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Explore Kurjala in Finland
Kurjala in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 118 mi or ( 190 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kurjala is now 12:06 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, Velkua, 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 Kurjala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Kustavi views July 2010
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.
Located at 60.61 21.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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 11 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 11 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 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 20 km away
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