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Touring Karintaka in Finland
Karintaka in the region of Province of Western Finland is a city located in Finland - some 117 mi or ( 189 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Karintaka is now 06:21 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Riga, Tallinn, Vihtijarvi, Velkua, and Uusikaupunki. Being here already, consider visiting Riga . Check out our recommendations for Karintaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 60.61 21.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Velkua
Velkua is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Rymättylä, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 245 (2005-12-31) and covered an area of 30.07 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.13 km² is inland water. The population density was 8,1 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 60.47 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Battle of Grönvikssund
The Battle of Grönvikssund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808-09.
Located at 60.50 21.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Battle of Palva Sund
The Battle of Palva Sund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808–09.
Located at 60.45 21.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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.
Located at 60.82 21.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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