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Kainuu Destination Guide

Discover Kainuu in Finland

Kainuu in the region of Lapponia is a town located in Finland - some 419 mi or ( 675 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kainuu

Local time in Kainuu is now 12:25 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pakkila, Pajala, OEvertornea, Koivukyla, and Kankaanranta. When in this area, you might want to check out Pakkila . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kainuu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Uintia Tornionjoessa - Swimming in Tornio river, Finland

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Early morning swim in Tornio river in august 2010 ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Ylitornio railway station

Ylitornio railway station is located in the municipality of Ylitornio in the Lapland Province of Finland. It is located about 62 kilometres north from Tornio railway station. The station only serves passenger traffic; most trains are hauled by VR Class Dr16 locomotives. Ylitornio railway station was opened in 1927.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.32 23.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lapland (Finland), Ylitornio

Tengeliönjoki

Tengeliönjoki is a river of Finland. It is 51 kilometres in length. It is a tributary of Torne River (in Finnish Tornionjoki, in Swedish Torne älv) in Finnish Lapland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.38 23.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Rivers of Finland, Torne river basin

Övertorneå Municipality

Övertorneå Municipality (Swedish: Övertorneå kommun, Meänkieli: Matarengi, Finnish: Ylitornion kunta; sometimes also referred to as Matarengin kunta by northern Finnish press to avoid confusion with the similarly named Finnish municipality Ylitornio) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in Övertorneå. Until the Finnish War (1808–1809) Övertorneå and the Finnish Ylitornio were a single municipality.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.38 23.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Meänkieli language municipalities, Municipalities of Norrbotten County, Municipalities of Sweden