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Torvela Destination Guide

Delve into Torvela in Finland

Torvela in the region of Oulu is a city in Finland - some 303 mi or ( 487 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Torvela

Current time in Torvela is now 09:33 AM (Friday) . 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: Valtimo, Torvela, Tiittola, Tahvilampi, and Suomussalmi. While being here, make sure to check out Valtimo . 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 Torvela ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Road trip - Finland, Vaala - Kontiomäki (Hwy 22)

8:23 min by C2S07
Views: 2122 Rating: 5.00

Eastbound on highway 22 in Finland. Speed: 400% Date: July 2009 All road trips by location: maps.google.com Music is from YouTube's Audioswap-library. Search it for "Tranquility". ..

Finnish InterCity train Kajaani - Helsinki with green Business Class car

1:55 min by doc7austin
Views: 1696 Rating: 5.00

this train is hauled by an ABB-built VR Class Sr2 locomotive and is travelling from Kajaani to Helsinki via Isalmi, Kuopio, Pieksimäki, Mikkeli, Kouvola, and Lahti ..


Three Kajaani Summer Nights

4:01 min by Robert Watkins
Views: 218 Rating: 5.00

A short film taken from three nights of midnight sun at the lake in Kajaani, Finland. Watch in full HD if possible:) See my Kajaani photographs here: www.flickr.com The music is Gnossiene Nr. 3 -- Len ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Jormua

Jormua is a very old village ashore the lake of Oulujärvi in the town of Kajaani, Finland. The village has a population of about 750.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.32 27.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Kajaani, Villages in Finland

Kiehimänjoki

Kiehimänjoki is a river of Finland. It flows for 16 kilometres. The river begins from lake Iijärvi in Paltamo in Kainuu region and ends to the lake Oulujärvi, from which the waters flow trough the Oulujoki River into the Gulf of Bothnia. The river drains a chain of lakes that originates in the municipalities of Suomussalmi and Hyrynsalmi in Kainuu.

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Located at 64.40 27.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Oulujoki basin, Rivers of Finland

Mulkkusaaret

Mulkkusaaret (literally translates to Dick Islands or Penis Islands) is a group of three small islands and one rock in lake Oulujärvi in the Paltamo municipality in Finland. The islands are located north of Tevä island, approximately 5 kilometers south-southwest from Melalahti village and approximately 9 kilometers north-northwest from Paltaniemi village. The islands form a chain in northeast-southwest direction, and are mostly covered by boreal forests.

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Located at 64.37 27.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Kainuu, Islands of Finland, Lake islands of Europe, Paltamo

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.

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Located at 64.25 28.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Sotkamo, Villages in Finland

Kajaani Castle

The Kajaani castle was built on the Ämmäkoski island of the Kajaani river in the centre of Kajaani, Finland, in the 17th century. Today, only roofless ruins remain of the castle. The castle functioned as an administrative centre, a prison, and a military strongpoint. The most famous prisoner in the castle was the historian Johannes Messenius, who was forced to live in the poor conditions of the castle from 1616 to 1635. Construction of the Kajaani castle began in 1604 and was completed in 1619.

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Located at 64.23 27.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kainuu, Castles in Finland, Forts in Sweden, Kajaani, Ruins in Finland