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Suur-Saimaa Destination Guide
Touring Suur-Saimaa in Finland
Suur-Saimaa in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a city located in Finland - some 129 mi or ( 208 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Suur-Saimaa is now 09:22 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Vitsainen. 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 Suur-Saimaa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Visit Finland - Sauna
The sauna is Finlands gift to the world, a gift everyone should enjoy for themselves. Here is a small foretaste of the secrets of the genuine Finnish sauna. ..
Heinäsensaari labor camp, Saimaa, Finland
Removing stones, digging ditches and filling them in Heinäsensaari, Saimaa, Finland ..
Difficult decision: Stay or Go.....Go it is Foegoer's photos around Savitaipale, Finland
Preview of Foegoer's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..
Water stuff
~40km/h(?) @ Saimaa, Finland ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Finnish Lakeland
Finnish Lakeland or Finnish lake district is the largest of the four landscape regions into which the geography of Finland is divided. The hilly, forest-covered landscape of the lake plateau is dominated by drumlins and by long sinuous eskers. Both are glacial remnants after the continental glaciers that scoured and gouged the country's surface receded about 10,000 years ago.
Located at 61.34 28.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Niinisaari
Niinisaari, Bastö is an eastern neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.
Located at 61.45 28.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Lappeenranta University of Technology
The Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) was established in 1969. The university campus is situated on the shore of lake Saimaa, about 7 kilometres away from the city center. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Finnish government made plans to establish the University of Eastern Finland in Lappeenranta, but in the end it was decentralized in three cities: Lappeenranta, Kuopio, and Joensuu. Only departments of engineering were located in Lappeenranta at that time.
Located at 61.06 28.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Kimpisen urheilukeskus
Kimpisen urheilukeskus is an athletics stadium in Lappeenranta, Finland. The stadium's most important users are the Rakuunat football team and the Rajaritarit American Football team. The LUM athletics team also use it.
Located at 61.06 28.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Maanpuolustusopisto
Maanpuolustusopisto (MpO, "National Defence College") was the military junior college of the Finnish Defence Forces, located in Lappeenranta. The school had a separate program for training officers "vocationally" such that they would graduate as Second Lieutenants, without going to the national military academy, Cadet School. The origin of the school was in non-commissioned officers school (Kanta-aliupseerikoulu).
Located at 61.06 28.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Related Locations
- Suurola (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Suurniemi (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Suur-Miehikkala (Province of Southern Finland)
- Suurlahti (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Suurkyla (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Suurkyla (Province of Southern Finland)
- Suurkangas (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Suurivaara (Province of Eastern Finland)
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