{"id":48789,"date":"2019-06-06T21:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/?page_id=48789"},"modified":"2021-06-29T20:55:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T17:55:49","slug":"local-region","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/en\/local-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Houtsk\u00e4r has a total area of 697 km2 and consists of approximately 700 islands and islets bigger than 1 hectare (of which 20 are inhabited). Houtsk\u00e4r is situated in the archipelago of \u00c5boland, close to the \u00c5land Islands. Since 1.1.2009 Houtsk\u00e4r is part of the archipelago town of Pargas. There are around 500 persons registered in Houtsk\u00e4r, but there is also a rather large amount of part time and holiday residents. 83% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 15% is Finnish-speaking and 2% speaks other languages. Houtsk\u00e4r is a combination of forested islands and barren outer skerries. There is a vast variety of vegetation and flora. Houtsk\u00e4r is part of the Archipelago Sea Biosphere Reserve and a smaller area is also part of the Archipelago National Park.<\/p>\n<p>The demand for large, effective units nowadays is challenging for the farmers in the archipelago. One way of managing the situation is to specialize in cultivating certain products. Houtsk\u00e4r is known for its early and tasty new potatoes. Tomatoes are another big \u201cexport product\u201d and are cultivated all the year round. Apples are also being cultivated. Houtsk\u00e4r has been inhabited for a long time. The oldest known traces of humans probably date back to the Bronze Age.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1-1024x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1-1024x189.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1-768x142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1-1536x284.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visithoutskar.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kotiseutumme_kollaasi1.jpg 1719w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Houtsk\u00e4r provides good basic services through municipal and private actors. People are also actively engaged in different associations. There are several vigorous villages in Houtsk\u00e4r. Especially Hyppeis and Bj\u00f6rk\u00f6 are known for their beautiful boathouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The names of the villages are:<\/strong> <em>N\u00e4sby (which is the central village), Storpensar, Saverkeit, Kittuis, Medelby, H\u00f6nsn\u00e4s, Berghamn, Tr\u00e4sk, Jervis, Hyppeis, Roslax, Kivimo, Bj\u00f6rk\u00f6, Mossala, \u00c4ppl\u00f6 and N\u00e5t\u00f6.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houtsk\u00e4r has a total area of 697 km2 and consists of approximately 700 islands and islets bigger than 1 hectare (of which 20 are inhabited). Houtsk\u00e4r is situated in the 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