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Riihiranta Destination Guide
Explore Riihiranta in Finland
Riihiranta in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 125 mi or ( 201 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Riihiranta is now 01:49 PM (Sunday) . 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, Waarenpea, Uusikaupunki, and Ulvila. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . Where to go and what to see in Riihiranta ? 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
Pohitullin palloiluhalli
Pohitullin palloiluhalli is an indoor basketball sporting arena that is located in Uusikaupunki. It is currently home to the Korihait Finnish professional basketball team, which competes in the Korisliiga. It has also been the homecourt of Finland national basketball team for a couple of times. The arena was opened in the year 1981 and has a seating capacity of 1,507 people. Record attendance is 2,500.
Located at 60.80 21.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Valmet Automotive
Valmet Automotive (former Saab-Valmet) is a Finnish car maker. The majority of company is owned by Metso. Valmet Automotive is a contract manufacturer of specialty automobiles.
Located at 60.81 21.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 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 16 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 21 km away
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