Seurasaari

Island in Helsinki, Finland

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Seurasaari (Swedish: Fölisön) 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.

Every summer, many Helsinkians come to Seurasaari to enjoy the rural, peaceful outdoor atmosphere. Despite the visitors, the island has a variety of wildlife, especially birds, but also red squirrels and hares. The height of the island's popularity is at Midsummer, when a huge bonfire (Finnish: juhannuskokko, Swedish: midsommareld) is built on a small isle just off the island's coast, and ignited by a newlywed couple. Thousands of people, both tourists and Helsinkians, watch the burning of the bonfire from both Seurasaari itself and from boats anchored near it.

Seurasaari also includes one of only two nudist beaches in Helsinki and one of only three in the entire country. Unlike the other nudist beaches, the beach is segregated for men and women separately with no unisex nudist area and is subject to a fee.^[2]

Gallery

The Granary, built in the North-Ostrobothnian style.
The Water Mill.
The Tree Storehouse from Petsamo
Storehouse from Utsjoki
Hay Cabin from Utsjoki
Niemelä tenant farm.
Building at Niemelä tenant farm.
Apotropaic mark on a farmhouse from Niemelä Tenant Farm
Pertinotsa farmhouse.
Farm windmill
Clothes and food stores.
A Midsummer pole based on examples found at Eckerö in Åland.

References

^ Merja Laavola: Eläinten elintasosairaudet näkyvät Seurasaaressa. Vartti Etelä-Helsinki, Sanoma Kaupunkilehdet, 2010. (in Finnish)
^ "Nudist beaches and swimming places for dogs". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seurasaari.

The Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
The Seurasaari Foundation

60°11′N 024°53′E / 60.183°N 24.883°E / 60.183; 24.883

Helsinki Cityscape

Buildings

Places of worship

Monuments & memorials

Parks & gardens

Islands

City squares

Tourist attractions

Hotels

Museums

Art museums	Finnish National Gallery Ateneum Kiasma Sinebrychoff Art Museum Amos Rex Cygnaeus Gallery Didrichsen Art Museum Helsinki Art Museum Kirpilä Art Collection Kunsthalle Helsinki
Other museums	Design Museum Finnish Museum of Natural History Helsinki City Museum Helsinki University Museum Hotel and Restaurant Museum Mannerheim Museum Military Museum of Finland Museum of Finnish Architecture Museum of Technology National Museum of Finland Natural History Museum of Helsinki Seurasaari Tamminiemi

Performing arts

Theatres	Alexander Theatre Finnish National Opera Finnish National Theatre Helsinki City Theatre Swedish Theatre
Music venues	Helsinki Music Centre Finlandia Hall Kaivohuone Kulttuuritalo Tavastia Club