Luonnonmaa is an island in Southwest Finland. The island is in the Finnish

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( Finnish: ''Saaristomeri'') region of the

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, and located in the southernmost part of Finnish

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. With an area of 44.0 square kilometers (17.0 sq mi), Luonnonmaa is one the tens of thousands of

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, islets, and skerries that constitute the Finnish

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Luonnonmaa is part of the

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of Naantali, a summer resort town of around 20,000 people and major

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destination located within the Turku metropolitan area. Naantali proper consists of a mainland portion in addition to approximately 1,000 islands, of which Luonnonmaa is the largest. Luonnonmaa forms most of Naantali's area but has only a fraction of its permanent population. Luonnonmaa is home to Kultaranta, the official summer residence of the

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Finnish islands in the Baltic Naantali Landforms of Southwest Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub