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Explore Tolkis in Finland

Tolkis in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a town in Finland - some 25 mi or ( 40 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tolkis is now 04:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Tartu, Tallinn, and Vanhamoisio. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Tolkis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Porvoo Finland tourism: Porvoo matkailu - summer of Porvoo on Baltic Sea travel video

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Santatelevision: Porvoo Finland tourism: Porvoo matkailu - summer of Porvoo on Baltic Sea travel video - Porvoon matkailu - Finnish archipelago - Porvoon rantamakasiinit ..

Porvoonjoen jääpato 10.4 2010

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Porvoonjoki. Jäiden lähtö ..


sPb HelSInKi pORvOo

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princess maria goes to helsinki.. ..

Steam Locomotive trip Porvoo-Kerava-Porvoo (Finland), 10th July 2010

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Steam locomotive trip from Porvoo to Kerava and back on 10th of July 2010, filmed at Porvoo. Photographer Teemu Mykkänen. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kråkö

Kråkö is a small island in Porvoo (Borgå in Swedish) in Finland. There is a primary school for Swedish-speaking children on the island and a voluntary fire station. There used to be a few shops and a cafeteria. However these closed down in the late 1990s. There is a museum of boatbuilding, reflecting the islanders' main industry during the 19th and 20th centuries. The population was, until recent times, almost unilingually Swedish-speaking.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.35 25.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Finnish islands in the Baltic

Porvoonjoki

Porvoonjoki (Porvoo River, Borgå å in Swedish) is a small river in Finland. The Mediaeval town of Porvoo is situated in the river delta.

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Located at 60.38 25.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Baltic Sea NE basins, Rivers of Finland

Vessölandet

Vessölandet, also called Vessö is an island situated 10 km to the south of Porvoo in Finland. It has an area of 52 km and is the largest island in the region of Eastern Uusimaa. It has a population of 500, of which 400 are Swedish- speaking.

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Located at 60.29 25.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Finnish islands in the Baltic, Geography of Uusimaa, Porvoo

Porvoo Cathedral

Porvoo cathedral is a cathedral in Porvoo, Finland. It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century. It is used by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and is the seat of the Diocese of Borgå, Finland's Swedish-speaking diocese. The cathedral is also used for services by the Porvoo Finnish-speaking parish, which is administratively part of the Diocese of Helsinki.

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Located at 60.40 25.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 15th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Uusimaa, Cathedrals in Finland, Gothic architecture in Finland, Lutheran cathedrals, Places of worship destroyed by arson, Porvoo, Visitor attractions in Uusimaa

Diet of Porvoo

The Diet of Porvoo (Finnish Porvoon maapäivät, or unhistorically Porvoon valtiopäivät; Swedish Borgå landtdag), was the summoned legislative assembly to establish the Grand Principality of Finland in 1809 and the heir of the powers of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates. The session of the Diet lasted from January to July 1809.

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Located at 60.40 25.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1809 in Finland, Finnish War, Grand Duchy of Finland, Historical legislatures, History of Finland, Parliament of Finland, Porvoo