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Kurkilahti Destination Guide

Discover Kurkilahti in Finland

Kurkilahti in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a town located in Finland - some 149 mi or ( 241 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kurkilahti

Local time in Kurkilahti is now 04:46 AM (Friday) . 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: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Varkaus. When in this area, you might want to check out Leningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kurkilahti ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Suvorov military canals

Suvorov military canals (Suvorov canals) is a series of four open canals on Saimaa lake in Finland. The four canals of Kutvele, Käyhkää, Kukonharju and Telataipale are located in Puumala, Ruokolahti and Sulkava. They were built between 1791–1798 as part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system and are the oldest canals in Finland. The canals are named after general Alexander Suvorov who ordered their construction.

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Located at 61.33 28.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Canals in Finland, History of Russia, Saimaa