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Ranta-Vakkinen in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town located in Finland - some 109 mi or ( 175 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Ranta-Vakkinen is now 10:26 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Tallinn, Vihtijarvi, Uusikaupunki, and Ulvila. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ranta-Vakkinen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Askainen
Askainen is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009. It is located in southwestern part of the country in the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.26 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.31 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 60.57 21.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lemu
Lemu is a former municipality of Finland and an old church parish dating back to the middle ages. Together with Askainen, the municipality was consolidated with Masku 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 1,603 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 47.25 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.11 km² is inland water. The population density was 34.01 inhabitants per km².
Located at 60.57 21.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Stenberga Castle
Stenberga Castle (also known as Teinperi) was a small medieval castle in Masku, Finland. It was originally built of gray stone, consisting of two towers with outer dimensions of 13 x 13 and 9 x 7 metres, respectively. The castle walls were two metres thick. In a later phase, bricks were also used in the construction. The castle was situated on a steep rock, presumably an island back then, by the sea near the mouth of Hirvijoki River, flowing from Nousiainen.
Located at 60.53 22.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Merimasku
Merimasku is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Rymättylä and Velkua, 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 1,513 (31 December 2004) and covered an area of 51.12 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.71 km² is inland water. The population density was 30.01 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Located at 60.48 21.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Väski
Väski is an island off the coast of Naantali, next to Kailo island which houses the theme park Muumimaailma in the Turku archipelago of southern Finland. The island is a tourist spot and is organised as a location for adventure holidays. The MTV3 mini film Aarresaaren sankarit was filmed there in 2003.
Located at 60.49 21.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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