Björkholmen
Björkholmen is an islet in Uusimaa, Southern Finland. Björkholmen is situated nearby to the locality Nykullanlaituri, as well as near the quarter Soukanniemi.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Soukka, Espoo, Finland
- Also known as: “Bjorkholmen”, “Sökö udds Björkholmen”, and “Soukanniemen Björkholmen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soukan Kasavuori and Villa Frosterus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suvisaaristo and Kaitaa.
Suvisaaristo
Suburb
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 Björkholmen.
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 Björkholmen.
Björkholmen
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.12176° or 60° 7′ 18″ northLongitude
24.68345° or 24° 41′ 0″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9GG64MCM+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 47451237OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12586947Wikidata ID
Q106729568
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Björkholmen” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Björkholmen”
- Finnish: “Sökö udds Björkholmen”
- Finnish: “Soukanniemen Björkholmen”
- German: “Björkholmen”
- German: “Sökö udds Björkholmen”
- German: “Soukanniemen Björkholmen”
- Swedish: “Björkholmen”
- Swedish: “Sökö udds Björkholmen”
- Swedish: “Soukanniemen Björkholmen”
- Turkish: “Björkholmen”
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Localities in the Area
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