Säppi ( sv, Sebbskär) is an island on the coast of

Bothnian Sea The Bothnian Sea ( sv, Bottenhavet; fi, Selkämeri) links the Bothnian Bay (also called the Bay of Bothnia) with the Baltic proper. Kvarken is situated between the two. Together, the Bothnian Sea and Bay make up a larger geographical entity, ...

in the municipality of

Eurajoki Eurajoki ( sv, Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The m ...

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 Bo ...

. The island is located some west of the city of

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north ...

and off the mainland. Island of Säppi is best known of the 1873 built Säppi Lighthouse and its community which are inventoried by the

Finnish National Board of Antiquities The Finnish Heritage Agency ( fi, Museovirasto, sv, Museiverket), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities, preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it. The agency is ...

as one of Cultural heritage sites of national importance in Finland. Säppi has been a part of the

Bothnian Sea National Park Bothnian Sea National Park ( fi, Selkämeren kansallispuisto, sv, Bottenhavets nationalpark) is a national park in Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern E ...

since 2011. Today the island is visited some 4,000 tourists annually. Säppi is one of the seven Finnish islands with a wild

mouflon The mouflon (''Ovis gmelini'') is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, the Caspian region from eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds. Taxonomy ''Ovis gmelini'' was the sc ...

population. They were introduced in 1949 by a group of local hunters. The Säppi sheep have given the name for a beer brand "Mufloni", bottled by a local brewery Beer Hunter's. From early spring to October the island hosts a herd of highland cattle used by Finnish forest administration for

conservation grazing Conservation grazing or targeted grazing is the use of semi- feral or domesticated grazing livestock to maintain and increase the biodiversity of natural or semi-natural grasslands, heathlands, wood pasture, wetlands and many other habitats.

.Säppi
Radio UusJussi. Retrieved 11 August 2014. Säppi is also popular among birdwatchers.

Images

Laituri Säpin satamaan.jpg, Sunset at Säppi Harbor Säpin majakka.JPG, Säppi Lighthouse Ylämaankarja Säppi.JPG, A herd of highland cattle

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sappi Finnish islands in the Baltic Landforms of Satakunta Tourist attractions in Satakunta