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Saimaanranta Destination Guide
Discover Saimaanranta in Finland
Saimaanranta in the region of Province of Southern Finland is a town located in Finland - some 129 mi or ( 208 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Saimaanranta is now 11:08 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Leningrad, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, and Varkaus. When in this area, you might want to check out Leningrad . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Saimaanranta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
SnowBride 1
The first snow dressed nature to a marvellous, radiant and delicate bridegown. Sky whole day full of movement and joy... As a music in Tomi Metsäketo's Eternamente...Enjoy! ..
Difficult decision: Stay or Go.....Go it is Foegoer's photos around Savitaipale, Finland
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Water stuff
~40km/h(?) @ Saimaa, Finland ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Saimaa
Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately 4,400 square kilometres, it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The Vuoksi River flows from Saimaa to Lake Ladoga. Most of the lake is spotted with islands, and narrow canals divide the lake in many parts, each having their own names.
Located at 61.25 28.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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 15 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 17 km away
Kimpisen urheilukeskus
Kimpisen urheilukeskus is an athletics stadium in Lappeenranta, Finland. The stadium's most important users are the Rakuunat football team and the Rajaritarit American Football team. The LUM athletics team also use it.
Located at 61.06 28.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal is a transportation canal that connects lake Saimaa with the Gulf of Finland near Vyborg, Russia. The canal was built from 1845 to 1856 and opened on 7 September 1856 . It was overhauled and widened in 1963–1968. A system of inland waterways and canals in the 120 interconnected lakes of the south-central and south-east part of Finland are reached through the canal. The network of deep channels in Lake Saimaa with at least a draught of 4.2 metres covers 814 kilometres .
Located at 61.08 28.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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