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Church Attractions In Southwest Finland

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Southwest Finland or, officially, Varsinais-Suomi, also known as Finland Proper is a region in the south-west of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper , and Uusimaa. The region's capital and most populous city is Turku. The area comprising the southwest is largely the same as the historical province of Finland Proper, so named because it is the original home of the tribe known as the Finns.
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Church Attractions In Southwest Finland

  • 1. Naantali Church Naantali
    Naantali is a town in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of 19,168 , and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, 14 kilometres west of Turku. The town encompasses a land area of 311.50 square kilometres . Most of this area is located on the islands, but the majority of the population lives on the mainland. Most of the islands are covered with forest and farmland, while the mainland consists chiefly of residential areas.
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  • 2. Archangel Michael's church Turku
    Michael's Church is a church situated in central Turku. It's named after Archangel Michael and was finished in 1905. It dominates the western skyline of the city of Turku was designed by Professor Lars Sonck and is one of the most popular wedding churches in Turku being able to seat 1,800 people. When Sonck won the competition for the church in 1894, he was only a 23-year-old architectural student. Michael's Church is older than Michael's parish. The parish only dates back to 1921.
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  • 5. Nagu Church Nagu
    Nagu is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland. On 1 January 2012 the name Väståboland was changed to Pargas. The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,428 and covered a land area of 246.88 km2 . The population density was 5.78 inhabitants per square kilometre . The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.
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  • 7. Uusikaupunki Old Church Uusikaupunki
    Uusikaupunki , is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 15,737 and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres of which 49.04 km2 is inland water. The population density is 31.31 inhabitants per square kilometre . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names translate literally to new town. The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen . The surrounding region, and especially the neighboring town of Kalanti, which merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993, was already a lively marketplace for wooden objects and salt in the early Middle Ages. Uusikaupunki was founded to legalize this trade.The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the...
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  • 9. Sjalo church Nagu
    This article is about Själö of Nagu. There is another Själö in Väståboland, on the border between the former municipalities of Houtskär and Iniö. Själö or Nagu Själö or Seili is a small island , off the main islands of Nagu, in the Archipelago Sea, off the south west coast of Finland. Själö is part of the municipality of Pargas. The island is known for its church and nature, a research institute and a former hospital. An asteroid has been named after the island.
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