Ostrobothnia
Vaasa
Korsholm

Björköby

Björköby is a village and a former municipality now part of , . It is the chief settlement on the island of . The harbour of the village is called Svedjehamn. Björköby was an independent municipality until 1973.
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  • Type: Town with 294 residents
  • Description: former municipality of Finland, now part of Korsholm
  • Also known as: “Biörkö”, “Bjoerkoeby”, and “Björkö”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvarken Archipelago.

Photo: Christine und Hagen Graf, CC BY 2.0.
The is an archipelago in the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia, between Finland and Sweden. Along with the neighboring of Sweden, it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Björköby

Latitude
63.3448° or 63° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
21.32354° or 21° 19′ 25″ east
Population
294
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
9GM388VF+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1795809952
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
660652
Wiki­data ID
Q15199541
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Björköby” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Björköby”
  • Finnish: “Björköby”
  • French: “Björköby”
  • Inari Sami: “Björköby”
  • Irish: “Björköby”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Björköby”
  • Norwegian: “Björköby”
  • Russian: “Бьёркёбю”
  • Swedish: “Björköby, Korsholm”
  • Swedish: “Björköby”
  • Uzbek: “Björköby”
  • “Björköby”

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