Santahamina
Located in Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region Coordinates: 60°08′44″ N 25°02′40″ E
- Population
- 473
- 473
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport20 km
- TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport82 km
About Santahamina
Santahamina is a neighbourhood. Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region. Population: 473.
Santahamina (Swedish: Sandhamn) is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland. At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted. The Finnish National Defence University (NDU) is also located on the island. The C-Lion1 undersea cable comes ashore at Santahamina. Santahamina housed before 2007 a mediumwave broadcasting station used by Yle for broadcasting on 558 kHz with 100 kW.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance
- Area
- 4.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Santahamina
- Villinki
- Jollas
- Laajasalo
Climate of Santahamina
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- August (75 mm)
- Driest month
- May (32 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -8° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 46 | 64 | 75 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 57 |
How to get to Santahamina
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 81 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 20 kmnorth
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 82 kmsouth
- Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 159 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 81 kmsouth
- Riga Population: 742.6K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Santahamina
Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 29 natural sites, 82 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km52 places
- Kuusisaari Island 11 kmNW
- Vartiosaari Island 5 kmNE
- Fölisholmen Island 14 kmW
- Vallisaari Island 3 kmSW
25–60 km19 places
- Kråkö Island 41 kmNE
- Prangli Saar Island 57 kmS
- Mäkiluoto Island 46 kmSW
- Keri Island 50 kmS
60–100 km66 places
- Aegna Saar Island 65 kmS
- Mohni Island 67 kmSE
- Rammu Island 65 kmS
- Koipsi Island 68 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sandhamn Island, Uusimaa0.4 km E
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Koivusaari Island, Helsinki1.6 km NW
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Vallisaari Island, Helsinki2.7 km SW
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Lonna Island, Helsinki3.2 km W
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Uspensky Cathedral Attraction, Helsinki5.3 km NW
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Havis Amanda Natural site, Helsinki5.7 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources