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Kaapala Destination Guide
Touring Kaapala in Finland
Kaapala in the region of Province of Southern Finland is located in Finland - some 95 mi or ( 152 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Kaapala is now 10:57 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Pskov, Tallinn, Varkaus, and Valtola. Being here already, consider visiting Leningrad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kaapala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sotilasvala vekaranjärvi 10.2.2012
Kymen jääkäripataljoona vannoo sotilasvalan. Finnish recruits swears their oath of allegiance/military oath or what ever it's called.. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Karelia Brigade
Karelia Brigade (Karjalan Prikaati) is one of the three Finnish Army readiness brigades. It is located in the Eastern Command at Valkeala. With some three thousand soldiers it is the second largest brigade in Finland. Karelia Brigade is currently commanded by Brigadier General Timo Kivinen.
Located at 61.11 26.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Korpijärvi
Korpijärvi is a lake of Finland.
Located at 61.25 27.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Valkeala
Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland, and is a neighborgood of city of Kouvola, and it was a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 11,238 (2003) and covered an area of 1,004.40 km² of which 143.47 km² was water. The population density was 13.1 inhabitants per km². In the Valkeala region there is the lake Vekaranjärvi near which the Karelia Brigade is located. Valkeala is famous for Repovesi National Park.
Located at 60.94 26.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tykkimäki
Tykkimäki (translates to Cannon Hill in English) is an amusement park in Kouvola, Finland. It has 30 different rides, along with some restaurants and kiosks. A camping site and Lake Käyrälampi are located near Tykkimäki. Many of Tykkimäki's rides are preowned rides bought from other parks, most often from Linnanmäki or Särkänniemi. The latest ride relocation happened in 2007, when Tykkimäki opened the Kouvola-pyörä Ferris wheel, which had been at Linnanmäki over 40 years.
Located at 60.88 26.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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