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53 relations: Archipelago Sea, Baltic Sea, Björkö (Korsholm), Blue Highway (tourist route), Bothnian Bay, Bothnian Sea, Bygdeå, Deschampsia, Desert island, Geography of Finland, Geology of Finland, Gloe lake, Granskär, Gulf of Bothnia, Halsön (Korsnäs), Härnösand, Herakles (pusher), High Coast, Holmöarna, Impact craters in Finland, Kiukainen culture, Korsholm, Kvarken Bridge, List of archipelagos by number of islands, List of Euroregions, List of islands of Finland, List of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard (1–200), List of shipwrecks in 1909, List of straits, List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription, List of World Heritage Sites in Northern Europe, List of World Heritage Sites in Sweden, Maxmo, MS Arberia, MS GNV Azzurra, MS Kaptain Boris, MS Mega Andrea, National landscapes of Finland, Ostrobothnia (region), Post-glacial rebound, Proto-Samic language, Replot, RG Line, Skuleskogen National Park, SS Sangstad (1904), Steel (pusher), Sweden, Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia, The Fiction Maze, Valsörarna, ..., Väinö Valve, Wasa Line, Weichselian glaciation. Expand index (3 more) »
Archipelago Sea
The Archipelago Sea (Finnish: Saaristomeri, Swedish: Skärgårdshavet) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters.
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Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany and the North and Central European Plain.
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Björkö (Korsholm)
Björkö is an island in Korsholm municipality (Finnish: Mustasaari), Finland.
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Blue Highway (tourist route)
Blue Highway (Blå vegen, Blå vägen, Sininen tie, Голубая дорога) is an international tourist route from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Russia.
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Bothnian Bay
The Bothnian Bay or Bay of Bothnia is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, which is in turn the northern part of the Baltic Sea.
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Bothnian Sea
The Bothnian Sea (Bottenhavet, Selkämeri) links the Bothnian Bay (also called the Bay of Bothnia) with the Baltic proper.
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Bygdeå
Bygdeå is a locality situated in Robertsfors Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 502 inhabitants in 2010.
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Deschampsia
Deschampsia is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass.
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Desert island
A deserted island or uninhabited island is an island that is not permanently populated by humans.
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Geography of Finland
The geography of Finland is characterized by its northern position, its ubiquitous landscapes of intermingled boreal forests and lakes and its low population density.
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Geology of Finland
The geology of Finland is made up of a mix of geologically very young and very old materials.
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Gloe lake
Flads and gloe lakes are different stages in the process where a bay in the sea turns into a freshwater lake due to post-glacial rebound.
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Granskär
Granskär (Granskär, Kuusisaari) is an island in the Kvarken ("The Throat"), the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern part of the Baltic sea.
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Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (Pohjanlahti; Bottenhavet) is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea.
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Halsön (Korsnäs)
Halsön, or Halsö, is an island in the Bothnian Sea, in the Kvarken Archipelago of Finland.
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Härnösand
Härnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 17,556 inhabitants in 2010.
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Herakles (pusher)
Herakles was a pusher vessel owned by Finnish towing and marine salvage company Alfons Håkans Oy Ab.
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High Coast
The High Coast (Höga kusten) is a part of the coast of Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia, in the municipalities of Kramfors, Härnösand and Örnsköldsvik, notable as an area for research on post-glacial rebound and eustacy, in which the land rises as the covering glaciers melt, a phenomenon first recognised and studied there.
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Holmöarna
Holmöarna (Swedish, literally the islet islands) is an island group in the Kvarken narrows of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland.
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Impact craters in Finland
As of June 2018, 12 confirmed impact craters have been found in Finland.
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Kiukainen culture
The Kiukainen culture was the last Stone Age culture of the southwestern coast of Finland, dating to 2000–1500/1300 BC.
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Korsholm
Korsholm (Mustasaari) is a municipality of Finland.
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Kvarken Bridge
Kvarken Bridge (Merenkurkun silta, Kvarkenbron) is a proposed bridge across the strait of Kvarken.
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List of archipelagos by number of islands
List of archipelagos by number of islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays.
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List of Euroregions
This is a list of European cross-border regions, often called Euroregions.
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List of islands of Finland
Within Finland's borders there are 789 islands of over 1 km2 area.
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List of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard (1–200)
This is the list of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, from the beginning until yard number 200.
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List of shipwrecks in 1909
List of shipwrecks in 1909 includes sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1909.
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List of straits
This list of straits is an appendix to the article strait.
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List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription.
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List of World Heritage Sites in Northern Europe
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 36 World Heritage Sites in eight countries (also called "state parties") commonly referred to as Northern Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, i.e. a combination of Nordic and Baltic countries.
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List of World Heritage Sites in Sweden
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
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Maxmo
Maxmo (Maksamaa) is a former municipality of Finland.
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MS Arberia
MS Arberia is a cruiseferry owned by Chryses Finance Co. and operated by Ilion Lines on their Trieste–Durres–Bari -service.
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MS GNV Azzurra
MS GNV Azzurra is a cruiseferry owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company and operated by the Italy-based SNAV.
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MS Kaptain Boris
MS Kaptain Boris was a car-passenger ferry built in 1966 as Fennia for Siljavarustamo / Siljarederiet.
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MS Mega Andrea
Mega Andrea is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Corsica Ferries Sardinia Ferries.
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National landscapes of Finland
National landscapes of Finland were selected by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment in 1992 as a part of the 75th anniversary of the Independence of Finland.
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Ostrobothnia (region)
Ostrobothnia (Österbotten; Pohjanmaa) is a region of Finland.
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Post-glacial rebound
Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the lifting of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression.
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Proto-Samic language
The Proto-Samic language is the hypothetical, reconstructed common ancestor of the Samic languages.
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Replot
Replot (Raippaluoto) is an island in the Kvarken ("The Throat"), the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern part of the Baltic sea.
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RG Line
RG Line Oy Ab is a Finnish shipping company founded in 2001 that operates a ferry line between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden.
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Skuleskogen National Park
Skuleskogen National Park (Skuleskogens nationalpark) is a Swedish national park in Västernorrland County, on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in northern Sweden.
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SS Sangstad (1904)
Sangstad was a steam cargo ship built in 1904 by the Robert Thompson & Sons of Sunderland for A. F. Klaveness & Co of Sandefjord.
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Steel (pusher)
Steel is a Finnish pusher vessel owned and operated by ESL Shipping.
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Sweden
Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
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Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnian Swedish (österbottniska) is a variety of Finland-Swedish, spoken in Finland.
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The Fiction Maze
The Fiction Maze is the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal band Persuader.
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Valsörarna
Valsöarna (in Swedish) or Valassaaret (in Finnish) is a small archipelago located in the Kvarken region of the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Väinö Valve
Väinö Lahja Richard Valve (until 1915 Vähätupa; 28 December 1895 — 11 March 1995) was a Finnish general, navy commander and the last living member of the Royal Prussian Jägerbattalion 27 formed from Finnish volunteers.
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Wasa Line
Wasaline, previously Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab (1948–1965), Vaasa-Umeå AB (1965–1979), Oy Vaasanlaivat – Vasabåtarna Ab (1979–1991) and Wasa Line (1991–1993) is different names for the Finnish shipping company that ceased trading in 1993 when it merged into Silja Line.
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Weichselian glaciation
"Weichselian glaciation" is the local name of the last glacial period and its associated glaciation in Northern Europe.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvarken
