Själö

Själö or Nagu Själö (in Swedish) or Seili (in Finnish) is a small island (about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from north to south), off the main islands of Nagu, in the Archipelago Sea, off the south west coast of Finland. Själö is part of the municipality of Pargas. The island is known for its church and nature, a research institute and a former hospital.

There is another Själö in

The Finnish name of the island, Seili, is a corruption of the Swedish Själö ('seal island' in English, själ being the old form of säl, or seal). The name indicates that the island has been a retreat for seals and an attraction for seal hunters in early times. Actually Själö, then and at least until the 18th century, comprised two islands separated by a shallow strait, which has disappeared because of the land rising from the sea, an after-effect of glacial compression during the last ice age.

The first

Currently the island hosts the Archipelago Research Institute that is a part of the University of Turku. The research is focused on the surrounding Archipelago Sea as well as the whole Baltic Sea.

Harbours

There is one small

Seili, a Finnish-language pop album by Jenni Vartiainen, is named after the island's Finnish name.^[1]

Johanna Holmström's 2017 novel Själarnas ö (Island of Souls) is set on the island.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Själö.

• History of the island
• Archipelago Research Institute
• Opening hours and contact information of the Museum Church of Själö

60°14.4′N 021°57.7′E / 60.2400°N 21.9617°E / 60.2400; 21.9617