Yyteri Beach, Finland
Created | Updated Oct 18, 2002
Finland: Yyteri Beach (pronounced 'uu-der-i')
Located not far from the town of Pori, around 4 hrs south-west of Helsinki, lies a beach not too many of us Western Europeans, or Americans for that matter, are likely to have heard of.
With a glorious pale colour and natural cleanliness, the sand of this little-known heaven is a pleasure to tread upon.
Yyteri beach is lined with scenic sand-dunes, and ends in an idyllic blue sea. This sea bears some further description; not only is it a dreamy shade of blue, that blue you think is attainable only in Australia, but get this:
The water is so devoid of salt that you can literally swim underwater with your eyes open.
Also they seem to be fed by some kind of tropical undercurrent, resulting in a mild-warm sea that sometimes sends your body tingling as you feel one of these warm currents swish by you.
To further add to the ambience of this dreamy far away place is the fact that in Finland, during summer, the sun doesnt set till around 1 AM. Hence you can have the pleasure of swimming in the clear blue warm waters at 10 at night.
Quite simply, this beach is your opportunity to partake in a dream. Alone or with company, you are reminded of the simple beauty of nature, and on that beach there are a million places where you are not. For those from the UK reading this, being on the beach, or in it's heavenly waters might best be conveyed like this:
'An ant is selected by God to become fully aware of everything, and to know if only for a day, a life one thousand times richer and more fulfilling than it will ever know again in the rest of its life.'
'Is there somewhere to buy icecreams?' you may inquire, perhaps unswerved by these loftier notions. Fear not if your need for frozen dairy-produce is great, for there are at least two beach huts. More savoury fare and alcoholic refreshment lie behind the sand-dunes; there is a cafe and a pub. There is actually a site about the area in general at http://www.yyteri.fi/eng/index.htm
Yes, its Finland, so Yes, the beer is expensive. You can't have it all.
Located not far from the town of Pori, around 4 hrs south-west of Helsinki, lies a beach not too many of us Western Europeans, or Americans for that matter, are likely to have heard of.
With a glorious pale colour and natural cleanliness, the sand of this little-known heaven is a pleasure to tread upon.
Yyteri beach is lined with scenic sand-dunes, and ends in an idyllic blue sea. This sea bears some further description; not only is it a dreamy shade of blue, that blue you think is attainable only in Australia, but get this:
The water is so devoid of salt that you can literally swim underwater with your eyes open.
Also they seem to be fed by some kind of tropical undercurrent, resulting in a mild-warm sea that sometimes sends your body tingling as you feel one of these warm currents swish by you.
To further add to the ambience of this dreamy far away place is the fact that in Finland, during summer, the sun doesnt set till around 1 AM. Hence you can have the pleasure of swimming in the clear blue warm waters at 10 at night.
Quite simply, this beach is your opportunity to partake in a dream. Alone or with company, you are reminded of the simple beauty of nature, and on that beach there are a million places where you are not. For those from the UK reading this, being on the beach, or in it's heavenly waters might best be conveyed like this:
'An ant is selected by God to become fully aware of everything, and to know if only for a day, a life one thousand times richer and more fulfilling than it will ever know again in the rest of its life.'
'Is there somewhere to buy icecreams?' you may inquire, perhaps unswerved by these loftier notions. Fear not if your need for frozen dairy-produce is great, for there are at least two beach huts. More savoury fare and alcoholic refreshment lie behind the sand-dunes; there is a cafe and a pub. There is actually a site about the area in general at http://www.yyteri.fi/eng/index.htm
Yes, its Finland, so Yes, the beer is expensive. You can't have it all.
