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Explore Backoja in Finland
Backoja in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 231 mi or ( 371 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Backoja is now 12:45 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Tallinn, Voitby, Veikkaala, Vasterhankmo, and Vallvik. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tallinn . 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 Backoja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
pictures from Ostrobothnia, Finland
16th May, 2010 ..
early spring at kuni nature trail 2011
Springtime at kuni nature trail near Kvarken area Vaasa, Finland. Nice and beautifyl trail where you can meet all the animals living in Finland. Lots of nirds. Even some rare animals can be seen: Elgs ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Maxmo
Maxmo is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality was consolidated with Vörå to form the new municipality of Vörå-Maxmo in 2007. The former municipality had a population of 1,037 (2003) and covered an area of 148.06 km² of which one fourth was land. The population density was 7.0 inhabitants per km². The majority were speakers of Swedish (90%) and the minority speakers of Finnish (8%).
Located at 63.21 22.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kvevlax
Kvevlax, is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately 15 kilometres north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank.
Located at 63.17 21.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Aero Flight 311
Aero Flight 311 (AY311), often referred to as the Koivulahti air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y between Kronoby, Finland and Vaasa. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3C, crashed near Kvevlax on January 3, 1961, killing all twenty-five people on board. The disaster remains the deadliest civilian aviation accident in the history of Finland.
Located at 63.14 21.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Ostrobothnia (region)
Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It is located in Western Finland. It borders the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta and is one of the four regions making up the historical province of Ostrobothnia. Ostrobothnia is one of the two Finnish regions with a Swedish speaking majority, the other being Åland. The Swedish-speakers make up 51.2%.
Located at 63.00 22.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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