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Kolho in the region of Province of Western Finland is a place in Finland - some 136 mi or ( 220 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Time in Kolho is now 02:03 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tallinn, Vuohijoki, Vilppula, Turku, and Tampere. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tallinn . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kolho ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Kolho
Kolho is a village in the city-municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland. During the Finnish Civil War, in winter 1918, the Finnish air force used Kolho as a base. Kolho has influenced some of the most famous Finnish artists ranging from Eero Järnefelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela to Pentti Saarikoski and also was the site of the worst church boat accident in Finnish history. Kolho played a big role in the rise of the Finnish paper industry together with the neighbouring Mänttä community.
Located at 62.13 24.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Keurusselkä
Keurusselkä is a lake in Central Finland between the towns of Keuruu to the north and Mänttä to the south. It covers an area of 117.3 km . Its average depth is 6.4 m with a maximum depth of 40 m . The surface lies at 105.4 m above sea level. The lake is 27 km long and is a part of the Kokemäenjoki water system. Keurusselkä gained international publicity in 2004 when a pair of amateur geologists uncovered an ancient impact crater on the western shore of the lake.
Located at 62.13 24.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Vilppula
Vilppula is a former municipality of Finland. Neighbouring Mänttä was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 5,457 in 2005 and covered an area of 571.26 km² of which 99.90 km² was water. The population density was 10.5 inhabitants per km².
Located at 62.02 24.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Mänttä
Mänttä is a former town and municipality of Finland. It was merged with the municipality of Vilppula to form Mänttä-Vilppula on 1 January 2009. The place name Mänttä comes from an old house which Tuomas Niilonpoika Mäntsä (1570–1618) founded in Keuruskoski in the wilderness of Sääksmäki. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 6,407 in 2008 and covered an area of 85.84 km² of which 21.61 km² was water.
Located at 62.03 24.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Haapamäki railway station
Haapamäki railway station (abbrev. Hpk, Finnish: Haapamäen rautatieasema) is a junction station in the village of Haapamäki, in Keuruu, Finland. Construction on the railway line from Tampere to Seinäjoki via Haapamäki was finished in 1882. When the railway line to Jyväskylä was built, Haapamäki became a junction station. The fourth line to branch off from Haapamäki was the Pori line, which was built in the 1930s.
Located at 62.25 24.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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