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Discover Gers in Finland

Gers in the region of Province of Western Finland is a place located in Finland - some 245 mi or ( 395 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gers is now 10:17 PM (Saturday) . 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: Villbacka, Varnum, Turku, Timonen, and Tampere. When in this area, you might want to check out Villbacka . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gers ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Esse

Esse is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Pedersöre. It has a population of about 3,000 people, of whom approximately 94% are Swedish-speaking Finns and the rest are Finnish-speaking. The village is in the northeast part of Pedersöre municipality. Esse was consolidated to Pedersöre in 1977. The river of Esse flows through the village. This river is one of the last places where the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera can be found.

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Located at 63.58 23.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine, Former municipalities of Finland, Pedersöre, Villages in Finland

Purmo

Purmo is a former municipality of Finland. It was incorporated into the rural municipality of Pedersöre (currently the municipality of Pedersöre) in Ostrobothnia in 1977. Purmo is home to a wooden church built by A. Hakola in 1772. Approximately 1,400 people live in Purmo and like in Pedersöre, they are mainly Swedish-speaking.

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Located at 63.52 22.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Pedersöre, Villages in Finland

Bennäs

Bennäs is a village and railway station in the municipality of Pedersöre, Finland. It is the administrative center of the municipality, but the biggest population center is Kållby. The village be located in by the side of Ostrobothnia Railway Line. The railway station operates among other things as the station of Jakobstad.

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Located at 63.60 22.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Pedersöre, Villages in Finland

Bennäs railway station

Bennäs railway station is located in the village of Bennäs in Pedersöre municipality, Ostrobothnia, Finland. The station building was completed in 1885.

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Located at 63.60 22.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ostrobothnia (region), Pedersöre, Railway stations in Finland, Railway stations opened in 1885

Såka

The Saka were a Scythian tribe or group of tribes of Iranian origin. Greek and Latin texts suggest that the term Scythians referred to Iranic tribes from the much more extensive region of Scythia, which included parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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Located at 63.76 23.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Ancient India, Ancient Iranian peoples, Ancient history of Afghanistan, History of Iran, History of Kazakhstan, History of Kyrgyzstan, History of Pakistan, History of Uzbekistan, Iranian nomads, Iranian people, Kokkola, Nomadic groups in Eurasia, Scythians