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Meskusvaara Destination Guide

Touring Meskusvaara in Finland

Meskusvaara in the region of Oulu is a city located in Finland - some 423 mi or ( 681 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Meskusvaara

Time in Meskusvaara is now 02:07 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Suomussalmi, Savukoski, Salla, Rovaniemi, and Posio. Being here already, consider visiting Suomussalmi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Meskusvaara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sky over Kuusamo around midnight

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Sky over Kuusamo around midnight ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Karhunkierros

Karhunkierros (Finnish for Bear's Ring, although the route is not circular) is a hiking trail that stretches from Salla to Kuusamo in north-eastern Finland. The route was first marked in 1955, and has since become the most popular hiking trail in Finland, attracting some 15,000 hikers every year, mainly over the high season lasting from mid-July to late September. The trail is approximately 80 kilometres long, and runs for the most of its length within the Oulanka National Park.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.16 29.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Geography of Northern Ostrobothnia, Hiking trails in Finland, Kuusamo, Visitor attractions in Northern Ostrobothnia

Rukatunturi ski jumping hill

The Rukatunturi ski jumping hill, located in Kuusamo, is the largest ski jumping hill in Finland. It regularly hosts the opening event of the ski jumping World Cup. The large hill and two smaller hills have a plastic matting. The unofficial hill record is 148 metres, jumped by Veli-Matti Lindström in the 2000 Finnish national championships. The official record is one metre shorter, jumped by Gregor Schlierenzauer in 2007.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.17 29.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Kuusamo, Ski jumping venues in Finland

Rukatunturi

Rukatunturi is a 490 metres high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes (of which 100 km are safari organizers' private routes). Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.20 29.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Northern Ostrobothnia, Kuusamo, Ski areas and resorts in Finland, Visitor attractions in Northern Ostrobothnia