Lake Bodom

Lake Bodom (suomi. Bodominjärvi, svenska. Bodom träsk) is a lake in Finland located on the suburbs of the city of Espoo, not far from Helsinki. The lake measures approximately three kilometers in length and one kilometer in width.

The lake is notorious for murders that occurred on the night of June 4, 1960, when four teenagers (two boys, Nils Gustafsson and Seppo Boisman and two girls, Tuulikki Mäki and Irmeli Björklund) went on a camping trip to the lake and were mysteriously attacked while sleeping in their tent. Three of them were killed and one survived. This event is commonly referred to as the Lake Bodom murders. In June 2005, the only survivor, Nils Gustafsson, was charged with murdering his friends. On October 7, 2005 the district court found him not guilty on all the charges laid against him.

The Finnish metal band Children of Bodom, who are also from Espoo, derive their name from the lake. All the band members looked for good names in their local phone book. When they stumbled upon Lake Bodom, they felt that it was a name with impact and one behind which was a story that they found interesting.

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Jacopo Chiapparino
28 August 2014
Quite a great place. The roads around the lake are very good for biking. Can't comment on the beach, but it looks pretty popular. Go there with your bike, it's a nice ride from Espoo or Helsinki!
Heikki Aura
21 July 2010
Swimming, fishing, golf - you name it. Bodom lake has it all!
Petr Klika
9 October 2011
Also cycling, walking, horse riding, kiting and other water sports... ;)
Sonita Sonita
7 October 2015
Пляж, раздевалки и душ
Marko Salmela
20 April 2014
Nätti, mutta likainen ja kalaton paikka.
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Melodiåsen 14, 02940 Espoo, Finland Get directions
Thu 1:00 PM–8:00 PM
Fri 1:00 PM–9:00 PM
Sat 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Sun 10:00 AM–Midnight
Mon 1:00 PM–2:00 PM
Tue 5:00 PM–Midnight

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