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Hämeenlinna Destination Guide
Discover Hämeenlinna in Finland
Hämeenlinna in the region of Province of Southern Finland with its 47,261 habitants is a town located in Finland - some 59 mi or ( 95 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Hämeenlinna is now 08:40 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pskov, Tartu, Tallinn, Vuorentaka, and Turku. When in this area, you might want to check out Pskov . We found 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 Hämeenlinna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Honda CB 500 Four 1972 - ride in Aulanko, Finland
In September 2009 I took my classic Honda from a motorcycle museum to a ride. More info about this bike www.jokesgarage.com (in Finnish :-) ..
Black woodpecker at work (Palokärki)
All woodpeckers are hard workers, but black woodpecker has an exceptional work ethic. This fellow just hammered trees and it didn't much care about my presence. Inspiring animals. (Shot with Nokia N8 ..
Mediterranean Sea Scrapyard Run, part 1 w/ subs
Beginning of trip, Hämeenlinna-Turku-Stockholm-Mantorp. valimerelle.blogspot.com ..
New Year's Eve @Hämeenlinna, Finland
By Sebastian Vilkman & Anttoni Lahtinen Music: Aebeloe - Farver soundcloud.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Vanaja
Vanaja is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in Tavastia Proper about 100 kilometres north of Helsinki. It is also speculated that it might have been the name for an Iron Age and early Middle Ages settlement found opposite to the Häme Castle.
Located at 61.00 24.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Häme Castle
Häme Castle is a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The castle is located on the coast of lake Vanajavesi in the city center. The castle was originally located on an island. The castle's age is disputed. Traditionally the construction of the castle has been connected to the legendary Second Swedish Crusade which would date the castle in the mid-13th century. However, there are no finds from the castle that can be firmly dated to a period earlier than 1320s.
Located at 61.00 24.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Hämeenlinna railway station
Hämeenlinna railway station is located in the town of Hämeenlinna, Finland. Hämeenlinna belongs to the oldest railway stations in Finland, because the first railway line in Finland was opened between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna in 1862. The original station building, designed by the architect Carl Albert Edelfelt, was destroyed during the Finnish Civil War in 1918. The current red brick station building was designed by Thure Hellström and completed in 1921.
Located at 61.00 24.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
The Artillery Museum of Finland
The Artillery Museum of Finland (Suomen Tykistömuseo in Finnish) is a special military museum dedicated to the history of the artillery from the 15th century to the present day. It was located in Niinisalo from 1977 to 1997. In 1997 it was relocated to Hämeenlinna.
Located at 61.01 24.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Kaurialan kenttä
Kaurialan kenttä is a multi-use stadium in Hämeenlinna, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Hämeenlinna. The stadium holds 4,000 people.
Located at 60.99 24.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Historical Weather
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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.