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Valkeavaara Destination Guide

Touring Valkeavaara in Finland

Valkeavaara in the region of Province of Eastern Finland is a city located in Finland - some 216 mi or ( 348 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Valkeavaara

Time in Valkeavaara is now 12:26 AM (Saturday) . 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, Tallinn, Viuruniemi, Varkaus, and Susiniemi. 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 Valkeavaara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Finland Suomi - Sibelius Karelia

4:21 min by Seppo Rynein
Views: 1870 Rating: 4.71

Mainly filmed in North Karelia; Juojärvi, Heinävesi and Koli. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Juojärvi

Juojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is considered as one of the cleanest lakes of the country. New Valamo monastery is located on the shore of Juojärvi.

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Located at 62.65 28.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland, Neva basin

Rikkavesi

Rikkavesi is a lake in eastern Finland. At approximately 63 square kilometres (24 sq mi), it is the 66th largest lake in Finland. Rikkavesi is situated in the municipalities of Kaavi, Outokumpu and Tuusniemi. Rikkavesi is 101 metres (331 ft) above the sea level. Kaavinjärvi and Rikkavesi are connected by the Kaavinkoski Canal. Ohtaansalmi strait flows from Rikkavesi to Juojärvi. There is a marked shipping route from Saimaa to Rikkavesi.

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Located at 62.82 28.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland

New Valamo

New Valamo or New Valaam is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940.

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Located at 62.56 28.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 20th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Finland, Heinävesi, Museums in Southern Savonia, Neoclassical architecture in Finland, Religious museums in 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 18 km away
Tags: 19th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Southern Savonia, Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Finland, Heinävesi

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 19 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