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Island

Seurasaari

Located in Uusimaa, Finland Coordinates: 60°10′54″ N 24°53′02″ E

Map showing the location of Seurasaari Seurasaari
Location in Finland
Nearest town
Helsinki
2.9 km E
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport16 km
TLL Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport86 km

About Seurasaari

Seurasaari is an island. Location: Uusimaa, Finland.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1889
Area
46 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Seurasaari

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
August (78 mm)
Driest month
May (33 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).

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Climate of Seurasaari
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-3°1°7°15°19°21°20°14°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-5°-1°5°10°13°11°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)473539373348687866757058

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Seurasaari

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 83 km to the south.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 16 kmnorth
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL) Tallinn 86 kmsouth
  • Turku Airport (TKU) Turku 149 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 83 kmsouth
  • Riga Population: 742.6K 363 kmsouth
  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 394 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 398 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Seurasaari

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 30 natural sites, 80 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Kuusisaari Island 1 kmW
  • Vartiosaari Island 11 kmE
  • Fölisholmen Island 6 kmSW
  • Vallisaari Island 8 kmSE

25–60 km20 places

  • Kråkö Island 47 kmNE
  • Mäkiluoto Island 42 kmSW
  • Keri Island 54 kmS
  • Lojosjö Lake 52 kmW

60–100 km65 places

  • Prangli Saar Island 62 kmS
  • Aegna Saar Island 67 kmS
  • Mohni Island 76 kmSE
  • Rammu Island 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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