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Discover Kurkela in Finland
Kurkela in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a town located in Finland - some 103 mi or ( 166 km ) East of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Kurkela is now 07:22 AM (Sunday) . 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: Riga, Torfyanovka, Leningrad, Veliky Novgorod, and Chistopol'ye. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kurkela ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Vaalimaa
Vaalimaa is a border crossing point between Finland and Russia. It is located in the Virolahti municipality. With over 2 million annual crossings, it is the busiest border crossing in the Finnish-Russian border, which is also the border of the European Union and Russia. European route E18 passes through Vaalimaa. The border crossing is notorious for its long queues. Around Christmas 2007 there could even be a 50 to 60 kilometer line of trucks.
Located at 60.60 27.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Salpa Line Museum
The Salpa Line Museum is established and opened in 1987 by the Miehikkälä municipality and the second world war veteran organisations. It is the first museum established belonging to the museums of Miehikkälä. The other museum is Miehikkälän kotiseutumuseo, The Miehikkala local arts-and-crafts museum, which was established in 1989 and is in the same building as the Engineers Museum. The Salpa Line Museum is the core of the Salpa Centre.
Located at 60.65 27.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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