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Explore Akaa in Finland
Akaa in the region of Province of Western Finland with its 8,258 inhabitants is a place in Finland - some 78 mi or ( 125 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Akaa is now 01:24 PM (Thursday) . 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: Tartu, Tallinn, Viiala, Turku, and Akaa. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tartu . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Akaa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Finland´s beautiful nature
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Skigge Böy Seikkailee koulussa
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Driving on a Finnish highway
Here I'm on a little road trip with a 2004 Nissan Primera on the highway E12 near Metsäkansa, Finland. The video is filmed with a Nokia N9. Please like, comment and subscribe! ..
Dr12 2241 ´´Huru´´ in Toijala railway museum
Dr12 2241 Toijalan veturimuseossa. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Toijala
Toijala is a former town and municipality of Finland, located some 40 kilometres south of Tampere. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Viiala to form the town of Akaa. Toijala is known as an important railway crossroads. The Helsinki–Tampere and Turku–Tampere tracks meet at Toijala railway station. Toijala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region.
Located at 61.17 23.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Toijala railway station
Toijala railway station is located in the Toijala district of the town of Akaa, Finland. The station is located at a crossing point of three different railway tracks: from Riihimäki to Tampere, from Turku to Toijala, and from Toijala to Valkeakoski. Originally, all three tracks served both personnel and cargo traffic, but personnel traffic to Valkeakoski was discontinued in 1956.
Located at 61.17 23.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Viiala
Viiala is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Toijala to form the town of Akaa. Viiala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 5,329 (2003) and covered an area of 56.78 km of which 5.88 km² is water. The population density was 104.7 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 61.21 23.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Rapola Castle
Rapola's fort is a hill fort in Sääksmäki in the municipality of Valkeakoski, Finland. As is the case with most hill forts in the Baltic area not much is known about its exact origins or purposes. One postulation is that it was built by the inhabitants in their struggles against invading Novgorodians and Swedes. According to excavations, the fort seems to have been in operation at least during the 13th and 15th centuries.
Located at 61.21 24.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tehtaan kenttä
Tehtaan kenttä is a football (soccer) stadium in Valkeakoski, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Haka. The stadium holds 3,516 and was built in 1935. The attendance record is 6,401 and was set in a game against big rivals HJK Helsinki in 1999. The stadium is noted for its surroundings, being located in a big park and having the nearby UPM-Kymmene paper mill at one end of the pitch (as shown in the picture).
Located at 61.27 24.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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