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Palvalahti Destination Guide
Delve into Palvalahti in Finland
Palvalahti in the region of Province of Eastern Finland is a city in Finland - some 185 mi or ( 298 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Current time in Palvalahti is now 02:24 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, Viljolahti, and Varkaus. While being here, make sure to check out Leningrad . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Palvalahti ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Kangaslampi
Kangaslampi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated to Varkaus on 1 January 2005. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,611 (31 December 2004) and covered an area of 412.93 km² of which 114.12 km² is water. The population density was 5.38 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 62.30 28.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Soisalo
Soisalo is the largest island of Finland and the largest inland island in Europe. The area of the island is 1,638 square kilometres . Located in Savonia, Eastern Finland, it is surrounded by the lakes Kallavesi, Suvasvesi, Kermajärvi, Ruokovesi, Haukivesi and Unnukka. Geographically Soisalo, although being surrounded by water, is not a real island because the lakes are not on the same level. The greatest difference between the lakes is 6 metres .
Located at 62.38 28.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Haukivesi
Haukivesi is a lake in southeastern Finland and a part of the Saimaa lake system. Haukivesi is the "central pool" of the system, collecting 80% of the water that eventually flows into Lake Laatokka through River Vuoksi. Its area is 562.31 km².
Located at 62.10 28.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 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 21 km away
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- Pankajärvi (Province of Eastern Finland)
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- Panike (Province of Western Finland)
- Panelia (Province of Western Finland)
- Pamilo (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Palviala (Province of Eastern Finland)
- Palviala (Province of Western Finland)
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.