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Discover Alakyla in Finland

Alakyla in the region of Province of Western Finland is a place located in Finland - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Local time in Alakyla is now 02:15 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: Ylivieska, Vintturi, Ullava, Turku, and Tastula. When in this area, you might want to check out Ylivieska . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alakyla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Ullava

Ullava is a former municipality of Finland. Ullava was condolidated with the city of Kokkola on 2009-01-01. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The former municipality had a population of 1,037 (2003) and covered an area of 177.03 km² of which 14.35 km² was water. The population density was 6.4 inhabitants per km². The former municipality was unilingually Finnish.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.71 23.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Kokkola, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Kaustinen Folk Music Festival

Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, celebrated yearly in July in Kaustinen, Finland, is the biggest folk music and dance festival in the Nordic countries. It was first celebrated in 1968. In its first year, the festival expected 6,000 visitors. The number was over three times the estimate, though. Nowadays the festival lasts nine days and is visited by over 100,000 people. There are over 3,000 performers from Finland and other countries every year.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.55 23.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Folk festivals, Kaustinen, Music festivals in Finland, Recurring events established in 1968, Visitor attractions in Central Ostrobothnia

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