THE LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND OF ULKOKALLA

The nature of Ulkokalla

The islet is formed of stony soil, boulders and cliffs, and it is very difficult to come ashore because of the submerged rocks around the islet. Although the vegetation of Ulkokalla is very scanty, there are still more than 100 species  found on the island. There is no trees on the islet, excluding one small shrubby rowan tree. On summer a stonecrop is blooming as a yellow carpet on the rocks, and the willow bushes shield the many birds and their nests.

There are many birds living on the Ulkokalla. The islet is the resting-place for migratory birds, for example Blue throat and Cold crest, and many species are nesting on the islet too. For example Arctic tern and several gull species, Black guillemot, Razorbill and Arctic skua are nesting species. 

The Baltic sea is surrounding the islet and the fishermen catch Baltic herring, lavaret and salmon. Baltic herring is the reason, why the fishermen came to the Kalla islands in the first place. Today they are fishing mostly lavaret and salmon by nets and fyke nets. The mammals of the sea, a grayseal and a ringed seal, live in the Gulf of Baltic and if a visitor is lucky, the seals may show themselves, and rise to a cliff.

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