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Pyhankoski Destination Guide

Explore Pyhankoski in Finland

Pyhankoski in the region of Oulu is a town in Finland - some 289 mi or ( 466 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pyhankoski

Current time in Pyhankoski is now 03:38 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ylivieska, Vaihojanpera, Turku, Tolospera, and Tampere. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ylivieska . Where to go and what to see in Pyhankoski ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Pyhäjoki

The Battle of Pyhäjoki was fought on 16 April 1808, at Pyhäjoki in Northern Ostrobothnia during the Russian–Swedish war of 1808–09. The winter made the operations more difficult and the battle of Pyhäjoki became one of the first skirmishes to be fought after the Swedish retreat stopped. The Russian army had been following the Swedish army to the north. At the same time, they had left large portions of Finland to be occupied by the Russians.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.46 24.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1808 in Finland, Battles of the Finnish War, Conflicts in 1808, Military history of Sweden