Vita Björn Prison Museum

Vita Björn Prison Museum is a museum in , . Vita Björn Prison Museum is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the disc golf course .
Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Opening hours: May 2nd—September 15th 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: prison museum in Sund, Åland, Finland
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kastelholm Castle and Jan Karlsgården.

Castle
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is a medieval castle built by the Swedes in the late 14th century. It is located near Road 2 in the municipality of in , , about 25 kilometres northeast of , overlooking a fjord near the village of Kastelholm. is situated 200 metres northwest of Vita Björn Prison Museum.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is situated 2½ km northeast of Vita Björn Prison Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haraldsby and Saltvik.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Vita Björn Prison Museum.

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is located in the northeastern part of mainland 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.

Town
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Finström is a municipality in , 17 kilometers north of . The largest settlement is , which is also the second largest urban area of Åland after Mariehamn. is situated 5 km west of Vita Björn Prison Museum.

Vita Björn Prison Museum

Latitude
60.23143° or 60° 13′ 53″ north
Longitude
20.08281° or 20° 4′ 58″ east
Inception
1784
Open location code
9GG263JM+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 231687786
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q4467692
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Vita Björn Prison Museum” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vita Björn”
  • Estonian: “Valge Karu”
  • Finnish: “Kruununvankila Vita Björn”
  • Finnish: “Vita Björn”
  • French: “Vita Björn”
  • German: “Vita Björn”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Вита Бьорн”
  • Swedish: “Krononhäktet Vita Björn”
  • Swedish: “Vita Björn”
  • “Vita Björn”

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Highlights include Kastelholm DiscGolfPark and Fotografiskt museum.

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