Dragsvik, Finland

Dragsvik
Village
Dragsvik railway station
Dragsvik railway station
Dragsvik is located in Uusimaa
Dragsvik
Dragsvik
Location in Finland
Dragsvik is located in Finland
Dragsvik
Dragsvik
Dragsvik (Finland)
Coordinates: 59°59′N 23°29′E / 59.983°N 23.483°E / 59.983; 23.483
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionRaseborg sub-region
MunicipalityRaseborg
Former municipalityEkenäs

Dragsvik is a village in Ekenäs, Raseborg, Finland. The Dragsvik railway station and the Dragsvik manor are located there.

Dragsvik was first mentioned in 1549 as Draxuik. The name originally referred to a nearby bay (Swedish: vik) near which boats were dragged over land.

Dragsvik is also home to the Finnish Navy marine infantry unit Nyland Brigade's garrison. Since 2022, US Marines have been training in the area, and the military presence in the area has intensified further after the DCA agreement entered into force in 2024.

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References

  1. 1 2 Paikkala, Sirkka; et al. (2007). Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF) (digital version) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus). p. 44. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Government: Dragsvik garrison to remain open". YLE. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Nummenmaa, Märta (12 August 2025). "Hundratals amerikanska soldater på väg till Nylands brigad". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2025.

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