City in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Salo is a city of about 52,000 inhabitants (2021) in Finland Proper, perhaps best known for Nokia mobile phones.
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Salon Taidemuseo
Haapaniemen linnanrauniot
Rikalan linnavuori
Ruins of a fortified hill from the Iron Age. Situated in the former municipality of Halikko.
Uskelan kirkko
Halikon kirkko
Pyhän Pärttylin kirkko
Teijon kansallispuisto/Tykö nationalpark
Tykö
Historical ironworks village, where you can find, for example, a microbrewery shop and its own bakery, a chocolate shop and a coffee roaster. In the old iron buildings, there are clothing stores, a spinning mill specializing in alpaca products with baskets, the Kaarnalaiva shop selling organic brushes and baskets, and Hulda's shop selling restored furniture and old goods.
Kurpitsaviikot
In the fall, a pumpkin park open to the public is organized in Halikko's field, where, among other things, pumpkins of many kinds and sizes, as well as carved jack-o'-lanterns and whole pumpkins are sold. Various pumpkin products are available at the local kiosk.
A resting place on the southern shore of Lake Lahjajärvi. Finland's first rest stop for motorists, completed for the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics.
A rock music themed hotel.
There are two types of accommodation available:
Kauppakeskus Plaza
A shopping centre that has more than 40 stores.
Tykö bybutik
A small village grocery store, part of the M-Market chain.
By bus
The normal express ("pika") Turku–Salo–Helsinki buses stop in Salo, but not the special express ("express") Turku–Helsinki ones.
By car
Salo centre is just south of the motorway E18 (national road 1) between Helsinki (120 km) and Turku (50 km), by the former main road (now regional road 110) and at the ancient Great Coastal Road, the…
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