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Discover Saamala in Finland

Saamala in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a place located in Finland - some 118 mi or ( 191 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Local time in Saamala is now 05:32 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Ylämaa. When in this area, you might want to check out Leningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Saamala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vainikkala

Vainikkala is a small village in Lappeenranta South Karelia, Eastern Finland. Vainikkala is known to most people as a border town between Finland and Russia. All passenger trains between Finland and Russia stop at Vainikkala border post. The distance between Lappeenranta and Vainikkala is about 30 kilometres . The population of Vainikkala is 400. The Finnish railways and Finnish customs are the biggest employers in Vainikkala.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.87 28.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Finland–Russia border crossings, Lappeenranta, Villages in Finland

South Karelia

South Karelia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, North Karelia and to Russia.

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Located at 61.00 28.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Karelia, Regions of Finland, South Karelia, Southern Finland

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.

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Located at 61.04 28.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Aerospace museums in Finland, Aviation in Finland, Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta railway station

The Lappeenranta railway station is located in the city of Lappeenranta in Finland. The station serves traffic to Helsinki and Joensuu. The room organisation of the Lappeenranta railway station was changed in the early 2000s. The ticket office and incoming cargo deposit were transferred from the east side of the waiting room to the west side, and the café on the west side was transferred to the east side (without a wall in between). The station has a taxi stop and local bus traffic stop.

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Located at 61.05 28.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in South Karelia, Lappeenranta, Railway stations in Finland

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).

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Located at 61.06 28.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Education in South Karelia, Lappeenranta, Military academies of Finland, Military of Finland, Schools in Finland