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Kokkoniemi Destination Guide
Explore Kokkoniemi in Finland
Kokkoniemi in the region of Province of Eastern Finland is a place in Finland - some 198 mi or ( 318 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Kokkoniemi is now 02:24 PM (Sunday) . 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: Leningrad, Veliky Novgorod, Tartu, Vuokala, and Vasamalahti. Since you are here already, consider visiting Leningrad . 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 Kokkoniemi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Joulu2010
Christmas 2010 with my family. ..
Salmon Trolling on Lake Saimaa
Fishing trips and holidays on Lake Saimaa. Read More: www.oldschooltrolling.fi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Orivirran saarto
Orivirran saarto is a ruin of a 16th century fortress located in Savonranta, Finland. It is believed to be built some time between 1540 and 1550 and was used until the beginning of the 17th century. Its status was to be an early warning for the St. Olaf's Castle which is still located 50 km to south. It has a four cornered layout with dimensions of 60 m by 20 m build from stones and an outer fortress around 65 m by 75 m. When operational it had 300 to 400 soldiers and 5 to 10 cannons.
Located at 62.16 29.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Savonranta
Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in the beginning of the year 2009. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,263 (2003) and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² is water. The population density was 3.3 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 62.17 29.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Paasselkä devils
Paasselkä devils are light phenomena sometimes appearing at Lake Paasselkä, Finland and swampy and forested areas nearby the lake. Paasselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater. There is a magnetic anomaly in the centre of the lake. The Paasselkä Devil is usually told to be a ball of light visible in the air above Paasselkä or areas nearby. It is said to move at varying speeds on some occasions and to remain stationary at others. Sometimes there are several balls.
Located at 62.15 29.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Paasselkä
Paasselkä (earlier Paasivesi) is an oval-shaped lake formed in an eroded impact crater in Southern Savonia, Finland. The lake, which is a part of Orivesi, which is in turn part of the Greater Saimaa, is devoid of islands which makes it different from other lakes in the region. Paasselkä is also unusually deep, 75 m at the deepest point. The Paasselkä impact occurred about 229 million years ago and affected Paleoproterozoic crystalline rocks and some overlying sandstones of the Baltic Shield.
Located at 62.15 29.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Pyyvesi
Pyyvesi is a lake of Finland.
Located at 62.17 29.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.