Örö is a large island in the
Archipelago Sea
The Archipelago Sea (, ) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Ã…land, within Finnish territorial waters. By some definitions it contains the List of archipelagos by number of islands, larges ...
in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
.
It is part of the municipality of
Kimitoön
Kimitoön (; ; ) 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 former municipal councils accepted the ...
. The island remained a military area until 2015, when it became part of the
Archipelago National Park and became available to tourists.
References
External links
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Örö at nationalparks.fi
Finnish islands in the Baltic
National parks of Finland
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