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Discover Honkasalo in Finland

Honkasalo in the region of Province of Eastern Finland is a town located in Finland - some 208 mi or ( 335 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Local time in Honkasalo is now 12:30 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Tallinn, Viitalahti, Varkaus, and Varislahti. When in this area, you might want to check out Leningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Honkasalo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lintula Holy Trinity Convent

Lintula Holy Trinity Convent or Lintula Convent (Finnish: Lintulan Pyhän Kolminaisuuden luostari or Lintulan luostari) is a small Orthodox Christian convent located in Palokki, Heinävesi, Finland, close to the New Valamo Monastery. The monastery was founded in 1895 on the isthmus of Karelia, in the parish of Kivennapa. In 1946, the Convent moved to Heinävesi.

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Located at 62.57 28.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 19th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Finland, Heinävesi

Varistaipale canal

Varistaipale canal is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. The canal is a part of Heinävesi route, a route with six canals: Kerma, Vihovuonne, Pilppa, Karvio, Taivallahti and Varistaipale canals. The canal was built in 1911–1913 and has four locks. It is the biggest canal in Finland being the only canal to have this many locks. The height of drop totals 14.5 metres and the length is 1,100 metres . Next to the canal there is a canal museum.

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Located at 62.55 28.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1913 establishments in Finland, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Canal museums, Canals in Finland, Heinävesi, Museums in Southern Savonia, Transport museums in Finland

Juojärvi

Juojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is considered as one of the cleanest lakes of the country. New Valamo monastery is located on the shore of Juojärvi.

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Located at 62.65 28.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland, Neva basin

New Valamo

New Valamo or New Valaam is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940.

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Located at 62.56 28.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 20th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Finland, Heinävesi, Museums in Southern Savonia, Neoclassical architecture in Finland, Religious museums in Finland

Petruma

Petruma is a lake and a village in the municipality of Heinävesi in Finland.

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Located at 62.50 28.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland