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Explore Pekkola in Finland

Pekkola in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a town in Finland - some 101 mi or ( 163 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pekkola is now 06:49 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Leningrad, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Suur-Miehikkala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pekkola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Engineers Museum

The Engineers Museum is the oldest corps museum in Finland. It was opened 13 May 1945 in the garrison of Koria, which was the part of Elimäki municipality, now Kouvola town. The Engineers Museum has the status of the scientific military museum and it is supervised by the Military Museum of Finland. The Engineers Museum was re-opened in Miehikkälä in 2007. The Engineers Museum will stay in Miehikkälä still in 2012. In 2013 it will be opened in Hämeenlinna near The Artillery Museum of Finland.

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Located at 60.67 27.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Military and war museums in Finland, Military engineering, Museums established in 1945, Museums established in 2007, Museums in South Karelia, Technology museums in Finland

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.

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Located at 60.65 27.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Military and war museums in Finland, Military engineering, Museums established in 1987, Museums in South Karelia, Technology museums in Finland

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.

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Located at 60.60 27.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Finland–Russia border crossings, Villages in Finland

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