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Salla Destination Guide

Delve into Salla in Finland

Salla in the region of Lapponia with its 4,401 residents is a city in Finland - some 474 mi or ( 763 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Salla

Current time in Salla is now 04:58 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Savukoski, Rovaniemi, Posio, Pelkosenniemi, and Oulu. While being here, make sure to check out Savukoski . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Salla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Toch geen Kuusamo, maar wel Oulanka Cmiles's photos around Oulanka, Finland (tampere kuusamo)

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Kolmas p Nipitiri's photos around Merenoja-Vennäänmutka, Finland

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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Salla (1939)

The Battle of Salla was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops near Salla in northern Finland during the Winter War. The Soviets had orders to advance through Salla to Kemijärvi and Sodankylä, and from there to Rovaniemi in just two weeks. From there they were to advance to Tornio and cut Finland in two. The Finnish troops managed to stop the Soviet advance just east of Kemijärvi.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.83 28.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1939 in Finland, 1940 in Finland, Battles and operations of the Winter War, Battles involving the Soviet Union

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Salla