Jussarö

The western part of Jussarö is included in Ekenäs Archipelago National Park.

[4] In 1959 Oy Vuoksenniska Ab initiated the construction of a mine on the island and in 1961 the first load of iron ore concentrate was transported to Koverhar (near Lappohja).

The mine was operated until 1967 ans was closed since iron ore prices were declining while production costs were increasing.

[5] In Jussarö, some abandoned buildings still remain, which were used by the military until 2005 for urban war simulations.

Many semi-destroyed structures remain from that time, featured in the 2019 TV-series Abandoned Engineering.

Jussarö island in 2004.
Jussarö Lighthouse on the Sundharu islet south from Jussarö island.
A building from the mining period on Jussarö.