national park
Nuuksio National Park
A pristine forest and lake wilderness just 30 minutes from Helsinki, offering easy access to quintessential Finnish nature.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Saukkola
Uusimaa, Finland · Europe
About Saukkola
Saukkola is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Sammatti, 30km from Nuuksio National Park.
Saukkola is in Uusimaa, Finland. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sammatti, about 11 km away.
Saukkola (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯kːolɑ]) is an urban area and district in the city of Lohja and the former administrative centre of the Nummi-Pusula municipality. Old Turku Road between Turku and Helsinki (regional road 110) crosses through the area. Saukkola has a population of 1,034 inhabitants and is the second largestRead more
urban settlement in Lohja after the central urban area.
Saukkola village is considered to have been born around 1540, when there were three houses in the village. The name Saukkola (literally means the "place of otter") may have come from the owner of the first house in the village, whose name was again due to, for example, the hunting industry; otters, to which the name of the village refers, were also caught in the local region.
Saukkola has an industrial area in the middle of settlements, a filling station and many shops on the Nummi-Pusula scale. There is the Landen supermarket, a library, a kindergarten, a home appliance store, a bank, a pharmacy, two hardware stores, two barber saloons, a gym with guided exercise and a dentist. The nearest schools are next to the village of Nummi. Since 1997, the fire station of the volunteer fire department also operates in Saukkola. A new Sale grocery store was opened in Saukkola on 30 April 2022.
In his final years, Saukkola was home to Leo Fabritius, who, before his death in 2005, was the last Finnish citizen to survive the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) on the Republic's side.
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What is there to see near Saukkola?
Within an hour or so of Saukkola: Nuuksio National Park (30 km), Café Regatta (56 km), Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church) (57 km), Linnanmäki (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Saukkola?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko and Archipelago Ring Road.
Where is Saukkola?
Saukkola is in Uusimaa, Finland, about 11 km from Sammatti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 60.3833, 23.9833
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Worth the detour from Saukkola
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Café Regatta
Tiny red 1887 fisherman's hut on the Töölö shoreline, now Helsinki's best-loved café: cinnamon buns and coffee by the water, sausages grilled over an open fire, kayaks and SUPs for rent off the jetty.
56 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church)
A remarkable Lutheran church in Helsinki excavated directly into solid rock, topped with a copper dome that floods the interior with natural light.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Linnanmäki
Helsinki's beloved amusement park operating since 1950 with all profits going to Finnish child welfare organizations.
57 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
A striking neoclassical Lutheran cathedral overlooking Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki.
58 km · about 65 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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