Käringholmen

Käringholmen is an islet in Espoo, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa. Käringholmen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Suinonsalmi, as well as near the locality Nykullanlaituri.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soukan Kasavuori and Soukka chapel.

Soukan Kasavuori

Peak

Photo: Finland87, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Soukan Kasavuori is a peak.

Soukka chapel

Church

Photo: Paj, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Soukka chapel is a church.

Soukka metro station

Metro station

Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Soukka or Sökö is an underground station on the western metro extension of the Helsinki Metro in Finland. The station is opened on 3 December 2022, located 1.3 kilometres southeast from Espoonlahti metro station and 1.6 kilometres west from Kaitaa metro station. Soukka metro station is situated 2½ km northwest of Käringholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suvisaaristo and Kaitaa.

Suvisaaristo

Suburb

Photo: Islander, CC BY 3.0.

Suvisaaristo or Sommaröarna is a maritime district in Espoo, Finland, district number 451, and an archipelago in the Gulf of Finland, off the coast of Soukka, in the southwestern part of Espoo.

Kaitaa

Suburb

Kaitaa or Kaitans is a district of southern Espoo, Finland, located south of the Länsiväylä highway, with a population of 6000. Kaitaa mostly consists of detached houses, and contains the Hannusjärvi recreational area. Kaitaa is situated 3 km north of Käringholmen.

Espoonlahti

Suburb

Photo: Skorpion87, Public domain.

Espoonlahti or Esboviken is one of the five major urban areas of Espoo, a city in Finland. It lies along the south-western coast of Espoo, bounded to the west by the bay of the same name, to the south by the shores of the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Finnoo valley, to the east of the municipal border of Kirkkonummi, and to the north by the forests of Espoo central forest area. Espoonlahti is situated 3½ km northwest of Käringholmen.

Käringholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Kaeringholmen”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Espoo, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.12402° or 60° 7′ 27″ north

Longitude

24.69935° or 24° 41′ 58″ east

Open location code

9GG64MFX+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 999933451

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

798351

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