Pargas

Pargas () is a town and municipality of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea, the biggest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 50,000. The big limestone mine in Pargas is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, the municipality is still mostly rural.

island in Pargas, Finland

Houtskär (; ) is an island group and former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Iniö, Korpo, Nagu and Pargas to form the municipality of Pargas (briefly named Väståboland).

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thumb|Nagu, Finland Nagu (; ) is a former municipality and parish of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland. On 1 January 2012 the name Väståboland was changed to Pargas.

200px|A fishing village on Jurmo|thumb|right thumb|200px|The northern shore of Jurmo. thumb|200px|The M/S Aspö approaching the island of Jurmo. Jurmo is an island and a village in the municipality of Pargas in the outer islands of the archipelago off of Turku, Finland. Directly south of the island of Korpo and northeast of the island of Utö, this elongated island is in length with an average width of . The island has had its own church since 1846 and a bird observatory. Although there are dozen or so permanent residents on the island, they are joined by quite a few part-time residents come sum

former town and former municipality in southern Finland

thumb|right|250px|Former hospital thumb|right|250px|Själö Church thumb|Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by [[Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.]]

thumb|The harbour Storlanet island, Finland Storlandet () is the main island of the former Nagu municipality (now part of Pargas, Southwest Finland) in Western Finland. It has an area of .

merchant ship

Aspö is a small village on the Aspö Island in Pargas, Finland. Until 2009 it belonged to the municipality of Korpo. Its Finnish-language name is Haapasaari, although this name is seldom used. The village is known for its white limestone church that has a red brick roof. The current church was built in 1955–1956; however, a church has existed on the site since the Middle Ages. The old church was destroyed in a storm in 1949.

Nötö is an island in Pargas, Finland. It is one of the largest islands in the Archipelago Sea National Park. ==History== The settlement of Nötö began during the 11th century. It had 35 households and about 200 inhabitants. ==References==

Ålön (), with Flatskär, Prästnäs, and Tippan is an island in Finland. The island is located in the municipality of Pargas in the province of Southwest Finland, in the southern part of the country, 150 km west of the capital city of Helsinki. The island's area is 70.17 square kilometers, and its greatest length is 12 kilometers in the east–west direction.

Solifer Oy is a Finnish manufacturer of bicycles, boats, mopeds and travel trailers. The company was founded in 1954, and it started as a dynamo manufacturer. As of 2007, the company's bicycles are manufactured in Poland, boats in Finland, mopeds in China, and travel trailers in Dorotea, Sweden.

Omenainen (or Ominainen; ) is a state-owned uninhabited island in the municipality of Nagu (now Pargas), Finland, in the central Archipelago Sea. The size of the island is about seven hectares and its highest point is about 22 meters high. Trees grow there, and the beaches are rugged and inaccessible. The island belongs to the nationally valuable landscape area of Airisto–Seili, and the Natura 2000 area to the Själö archipelago.

Finnish sports club