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Karvio Destination Guide

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 .

Interactive map of Karvio

Local time in Karvio is now 08:28 PM (Saturday) . 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

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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

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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.

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Located at 62.55 28.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 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

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.

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Located at 62.45 28.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland

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.

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Located at 62.43 28.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 19th-century church buildings, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Gothic Revival architecture in Finland, Heinävesi, Josef Stenbäck buildings, Lutheran congregations established in the 19th century, Museums in Southern Savonia, Religious buildings completed in 1891, Religious museums in Finland, Visitor attractions in Southern Savonia, Wooden churches 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 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland

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 8 km away
Tags: 19th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Finland, Heinävesi