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Saimen Destination Guide
Touring Saimen in Finland
Saimen in the region of Province of Eastern Finland is a city located in Finland - some 203 mi or ( 326 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Saimen is now 03:38 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Veliky Novgorod, Tartu, Vuokala, and Turtianniemi. Being here already, consider visiting Leningrad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Saimen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Salmon Trolling on Lake Saimaa
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Interesting facts about this location
Vuokalanjärvi
Vuokalanjärvi is a lake in the east of Finland, close to the border with Russia.
Located at 62.24 29.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lake Orivesi
Orivesi is a lake located in the southeastern Finland. The area of the lake is 601.30 km². Orivesi is one of the major basins of Saimaa. The lake has numerous islands and several open lake areas including Paasselkä, an ancient impact crater in south.
Located at 62.27 29.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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 10 km away
Pyyvesi
Pyyvesi is a lake of Finland.
Located at 62.17 29.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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 12 km away
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