Kuivasaari
Kuivasaari is a Finnish island in the Gulf of Finland, near Helsinki. Kuivasaari is located some 5 kilometres out into the Gulf of Finland, due south of Helsinki city centre, and was for many years the outermost inhabited island in the Helsinki archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Torr Mjölö” and “Torra Miölö”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harmaja and Isosaari.
Harmaja
Lighthouse
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harmaja is an island and a lighthouse outside Helsinki, south of the Suomenlinna sea fortress. The island has been functioning as a landmark since the 16th century.
Isosaari
Island
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
Isosaari is an island in Helsinki, part of the Ulkosaaret district of the city, more specifically of Itäsaaret, i.e. ‘eastern islands’. It was one of the fortified islands of the Gulf of Finland.
Vallisaari
Island
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
Vallisaari is an island in Helsinki, Finland. It is located between Suomenlinna and Santahamina. The island has some ponds, and it was first known for hundreds of years as a place where sailors could take fresh water. Vallisaari is situated 4 km north of Kuivasaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suomenlinna and Santahamina.
Suomenlinna
Suburb
Photo: Michal.pise, CC BY 2.0.
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of Helsinki south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands. Suomenlinna is situated 5 km north of Kuivasaari.
Santahamina
Suburb
Santahamina is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland. At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted. Santahamina is situated 6 km north of Kuivasaari.
Kaivopuisto
Suburb
Kaivopuisto, nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located. Kaivopuisto is situated 7 km northwest of Kuivasaari.
Kuivasaari
- Categories: artillery battery and landform
- Location: Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kuivasaari” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kuivasaari”
- Chinese: “库伊瓦岛”
- Chinese: “庫伊瓦島”
- Dutch: “Kuivasaari”
- Finnish: “Kuivasaari”
- French: “Kuivasaari”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kuivasaari”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torra Mjölö”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torra Mjølø”
- Norwegian: “Torra Mjölö”
- Spanish: “Kuivasaari”
- Swedish: “Torra Mjölö”
- Turkish: “Kuivasaari”
- Turkish: “Torra Mjölö”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pikku Kuivasaari and Grisselhällen.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kuivasaari”. Photo: MKFI, CC BY-SA 3.0.