Islands: Isosaari, Finland |
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Hezu
Senior Member Joined: 13 October 2007 Country: Finland Location: HKI/KSNK Status: Offline Posts: 4583 |
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Topic: Islands: Isosaari, Finland Posted: 18 March 2023 at 17:21 |
Show us... Isosaari, Finland
Show us islands of the world is your chance to show the island near where you live, or where you live on, or where you've been- then please choose pictures from your chosen island and either upload to an existing location thread, or if your location is not shown then start as a new thread. The usual Dyxum content rules apply- but to assist fellow Dyxumers inspired to visit locations that are shown, please indicate where in/on your island the photos were taken. --- Isosaari (Mjölö in Swedish) is one of the outer islands in Helsinki, Finland. 1. Like many islands near Helsinki, Isosaari used to be in military use and there is quite a lot evidence of this like this coastal artillery gun 2. Fort Isosaari 3. Still firmly behind fences and off limits for us civilians 4. In Peninniemi on the eastern end of the island there is a former torpedo test station 5. Inside torpedo test station 6. After torpedo testing ceased, the building was used also for marine research 7. One interesting feature on the island is a 9-hole golf course, behind one of the older fortifications 8. Western coastline 9. Southern coastline 10. A small sand beach on the northern shore 11. Sauna jetty in winter 12. During the Crimean war Anglo-French fleet made some attacks in Baltic Sea shores and George Quinnell of HMS Amphion was one casualty of this incursion and found his last resting place in Isosaari 13. After Finnish Civil War (1918), the winning white side founded number of prison camps for those who participated in the war on the red side, one of the prison camps was in Isosaari and this is a memorial for those reds who lost their lives |
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waldo_posth
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 March 2023 at 17:32 |
Fascinating set, Heiki!
I very much like the coastal scenes - my favorites are #8, #10 and #11. Is there really a Winter schedule for ferries to this island? Are there still living people on it? Or is the military the exclusive user of it? TFS! Edited by waldo_posth - 18 March 2023 at 21:30 |
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Hezu
Senior Member Joined: 13 October 2007 Country: Finland Location: HKI/KSNK Status: Offline Posts: 4583 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 March 2023 at 18:58 |
14. One more coastal shot |
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