Yyteri (Finnish:[ˈyːˌteri];Swedish:Ytterö)[1] is a district and a beach in the city ofPori, Finland. It is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the centre, bordering theBaltic Sea. The distance fromHelsinki to Yyteri is about 260 kilometres (160 mi) and it takes more than three hours to get there by car mainly alongHighway 2. Yyteri is not an urban district, instead it is mostly like aholiday resort.
Yyteri is famous for its beach, which stretches for about six kilometres. It is very popular among both local people and people from elsewhere in Finland. The beach is one of the longest in Finland and all of Nordic countries, and has also many distinctive dunes. The dune area is unique in Europe because of its size.
There was a unisexnudist area in the centre of the beach, which was a few hundred metres wide, one of only two in the entire country in Finland; however, it was closed due to complaints from concerned parents in April 2021.[2][3][4] In 1965Rolling Stones played their first ever Finnish concert in Yyteri.[5][6]
As well as the beach, Yyteri also has aspa,[7] hotels and a restaurant. An 18-hole golf course is located in the Yyteri area and there are also many other outdoor activities including surfing, beach volley, riding and over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of hiking routes.
Bus routes operate daily between Yyteri and the centre of Pori.
The well-being of Yyteri's localpinetrees is threatened byAcantholyda posticalis, the control of which is being tested withroundworms in 2011.[8][9]
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