Explore Karhu in Finland
Karhu in the region of Oulu is a place in Finland - some 306 mi or ( 492 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Karhu is now 11:18 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Valtimo, Tahvilampi, Suomussalmi, Sotkamo, and Ruokonen. Since you are here already, consider visiting Valtimo . Where to go and what to see in Karhu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pohjavaara
Pohjavaara is a village in the municipality of Sotkamo in Kainuu, Finland. There are many organic farmers in village and the village is particularly known its potatoes. Pohjavaara's postal code is 88490. There are also school (Pohjavaaran koulu) in village where is classes 1–6. Three teacher and 45 children working in term 2007–2008 in school.
Located at 64.25 28.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Kainuu
Kainuu is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It borders the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Northern Savonia. In the east it also borders Russia. Kainuu is known in the ancient Norse sagas as Kvenland. The administrative capital is Kajaani. Kainuu has around 85,000 inhabitants (2006) and the population is in decline. The nature of Kainuu features forested hills, lakes and vast expanses of uninhabited woods at its most typical — 95% of the land area is forest.
Located at 64.50 28.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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