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More beaches in Finland...
- Åland
Islands -- Lot's of rock with over 6500 islands, partly wooded area and
cliffy. Choose your own island --If you will! Beaches for families
include: Käringsund, Sandviken and Degersand.
- Hietaniemi Beach in Helsinki, has a Cafe,
children's play area, lot's of sand.
- Naantali -- Great old villages of past along
the west coast
- Beaches in Finland for wind-surfers in Hanko --
130
kilometer of coast with fine stranded sand dunes.
- Beaches in Tampere -- Inland Finland with fine sand and low swells
Our first Finnish beach experience in Espoo.
Getting a bearing where we are. Passing through Hanko Hangö, which is southeast of Turku with 130 kilometers of coastline and 30 kilometers sandy beach area. After Hanko, travel another 160 kilometers east toward Helsinki and you will hit Espoo before arriving in Helsinki. You cannot miss it.Nearest intersection road names: Nokkalanpolku and Koukkuniementie, just a short walk away from Matinkylä hotel, and about 1000 meter walk from the center of Matinkylä.
Espoo covers 60 kilometers of shoreline and has around one hundred lakes. There are over a dozen beaches along the coast. Most of them are safe to swim anytime.
This beach has got:
- Swimming for families with children, and kids
playground playsets.
- Volleyball, frisbee etc, kick a football/soccer
with your son.
- A beach cafe with a long dock
has
outdoor picnic benches.
- Ice-swimming and fishing during the winter
months.
- Entering the looong 30+ kilometer scenic coastal walkway route called: Rantaraitti. You can enter the Rantaraiti route a few steps from this beach.
Map of the Rantaraitti stretch
Rantaraitti meanders along the shore of Espoo all the way from Laajalahti to Saunalahti. See scenic seaside trails through small patches of forest, public parks. And of course...Beaches in Finland!
Catch a small ferry-boat to little islands. There are over 160 plus islands around Espoo like...
Plenty to do out in the islands of Espoo. On the Iso Vasikkasaari, there is a Villa built in 1910, a place for eating, perhaps a romantic wedding, overnighting with landing areas for private boats.
It all begins...after a days work, it is hot and we are all wanting to go for a swim. My job for that day happened to be close to the Matinkylä beach in Espoo. The four of us went there together.
Parking near
the beach -- After putting our blue clock timer on
the dashboard we walk to the beach.
Something out
of Gilligan's Island - Far right shows a round concrete wall with
benches of the Meri Cafe.
Extending
from the Cafe area is a long dock with benches. We are enjoying a snack.
A Blue/green view of the sea
with three.
Closer up...
Tomi and Rosa loving their ice-cream. Aura is sipping on her Cappucino.
A Blue/green view of the sea
with three.Closer up...
Tomi and Rosa loving their ice-cream. Aura is sipping on her Cappucino.
Viewing the beach from the water. Now we are at the other end of the beach to get a view of our dock.
Right side: Our dock. A color enhanced picture helps you see where it is. It looks much smaller 50 meters away.
Back at the main beach
Children's play area on the left --- Cafe and dock are on the right.
The Matinkylä beach is ideal
for children. A play area has playsets for climbing. Plenty of room for
frisbee.Within short walking distance are changing rooms for women and men with toilets.
Many beaches in Finland have coarse sand texture. That just makes it easy to run and kick a ball with your children.
Near the Cafe, is our looong dock and close to the dock is...
...a path from the Cafe leads to a volleyball court. The beach-top is made of large stones.
The Volleyball court near the edge of the woods.
Typical beaches in Finland. -Sea grass grows along the perimeter of the court seperating the green forest from the blue-grey Sea water.
This Espoo beach is less crowded at the end of a day. Over 12 hours of daylight during the warm season means: Days are long, so take a long lazy walk around Rantaraitti or stop by the Matinkylä beach for a quick dip.
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