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Uura Destination Guide

Explore Uura in Finland

Uura in the region of Oulu is a place in Finland - some 314 mi or ( 505 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Uura

Time in Uura is now 09:41 PM (Friday) . 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: Viitamaki, Valtimo, Tiittola, Suomussalmi, and Sotkamo. Since you are here already, consider visiting Viitamaki . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Uura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Torvenjoki ja Karppalan mylly 2011

1:39 min by hronty
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Torvenjoki river in Tolosenjoki village flows from Lake Pieni-Uva to Lake Iijärvi. In the upper course of the river are the Torvenkoski rapids with Karppala mill and some other old buildings in a smal ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.50 28.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Kainuu, Regions of 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.40 27.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 64.37 27.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Geography of Kainuu, Islands of Finland, Lake islands of Europe, Paltamo

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.

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Located at 64.32 27.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Kajaani, Villages in Finland