Finsta

Finsta () is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name: Finsta
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Stockholm#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uppland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Stockholm County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Norrtälje Municipality
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.36
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020

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Finsta () is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 244 inhabitants in 2010.

Finsta is according to local tradition the birthplace of Saint Bridget, one of Sweden's best known saints and the founder of the Bridgettine Order of nuns. Her father was the lawspeaker of Uppland and a local landowner; however other birthplaces have also been suggested.