silta + saari. The original Swedish name Broholmen is a reference of a bridge constructed from the mainland to what was then called Musholmen, later called Stora Broholmen (and a smaller nearby island the Lilla Broholmen).[1]
^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN