Hanko

Hanko is a town in Finland and the southernmost municipality in Uusimaa on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. The location of the metropolis may be very maritime on the tip of Hankoniemi, surrounded by using three sides of the ocean. Characteristic for Hanko are the seaside and in particular the sandy beaches which might be more than 30 kilometers from the town. Hanko is a city that "lives" in keeping with the summer season camp. In the summer season, the variety of restaurants, for example, is doubling in comparison to wintry weather, and the occasions of the yr are nearly without exception within the summer season months.

Events encompass: Hanko Regatta, Hanko Poker Run and Sea Horse Week. The population of Hanko is declining: on the turn of the millennium it fell to less than 10000. Hanko has made occasional loaves of Viking and Crusade, but no longer cemeteries. Hanko become first noted inside the mid 13th century in a Danish area of expertise written in Tallinn as a harbor website referred to as Hangethe. The old Finnish name for Hankoniemi became Kumionpaa, which additionally has a Danish model of Cuminpe. The headland had already been an essential stopover for sailboats, which needed to wait some weeks for greater favorable winds.