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Virta Destination Guide

Discover Virta in Finland

Virta in the region of Oulu is a town located in Finland - some 441 mi or ( 710 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Virta

Local time in Virta is now 03:32 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Taivalkoski, Savukoski, Salla, Rovaniemi, and Posio. When in this area, you might want to check out Taivalkoski . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Virta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Resistenza.FI - Ruka!Road!Trip!

6:07 min by ResistenzaFI
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RUKAPALVELU FARNORTH Snowmobile safari in Kuusamo Lapland

1:36 min by Rukapalvelu
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Rukapalvelu's Snowmobile safari - Rukapalvelun moottorikelkkasafari ..


Summer sled track of Ruka 07/2011

2:18 min by Jokkexxx
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Summer sled track of Ruka (Kuusamo, Finland) 07/2011 Rukan kesäkelkkarata 07/2011 ..

RUKAPALVELU FARNORTH Husky Safari in Kuusamo Lapland

1:07 min by Rukapalvelu
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Rukapalvelu's Husky Safari - Rukapalvelun huskysafari! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ala-Kitka

Ala-Kitka is a lake of Finland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.27 29.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland

Rukatunturi

Rukatunturi is a 490 metres high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers' private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.20 29.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Northern Ostrobothnia, Kuusamo, Ski areas and resorts in Finland, Visitor attractions in Northern Ostrobothnia

Rukatunturi ski jumping hill

The Rukatunturi ski jumping hill, located in Kuusamo, is the largest ski jumping hill in Finland. It regularly hosts the opening event of the ski jumping World Cup. The large hill and two smaller hills have a plastic matting. The unofficial hill record is 148 metres, jumped by Veli-Matti Lindström in the 2000 Finnish national championships. The official record is one metre shorter, jumped by Gregor Schlierenzauer in 2007.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.17 29.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Kuusamo, Ski jumping venues in Finland

Karhunkierros

Karhunkierros (Finnish for Bear's Ring, although the route is not circular) is a hiking trail that stretches from Salla to Kuusamo in north-eastern Finland. The route was first marked in 1955, and has since become the most popular hiking trail in Finland, attracting some 15,000 hikers every year, mainly over the high season lasting from mid-July to late September. The trail is approximately 80 kilometres long, and runs for the most of its length within the Oulanka National Park.

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Located at 66.16 29.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Northern Ostrobothnia, Hiking trails in Finland, Kuusamo, Visitor attractions in Northern Ostrobothnia