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Explore Merstola in Finland
Merstola in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 122 mi or ( 196 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Merstola is now 07:47 PM (Friday) . 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: Tallinn, Vaanii, Uusikaupunki, Ulvila, and Turku. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tallinn . 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 Merstola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tampere-Pori train at Harjavalta
Tampere-Pori train continues from Harjavalta towards Pori (Finland). Such a beautiful place, isn't it? :) (Copper & nickel melting plants and sulphur acid production in there...) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Satakunta
Satakunta is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Finland Proper, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The main city of the region is Pori. The name of the region literally means Hundred. The historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa.
Located at 61.33 22.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Kiukainen
Kiukainen is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 3,408 (2003) and covered an area of 149.88 km² of which 0.22 km² is water. The population density was 22.7 inhabitants per km². In Kiukainen there are many ancient gravehills made from piled stones. Biggest of them is called kuninkaanhauta, "the king's grave".
Located at 61.21 22.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 61.26 22.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Kullaa
Kullaa is a former municipality of Finland. It joined Ulvila on 1 January 2005. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 1,601 (2003) and covered an area of 283.19 km² of which 19.46 km² is water. The population density was 5.7 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 61.47 22.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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.
Located at 61.15 22.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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