Porsas
Porsas is an island in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Porsas is situated nearby to the quarter Kotkavuori, as well as near Salmisaari.Places of Interest
Highlights include Seurasaari and Mustasaari.
Seurasaari
Island
Seurasaari is an island and a district in Helsinki, Finland, known mostly as the location of the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, which consists of old, mainly wooden buildings transplanted from elsewhere in Finland and placed in the dense forest landscape of the island.
Tamminiemi
Museum
Tamminiemi is a villa and house museum located in the Meilahti district of Helsinki, Finland. It was one of the three official residences of the President of Finland, from 1940 to 1982.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salmisaari and Lapinlahti.
Salmisaari
Quarter
Salmisaari is a small area belonging to the Ruoholahti quarter of the Länsisatama neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. The Salmisaari island was previously located west of the Helsinginniemi peninsula.
Lapinlahti
Quarter
Lapinlahti is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood. Lapinlahti Hospital, completed in 1841, was the first mental hospital in Finland.
Kuusisaari
Suburb
Kuusisaari, Granö is an island and a neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. It has the highest average income of all the Helsinki metropolitan area. Many foreign embassies are located in Kuusisaari.
Porsas
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Helsinki, Finland
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.17232° or 60° 10′ 20″ north
Longitude
24.88454° or 24° 53′ 4″ east
Open location code
9GG65VCM+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Porsas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grisen”
- Finnish: “Porsas”
- Swedish: “Grisen, Helsingfors”
- Swedish: “Grisen”
- Turkish: “Porsas”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kotkavuori and Lauttasaari.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seurasaaren eteläpuoliset luodot and Seurasaaren merenrantaniitty.
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