Isosaari

Isosaari is an island in Helsinki, part of the district of the city, more specifically of Itäsaaret, i.e. ‘eastern islands’. It was one of the fortified islands of the Gulf of Finland.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: Miölö”, “Mjölö”, “Stora Mjölö”, and “Stura Miölö

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santahamina and Suomenlinna.

Suburb
is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern , . At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted.

Suburb
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the islands.

Quarter
is a southeastern neighborhood of about 3000 people in , located in the eastern part of the island. was for a long time a loose single-family area with old wooden houses, but since the 1980s the area has been more densely built up.

Isosaari

Latitude
60.10138° or 60° 6′ 5″ north
Longitude
25.05801° or 25° 3′ 29″ east
Open location code
9GG74325+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24470967
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
656338
Wiki­data ID
Q16941292
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Isosaari” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 伊索岛
  • Finnish: Isosaari
  • Finnish: Mjölö
  • French: Isosaari
  • German: Isosaari
  • German: Mjölö
  • Swedish: Isosaari
  • Swedish: Mjölö, Helsingfors
  • Swedish: Mjölö
  • Turkish: Isosaari

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Isosaari”. Photo: MKFI, Public domain.