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A marine fortress is located on the coast of Hanko. The fortress doesn't have an official name but is often called Raaseporin linna (Raasepori castle). The fortress serves as a part of Finland's defense system. | A marine fortress is located on the coast of Hanko. The fortress doesn't have an official name but is often called Raaseporin linna (Raasepori castle). The fortress serves as a part of Finland's defense system. | ||
== Traffic and transportation == | |||
Tammisaari-Hanko has its own Metro station but the Metro tunnel isn't yet connected to the national Metro network of Greater Finland. A highway also runs from Tampere to Tammisaari. Tammisaari pier is quite important for naval traffic in the Gulf of Finland. | |||
A coastal highway is being planned between the towns of Tammisaari and Espoo/Helsinki. | |||
== The municipal merging of Hanko and Tammisaari == | == The municipal merging of Hanko and Tammisaari == | ||
Due to the towns' close proximity to each other, on 3.5.2019 the mayors of Hanko and Tammisaari decided to combine their municipalities and form a whole new municipality. The new municipality consists of the areas of both Hanko and Tammisaari and the area has now two main leaders. The mayor of the newly formed municipality is the former mayor of the former municipality of Tammisaari, '''hillosokeri2'''. The secondary mayor (councillor) is '''keke_s'''. The new municipality is named Tammisaari-Hanko. Tammisaari-Hanko has a small population as of 3.5.2019 and is seeking for more residents. | Due to the towns' close proximity to each other, on 3.5.2019 the mayors of Hanko and Tammisaari decided to combine their municipalities and form a whole new municipality. The new municipality consists of the areas of both Hanko and Tammisaari and the area has now two main leaders. The mayor of the newly formed municipality is the former mayor of the former municipality of Tammisaari, '''hillosokeri2'''. The secondary mayor (councillor) is '''keke_s'''. The new municipality is named Tammisaari-Hanko. Tammisaari-Hanko has a small population as of 3.5.2019 and is seeking for more residents. | ||