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Touring Olkkola in Finland
Olkkola in the region of Province of Southern Finland is located in Finland - some 125 mi or ( 201 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Olkkola is now 10:38 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Vartola. 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 Olkkola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Finnish Lakeland
Finnish Lakeland or Finnish lake district is the largest of the four landscape regions into which the geography of Finland is divided. The hilly, forest-covered landscape of the lake plateau is dominated by drumlins and by long sinuous eskers. Both are glacial remnants after the continental glaciers that scoured and gouged the country's surface receded about 10,000 years ago.
Located at 61.34 28.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Lappeenranta University of Technology
The Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) was established in 1969. The university campus is situated on the shore of lake Saimaa, about 7 kilometres away from the city center. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Finnish government made plans to establish the University of Eastern Finland in Lappeenranta, but in the end it was decentralized in three cities: Lappeenranta, Kuopio, and Joensuu. Only departments of engineering were located in Lappeenranta at that time.
Located at 61.06 28.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Maanpuolustusopisto
Maanpuolustusopisto (MpO, "National Defence College") was the military junior college of the Finnish Defence Forces, located in Lappeenranta. The school had a separate program for training officers "vocationally" such that they would graduate as Second Lieutenants, without going to the national military academy, Cadet School. The origin of the school was in non-commissioned officers school (Kanta-aliupseerikoulu).
Located at 61.06 28.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Karelia Aviation Museum
The Karelia Aviation Museum is located at Lappeenranta Airport in Lappeenranta, Finland. The museum is run by Kaakkois-Suomen ilmailumuseoyhdistys ry. The museum has also been known as the Aviation Museum of South-Eastern Finland. The museum is housed in two covered halls and displays fighter aircraft and smaller objects from the Second World War and onwards.
Located at 61.04 28.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
South Karelia
South Karelia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, North Karelia and to Russia.
Located at 61.00 28.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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