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Explore Houtskär in Finland
Houtskär in the region of Province of Western Finland with its 626 inhabitants is a town in Finland - some 122 mi or ( 197 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Houtskär is now 10:11 PM (Sunday) . 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, Uusikaupunki, Ulvila, and Turku. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We encountered 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 Houtskär ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sunset in Turku archipelago/8th November 2010
Sun set down when Baltic Queen was entering the strait between Houtskär and Korpo in Turku arhcipelago. ..
The Archipelago of Finland 1
Taken from a ship from Turku to Stockholm (August 12, 2010, Lumix DMC-TZ10). ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Korpo
Korpo is an island located in the Turku archipelago. It is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Nagu and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland. As of 1 January 2012 Väståboland was renamed Pargas (Parainen in Finnish), which is also the name of a town on one of the islands, which has proven somewhat confusing for tourists and visitors to the area. The climate in Korpo is somewhat different to the mainland climate.
Located at 60.16 21.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Iniö
Iniö is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Korpo, Nagu and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland. It is located in the province of Western Finland (Länsi-Suomen lääni) and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 253 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 63.86 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.17 km² is inland water. The population density was 3.97 inhabitants per km².
Located at 60.40 21.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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