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Himoinen Destination Guide

Explore Himoinen in Finland

Himoinen in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Himoinen

Current time in Himoinen is now 12:22 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Tallinn, Viiainen, Vehmaa, and Uusikaupunki. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Himoinen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kustavi views July 2010

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Finally rain was approaching and we could admire the dark skies behind the islands coloured with orange sun sinking down in the northwest. Well the rain passed us, again. Finally last night we had the ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Helsinki village landing

The Helsinki village landing was fought during the Finnish War, between Sweden and Russia 26–28 September 1808 a part of the battles’ of Turku archipelago. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden planned a large landing operation, over 8000 strong. Due to the difficult sea weather conditions, the task force under colonel Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrad was forced to return as broken and damaged back to Sweden.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.61 21.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1808 in Finland, Battles involving Russia, Battles involving Sweden, Battles of the Finnish War, Conflicts in 1808

Kalanti

Kalanti (Swedish: Kaland, also known as Uusikirkko during 1915–1936) is a former municipality in Finland Proper region, Finland. Kalanti is first mentioned in historical sources 1332. It was merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993.

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Located at 60.82 21.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Populated places disestablished in 1993, Uusikaupunki

Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive (former Saab-Valmet) is a Finnish car maker. The majority of company is owned by Metso. Valmet Automotive is a contract manufacturer of specialty automobiles.

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Located at 60.81 21.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Automotive companies of Finland, Companies established in 1968, Motor vehicle manufacturers of Finland, Plug-in hybrid vehicle manufacturers, Sports car manufacturers, Uusikaupunki

Pohitullin palloiluhalli

Pohitullin palloiluhalli is an indoor basketball sporting arena that is located in Uusikaupunki. It is currently home to the Korihait Finnish professional basketball team, which competes in the Korisliiga. It has also been the homecourt of Finland national basketball team for a couple of times. The arena was opened in the year 1981 and has a seating capacity of 1,507 people. Record attendance is 2,500.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.80 21.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Finland Proper, Indoor arenas in Finland

Battle of Grönvikssund

The Battle of Grönvikssund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808-09.

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Located at 60.50 21.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Battles of the Finnish War