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Pihkoo Destination Guide

Delve into Pihkoo in Finland

Pihkoo in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a city in Finland - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) East of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Current time in Pihkoo is now 08:51 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Riga, Leningrad, Pskov, Tallinn, and Rakvere. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pihkoo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Salmon fishing @ Kymijoki Finland

9:05 min by Anttipekka Heiskanen
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Salmon fishing from Kymijoki Korkeakoski, Finland. My record salmon: 12,5kg.. last years first trip there! ..

Kotka - Vantaa, Canon Digital Ixus 960, interval picture operation (time-lapse)

5:25 min by jvc005
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kuvattu 23.08.2008 ..


Gloster Gauntlet Kymissä 11.5.2011

10:25 min by mikkos1959
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OH-XGT / GT-400 is a Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II -fighter preserved by Lentotekniikan Kilta ( Air Force Technical Guild) during 1976-1982. It is the only survivor of its type in the world. Gauntlet is a Br ..

Bocian Kymissä 10.9.2010

5:05 min by mikkos1959
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SZD-9 Bocian on alkuperältään puolalainen kaksipaikkainen tehopurjekone. Prototyyppi lensi ensi kerran 1952. Tyypin viimeisin malli on 1D vuodelta 1958. Bocian oli suosittu kaksipaikkainen tehopurjeko ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kyminlinna

Kyminlinna, ″the castle of Kymi″, is a fortress located in the northern part of Hovinsaari island in Kotka, Finland. Kyminlinna is part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia after Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790. Kyminlinna formed the northern part of a double fortress together with Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress, where Kyminlinna was intended to repulse land-based attacks along the King's Road.

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Located at 60.51 26.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kymenlaakso, Forts in Finland

Langinkoski

Langinkoski is a rapid on the Kymi river in Kotka, Finland.

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Located at 60.49 26.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Historic house museums in Finland, Museums in Kymenlaakso, Royal residences in Finland, Russian monarchy

Langinkoski Church

Langinkoski Church, is one of five Kymenlaakso-region Lutheran churches in Finland's Kotka-Kymi parish union. Located in the Metsola district of Kotka, the rectangular church was designed by Anders-Olof Bengts and completed in 1953. The interior was constructed to resemble a medieval stone church; the hall can accommodate about 300 pople and is wheelchair-accessible. The church features Hilkka Toivola's colourful stained-glass window depicting Jesus rescuing a self-doubting Peter from drowning.

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Located at 60.49 26.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1953 establishments, Buildings and structures in Kymenlaakso, Churches in Finland, Lutheran churches

Ruonala

Ruonala is a suburb in southern Finland at Kotka. Ruonala is also a family-name in Finland, found mainly near the cities of Kotka and Oulu.

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Located at 60.48 26.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Kotka, Villages in Finland

Tarmo (1907 icebreaker)

Tarmo is a Finnish steam-powered icebreaker preserved in the Maritime Museum of Finland in Kotka. Built in 1907 by Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, she was the third state-owned icebreaker of Finland and the last Finnish steam-powered icebreaker to remain in service. When Tarmo was decommissioned in 1970, a decision was made to preserve the vessel as a museum ship.

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Located at 60.47 26.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1907 ships, Armstrong Whitworth ships, Icebreakers of Finland, Museum ships in Finland, World War I naval ships of Russia, World War II naval ships of Finland