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Explore Kontu in Finland
Kontu in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a place in Finland - some 139 mi or ( 223 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Kontu is now 08:36 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tsvetochnoye, Leningrad, Pskov, Nuyyama, and Novoselok. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tsvetochnoye . Where to go and what to see in Kontu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Lake Nuijamaa
Lake Nuijamaa is a lake on the border between Finland and Russia next to the town of Nuijamaa. It is part of the Saimaa Canal linking Vyborg Bay in the Baltic Sea to Lake Saimaa in the Finnish Lakeland.
Located at 60.95 28.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Joutseno
Joutseno is a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. Joutseno had a population of 10,821 (2004) and covers an area of 498,8 km² of which 187,7 km² is water. The region shares nine kilometers of borderline with Russia. The population density is 34,8 inhabitants per km². Joutseno is unilingually Finnish. Until 2005, Joutseno's status was changed to city.
Located at 61.12 28.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Joutseno Church
Joutseno Church is a church designed by Josef Stenbäck located in Joutseno, Lappeenranta, Finland. The church was built in 1921. It is located in Penttiläntie 1, 54100 Joutseno.
Located at 61.12 28.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Petrovka, Leningrad Oblast
Petrovka is a former village on Karelian Isthmus, about 15 km to the north of Viipuri (now Vyborg), where the battle of Tali-Ihantala took place in 1944. Location:
Located at 60.83 28.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Battle of Tali-Ihantala
The Battle of Tali-Ihantala (June 25 to July 9, 1944) was part of the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War (1941–1944), which occurred during World War II. The battle was fought between Finnish forces—using war materiel provided by Germany—and Soviet forces. To date, it is the largest battle in the history of the Nordic countries. The battle was one of attrition, with the Finns suffering proportionally more casualties than the Soviet forces.
Located at 60.77 28.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Related Locations
- Konttimaki (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Konttimaki (Province of Western Finland)
- Konttila (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Konttila (Province of Southern Finland)
- Kontti (Province of Western Finland)
- Kontro (Province of Southern Finland)
- Kontkala (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Kontiovaara (Province of Eastern Finland)
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.