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Karkaus Destination Guide
Delve into Karkaus in Finland
Karkaus in the region of Province of Western Finland is located in Finland - some 231 mi or ( 372 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Karkaus is now 10:02 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tallinn, Virrat, Vaasa, Tampere, and Stenbacka. While being here, you might want to check out Tallinn . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Karkaus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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PowerPark Satumaa Finland
PowerPark Satumaa ..
PowerPark ilmastakäsin
PowerPark Finland ..
PowerPark Trip 07
Derek and Friends visit PowerPark in Alahärmä, Finland June 21st, 2007. ..
Vastaava rata PowerParkiin kaudeksi 2011
Neo's Twister Gustaf Fabbri group PowerPark PowerLand ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Jeppo (village)
Jeppo is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Nykarleby. The population is about 1,100; 82% of whom are Swedish-speaking. KWH Mirka has a factory here that produces coated and non-woven abrasives. The village is twinned with the Emmaboda Municipality, Sweden.
Located at 63.40 22.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Thunderbird (roller coaster)
Thunderbird is the name of the northernmost wooden roller coaster in the world, located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Western Finland. The two Millennium Flyer trains operating it were manufactured by Great Coasters International (GCI). Thunderbird was the first wooden roller coaster in Europe to be built by GCI. Approximately 1,000 cubic meters of wood, 750,000 bolts and 1.8 million nails were used for Thunderbird's construction. President of GCI, Clair Hain, Jr.
Located at 63.23 22.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Cobra (PowerPark)
Cobra is a roller coaster located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Finland. Cobra was the first Vekoma boomerang to use the new MK1211 open sided train.
Located at 63.23 22.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
PowerPark
PowerPark is a large scale karting and amusement park in Alahärmä, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. The main karting track already resembles an F1 circuit, but they also have a hectare-large indoor track, the largest in Europe. Other than that the resort also contains a restaurant, large hotel, a camping area with cottages and all sorts of amusement rides.
Located at 63.23 22.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Battle of Jutas
The Battle of Jutas was fought on September 13, 1808 between Swedish and Russian troops south of Nykarleby in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Before the battle the Swedish army was in retreat after the campaign of the previous summer. The main Swedish force was retreating from Vaasa to Nykarleby. The Russians sent a force to cut off the Swedish retreat. In response the Swedes sent a force under Georg Carl von Döbeln to intercept them.
Located at 63.50 22.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Related Locations
- Karkaus (Province of Southern Finland)
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- Karjenkoski (Province of Western Finland)
- Karjanlahti (Province of Western Finland)
- Karjalohja (Province of Southern Finland)
- Karjalankyla (Oulu)
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