Victor Westerholm - Scene from Hirvensalo

Hirvensalo is an island in the Archipelago Sea, belonging to the

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Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

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. It is divided into 14

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s, the largest ones being

Moikoinen Moikoinen ( Finnish; ''Moikois'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the eastern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. Moikoinen, along with Kukola, is the main settlem ...

Kukola Kukola is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the central part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The largest school in Hirvensalo is located in Kukola, as well as the island's only libra ...

and Haarla. Most of the island's economic activity is concentrated on the suburb of Moikoinen, which has a

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, shops, a

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, and a

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. The island's total population is approximately 9,000 (). Hirvensalo was formerly part of the

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of Maaria, until it was annexed to the city of Turku in 1944.

Districts of Hirvensalo

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Districts of Hirvensalo

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