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Karhia Destination Guide

Touring Karhia in Finland

Karhia in the region of Province of Western Finland is located in Finland - some 108 mi or ( 173 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Karhia

Time in Karhia is now 10:20 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tallinn, Ylöjärvi, Ylistaro, Vuori, and Vaskiranta. Being here already, consider visiting Tallinn . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Karhia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Going Places ~ screener copy

8:40 min by viaearth1
Views: 35786 Rating: 4.98

Celebrating the bumpy bits that make all travel perfect, musician-foodie-champion wine drinker-global citizen Uday Benegal makes his way to places that arent entirely tourist ready with no real agenda ..

1.Pioneerikomppania / Porin Prikaati

4:17 min by Janne Uoti
Views: 19863 Rating: 4.79

Muun muassa tällaista on pioneeritoiminta. ..


Ice-fishing in Säkylä, Finland

0:53 min by Janne Pyykkö
Views: 12961 Rating: 2.75

Ice-fishing in Säkylä, Finland ..

peruutus

1:12 min by Amikase
Views: 7851 Rating: 4.20

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Interesting facts about this location

Köyliönjärvi

Köyliönjärvi (Lake Köyliö) is a lake in Köyliö, Finland. Saint Henry was allegedly murdered on the ice of the lake in the mid-12th century. The lake and its surroundings are classified as a nationally valuable landscape by the government. The area has been inhabited continuously since the Iron Age.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.14 22.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Eurajoki basin, Geography of Satakunta, Köyliö, Lakes of Finland

Kirkkokari

Kirkkokari (the Church Islet) is a small island in the Lake Köyliö in Köyliö municipality in Satakunta, Finland. It is the only Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Finland and one of the few in Nordic countries. The 0,30 hectare islet is also called as the Saint Henry's Island. According to an old legend, Saint Henry was murdered on the ice of Lake Köyliö nearby Kirkkokari in january 1156. During the 13th century the island became a pilgrimage site for Catholics.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.15 22.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Catholic pilgrimage sites, Geography of Satakunta, Islands of Finland, Köyliö, Medieval Finland, Roman Catholic Church in Finland, Visitor attractions in Satakunta

Pyhäjärvi (Satakunta)

Pyhäjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is the largest lake in the southwestern Finland and is notable for having relatively few islands. Although the lake is eutrophicated, it is considered a good fishing lake.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.00 22.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Eurajoki basin, Lakes of Finland

St. Henry's Chapel

St. Henry's Chapel is a neogothic style brick chapel in the town of Kokemäki, Finland. The chapel was built in 1857 to cover a medieval log cabin which was used by St. Henry, the first bishop of Finland. The chapel is located by the river Kokemäenjoki, one kilometre east of the town center of Kokemäki.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.26 22.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Brick Gothic, Buildings and structures in Satakunta, Medieval Finland, Religious buildings completed in 1857

Kauvatsa

Kauvatsa is a village in the municipality of Kokemäki, Finland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.31 22.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Villages in Finland