Kuusisto (island)

Kuusisto (Finnish: Kuusisto; Swedish: Kustö) is an island and former municipality in Kaarina, Finland.[1] The island is about 12 km long and 2 km wide. Its main attraction is Kuusisto Castle.[2]

The Kuusisto Church and cemetery on Kuusisto island.

Villages

Villages within Kuusisto are as follows:

Empo (Ämboda), Finby, Isokylä (Storby), Joensuu (Åminne), Jullas, Järvenkylä (Träskby), Korsnainen (Korsnäs), Kalliola (Krogsby), Kylliäinen, Kerromi (Kärrom), Munkke (Munkäng), Rävnäs (Räfnäs) and Vuolahti.

  • A bridge to Rövarholmen island in the southwest corner of Kuusisto island
  • A Yle television and radio broadcasting tower run by Digita Oy, in the southwest corner of Kuusisto island. A horse stable can be seen within the foreground.

References
  1. http://hiski.genealogia.fi/seurakunnat/srk?CMD=SRK&ID=257&TYPE=HTML&LANG=FI
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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