Snappertuna

Snappertuna
Snappertuna
Former municipality
	Snappertunan kunta; Snappertuna kommun
	Coat of arms
	Location of Snappertuna in Finland
	Interactive map of Snappertuna
	Snappertuna Location within Uusimaa Snappertuna Location within Finland Snappertuna Location within Europe
	Coordinates: 59°59′53.7″N 023°39′08.5″E / 59.998250°N 23.652361°E
Country	Finland
Province	Uusimaa Province
Established	1865
Merged into Ekenäs	1977
Area
• Land	171.9 km2 (66.4 sq mi)
Population (1975-12-31)
• Total	1,373
• Density	7.987/km2 (20.69/sq mi)
Official languages	Swedish

Snappertuna is a former municipality of Finland which was located in the province of Uusimaa. Snappertuna was consolidated with Ekenäs on 1 January 1977, except for a small area that was merged into Karis.^[1]^[3] Today Snappertuna is a part of Raseborg town formed in 2009.

Snappertuna houses the Raseborg Castle, a medieval castle after which the town of Raseborg is named.^[1]

The municipality was unilingually Swedish.

References

1 2 3 "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). pp. 367, 418. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
1 2 "Suomen tilastollinen vuosikirja 1976" [Statistical yearbook of Finland 1976] (PDF). Doria (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
↑ "Kuntajaon muutokset, joissa kunta on lakannut" [Changes in municipal boundaries resulting in the dissolution of a municipality] (PDF) (in Finnish). Digital and Population Data Services Agency. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-23.

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[names-1] 1 2 3 "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). pp. 367, 418. Retrieved 2026-04-25.

[statistics-2] 1 2 "Suomen tilastollinen vuosikirja 1976" [Statistical yearbook of Finland 1976] (PDF). Doria (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-04-23.

[3] "Kuntajaon muutokset, joissa kunta on lakannut" [Changes in municipal boundaries resulting in the dissolution of a municipality] (PDF) (in Finnish). Digital and Population Data Services Agency. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-23.

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v t e Raseborg Cityscape
Sub-divisions and villages	Billnäs Bromarv Ekenäs Fiskars Karis Pohja Snappertuna Svartå Tenala
Former municipalities	Bromarv Ekenäs Ekenäs landskommun Karis Karis landskommun Pohja Snappertuna Tenala
Archipelago	Ekenäs Archipelago National Park Jussarö Padvalandet Skärlandet
Transport	Coastal Railway Hanko–Hyvinkää railway National road 25 National road 52 National road 51 Skåldö ferry
Buildings	Ekenäs city hall Svartå castle Villa Skeppet
Places of worship	Bromarvs church Ekenäs church Pojo church Sankta Katarina church, Karis Snappertuna church Svartå church Tenala church
Tourist attractions	Raseborgs slott Fiskars bruk Billnäs bruk Svartå bruk Dagmar spring Ekenäs old town
Museums	Ekenäs museum center Fiskars museum Snappertuna museum
Organisations	Axxell Novia University of Applied Sciences BK-46 Ekenäs IF Nyland Brigade Fiskars Sisu Auto
History	Junkarsborg Grabbacka Raseborg Castle Raseborgs grafschaft Battle of Landsbro Dragsvik prison camp Harparskog Line

v t e Municipalities of Uusimaa
Municipalities	Askola Espoo Hanko Helsinki Hyvinkää Ingå Järvenpää Karkkila Kauniainen Kerava Kirkkonummi Lapinjärvi Lohja Loviisa Mäntsälä Myrskylä Nurmijärvi Pornainen Porvoo Pukkila Raseborg Sipoo Siuntio Tuusula Vantaa Vihti
Former municipalities	Bromarv Degerby Ekenäs Ekenäs landskommun Haaga Huopalahti Hyvinkään maalaiskunta Karis Karjalohja Karjaan maalaiskunta Kulosaari Liljendal Lohjan kunta Nummi Nummi-Pusula Oulunkylä Pernå Pohja Porvoon maalaiskunta Pusula Ruotsinpyhtää Sammatti Snappertuna Tenala
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