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Ratasalo Destination Guide

Delve into Ratasalo in Finland

Ratasalo in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a city in Finland - some 120 mi or ( 194 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ratasalo

Current time in Ratasalo is now 10:00 PM (Saturday) . 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: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Varkaus. While being here, make sure to check out Leningrad . 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 Ratasalo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Savitaipale Kärnäkoski

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Interesting facts about this location

Kuolimo

Kuolimo is a lake in south-eastern Finland, in the municipalities of Savitaipale and Suomenniemi. Lake Kuolimo is closely linked to Finland's largest lake Saimaa, and discharges into it through two separate routes, featuring the rapids of Partakoski and Kärnänkoski. The lakes belong to the Vuoksi river basin, which drains through Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland. Kuolimo is considered a particularly clean-water lake. It is inhabited by a relict population of the arctic char.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.27 27.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland, Neva basin

Astuvansalmi rock paintings

The Astuvansalmi rock paintings are located in Ristiina, Southern Savonia, Finland at the shores of the lake Yövesi, which is a part of the large lake Saimaa. Astuvansalmi is the largest collection of rock paintings found in Scandinavia, comprising about 70 paintings. The rock paintings were officially found by the Finnish archaeologist Pekka Sarvas in 1968, though locals knew of them before that.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.44 27.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Finland, Archaeology of Finland, Finnish culture, Rock art in Europe, Visitor attractions in Southern Savonia