˈpelːiŋe]) is an island community in Finland made up of several small islands, the main ones linked by bridges. It is located 80 km east of the capital Helsinki , and 30 km south of the town of Porvoo ( Swedish : Borgå ).
Porkkalanniemi (Swedish: Porkala udd), often referred to simply as Porkkala (Porkala), is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, located at Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) in Southern Finland. The peninsula had great strategic value, as coastal artillery based there would be able to shoot more than halfway across the Gulf of Finland .
Jätkäsaari (Finnish: [ˈjætkæˌsɑːri]; Swedish: Busholmen) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland.It is part to the Kampinmalmi district and Länsisatama neighbourhood.