Björby

Björby is a village in Sund, Countryside and has about 1,080 residents. Björby is situated nearby to the hamlet Gesterby, as well as near the village Gunnarsby.

Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Village with 1,080 residents
Description: village in Sund, Åland Islands, Finland
Also known as: “Bjoerby”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Björby Träsk and Sund Church.

Björby Träsk

Lake

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Björby Träsk is a lake.

Kastelholm Castle is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of Sund in Åland, Finland, about 25 kilometres northeast of Mariehamn, overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm. Kastelholm Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Björby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sund and Saltvik.

Sund

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Sund is a municipality in mainland Åland. Here you can find two of the archipelago's main sights, Kastelholm castle and the ruined fortification of Bomarsund.

Saltvik

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Saltvik is located in the northeastern part of mainland Åland and is the largest municipality in the province by land area. Out of 1,800 residents who live in the municipality year-round about 91 % speak Swedish as their mother tongue.