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Ristola Destination Guide

Explore Ristola in Finland

Ristola in the region of Province of Western Finland is a place in Finland - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ristola is now 12:25 AM (Friday) . 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, Uusikaupunki, Ulvila, Turku, and Tuohiniemi. 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 Ristola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ice-fishing in Säkylä, Finland

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Säkylän Pyhäjärvi

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Lake Säkylän Pyhäjärvi in soutwestern part of Finland in autumn 2008. ..

Kaukosaari. Köyliö

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Kaukosaaren rantaa Köyliössä. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.15 22.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Catholic pilgrimage sites, Geography of Satakunta, Islands of Finland, Köyliö, Medieval Finland, Roman Catholic Church in Finland, Visitor attractions in Satakunta

Köyliönjärvi

Köyliönjärvi (Lake Köyliö) is a lake in Köyliö, Finland. Saint Henry was allegedly murdered on the ice of the lake in the mid-12th century. The lake and its surroundings are classified as a nationally valuable landscape by the government. The area has been inhabited continuously since the Iron Age.

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Located at 61.14 22.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Eurajoki basin, Geography of Satakunta, Köyliö, Lakes of Finland

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.

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Located at 61.26 22.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Brick Gothic, Buildings and structures in Satakunta, Medieval Finland, Religious buildings completed in 1857

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".

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Located at 61.21 22.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Pyhäjärvi (Satakunta)

Pyhäjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is the largest lake in the southwestern Finland and is notable for having relatively few islands. Although the lake is eutrophicated, it is considered a good fishing lake.

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Located at 61.00 22.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Eurajoki basin, Lakes of Finland