Hanko Peninsula
The Hanko Peninsula 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula of Finland
- Also known as: “Hangö udd”, “Hangöudd”, “Hankoniemi”, “Hankoniemi Cape”, “Poluostrov Gangeudd”, and “Poluostrov Khangeudd”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hanko Airport and Santala railway station.
Hanko Airport
Aerodrome
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Hanko Airfield is the southernmost airfield in Finland. It is located in Hanko, about 8 kilometres east of Hanko city centre. The airfield has a single runway, oriented 03/21 with a total length of 1,600 m, and is mostly used for recreational aviation by the local Hangon Lentokerho flying club.
Santala railway station
Railway stop
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Santala railway station is a railway stop in the city of Hanko, Finland along the Hanko-Hyvinkää Railroad. The stop is located approximately 197 kilometers from Helsinki Central railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lappohja and Hanko.
Lappohja
Village
Lappohja is a village located in the municipality of Hanko. It has a population of about 475. The Lappohja railway station is located along the Karis–Hanko railway. Lappohja is situated 9 km northeast of Hanko Peninsula.
Hanko
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Hanko is Finland's southernmost city. It has a major marina which serves as a stop for boats traveling between Helsinki and the Archipelago Sea. Hanko is a popular summer tourist destination.
Hanko Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Hanko Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Hanko Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة هانكو”
- Arabic: “هانغو”
- Azerbaijani: “Xanko yarımadası”
- Basque: “Hanko penintsula”
- Belarusian: “Паўвостраў Ханка”
- Belarusian: “Ханка”
- Bulgarian: “Ханкониеми”
- Cebuano: “Hankoniemi”
- Chinese: “汉科半岛”
- Chinese: “漢科半島”
- Dutch: “Hanko Peninsula”
- Estonian: “Hanko poolsaar”
- Finnish: “Hangö udd”
- Finnish: “Hangöudd”
- Finnish: “Hankoniemi”
- French: “péninsule de Hanko”
- French: “Péninsule de Hanko”
- Georgian: “ჰანკოს ნახევარკუნძული”
- German: “Halbinsel Hanko”
- German: “Hanko-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי האנקו”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי הנקו”
- Italian: “Penisola di Hanko”
- Japanese: “ハンゲ半島”
- Japanese: “ハンコ半島”
- Latvian: “Hanko pussala”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hankøhalvøya”
- Norwegian: “Hankøhalvøya”
- Polish: “Hanko (półwysep)”
- Polish: “Hanko”
- Polish: “Półwysep Hanko”
- Portuguese: “Península de Hanko”
- Russian: “полуостров Ханко”
- Russian: “Ханко”
- Russian: “Ханкониеми”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hankoniemi”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Hanko”
- Spanish: “Península de Hanko”
- Swedish: “Hangö udd”
- Swedish: “Hangö Udd”
- Swedish: “Hangö udde”
- Swedish: “Hangöudd”
- Turkish: “Hanko Yarımadası”
- Ukrainian: “Ханко”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santala and Henriksberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Santalan Peräniityt and Råberget.
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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 “Hanko Peninsula”. Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.