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Landmark 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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Landmark 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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  • 3. Kultaranta Garden Naantali
    Kultaranta is the summer residence of the President of Finland. It is located in the district of Kultaranta on the island of Luonnonmaa, in Naantali. The granite manor house is surrounded by 560,000 square metres of park, belonging to the property. The President of the Republic's summer residence, Kultaranta, stands in 54-hectare grounds in Naantali on the southwest coast. As well as the granite-built house, the complex includes numerous outbuildings and greenhouses, and a park. Kultaranta's original owner was the businessman Alfred Kordelin, who had a manor house built for himself in 1914. It was designed by the architect Lars Sonck. When Kordelin died in 1917 the manor's ownership shifted to the University of Turku and, in 1922, the Finnish Parliament voted to acquire it for use as the p...
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  • 4. 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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  • 12. Naantali Old Town 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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  • 13. Fiskars Village Fiskars
    Fiskars Oyj Abp is a Finnish consumer goods company founded in 1649 in Fiskars Village , a locality now in the town of Raseborg, Finland, about 100 kilometres west of Helsinki. Fiskars' global headquarters are located in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki. Fiskars is best known for its orange-handled scissors, created in 1967. The company operates as an integrated consumer goods company and has two strategic business units: SBU Living and SBU Functional.
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  • 15. Hanko Water Tower Hanko
    Hanko is a bilingual port town and municipality on the south coast of Finland, 130 kilometres west of Helsinki. Its current population is 8,448 , with a majority being Finnish speakers and a strong minority being Swedish speakers .
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