Keskisaari

Keskisaari (in Finnish ‘keski’ means middle and ‘saari’ means island) is a place name and family name in Finland.[1] There are a number of places called Keskisaari around Finland, including Lappee (Lapvesi) and Koivisto (Björkö) in Karelia and Maaninka.

Origin

In Maaninka Keskisaari there is an early Iron Age burial site [2]

Present

The Koivisto Keskisaari is no longer a part of Finland since the Second World War.

References
  1. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu
  2. "Keskisaari". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-04-04.


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