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Discover Karvio in Finland
Karvio in the region of Province of Eastern Finland is a place located in Finland - some 203 mi or ( 326 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Karvio is now 03:55 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, Viitalahti, and Varkaus. When in this area, you might want to check out Leningrad . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karvio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Heinävesi Route - Saimaa, Finland
Heinävesi route is a scenic boat drive between the cities of Kuopio and Savonlinna in Saimaa basin waters in Finland. During our Around the Finland Run 2010 we enjoyed the scenery very much. We also m ..
Alone with the seals and blueberries Foegoer's photos around Kolovesi National Park, Finland
Preview of Foegoer's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 62.55 28.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Kermajärvi
Kermajärvi (literally Finn. kerma for cream, järvi for lake) is a lake of Finland entirely located in Heinävesi in Southern Savonia. It is the country's 53rd largest lake with an area of 85,57 km² and consists of a wide open lake with plenty of islands in both northwest and southeast parts of it and several long, narrow bays in both ends. Its farthest extension from northwest to southeast is some 29 kilometres.
Located at 62.45 28.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Heinävesi Church
Heinävesi Church is an Evangelical Lutheran wooden church located in Heinävesi, Finland. It was built in 1890–1891 and designed by Josef Stenbäck. The church represents the Gothic Revival style, like many of the other churches designed by Stenbäck. The length of the church is 40 meters, breadth 30 meters and height 45 meters. The church has 2,000 seats and is thus the second biggest wooden church in Finland. The bell tower has two bells, a smaller one from 1765 and a larger one from 1906.
Located at 62.43 28.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Petruma
Petruma is a lake and a village in the municipality of Heinävesi in Finland.
Located at 62.50 28.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 62.57 28.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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