Hitis ( fi, Hiittinen) is a small archipelago and a former municipality in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. It lies south from

Kimitoön Kimitoön ( fi, Kemiönsaari) is a municipality and island of Finland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Dragsfjärd, Kimito and Västanfjärd were consolidated into a single municipality. The municipality is located in ...

in the province of

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...

. The main islands of Hitis are Rosala and

Hitis Hitis ( fi, Hiittinen) is a small archipelago and a former municipality in Finland. It lies south from Kimitoön in the province of Southwest Finland. The main islands of Hitis are Rosala and Hitis. They are connected to the mainland by a ferry. ...

. They are connected to the mainland by a ferry. Totally there are over 2 000 islands and islets in Hitis, and some of them are still inhabited permanently. There are many summer cottages in Hitis. Hitis was a trade harbour during the Viking era. Administratively it was part of

Kimito Kimito (; fi, Kemiö ) is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön. Prior to the consolidation, it was one of the four municipalities ...

until the municipality was established in 1861. During the World War II there were battles of

Bengtskär Bengtskär is an island southwest of Hanko, and part of the municipality of Dragsfjärd. This rocky island can be reached by ferry from the village of Kasnäs. The island has an area of about two hectares, ''Elina Auri.'' Ilman kiinteää ti ...

and Morgonlandet in the area of Hitis. The municipality was merged to Dragsfjärd in 1969.

Villages

Bergö, Biskopsö, Bolax, Böle, Hitis, Holma, Högsåra, Kaxskäla, Kasnäs, Rosala, Stubbnäs, Tunhamn, Vänoxa, Vänö

References

{{authority control Kimitoön Former municipalities of Finland 1861 establishments in Finland