Situated in the Province of Turku and Pori in southwestern Finland, this biosphere reserve comprises terrestrial and marine habitats such as coniferous forests, wood meadows, heaths, rocky meadows, rocky or sandy islets, arable land, seashores and open sea areas.
It represents a coastal environment with small islands in the Baltic Sea. The island societies are small-scaled and the people who have lived there for generations have a close contact with the sea and the nature. The traditional livelihoods like fishing and agriculture are getting less profitable and the population has greatly decreased since the beginning of the last century.
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