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Explore Salmittu in Finland

Salmittu in the region of Province of Western Finland is a place in Finland - some 121 mi or ( 195 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

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Time in Salmittu is now 08:53 AM (Sunday) . 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: Riga, Tallinn, Viiainen, Waarenpea, and Uusikaupunki. Since you are here already, consider visiting Riga . 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 Salmittu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kustavi views July 2010

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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

Battle of Grönvikssund

The Battle of Grönvikssund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808-09.

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Located at 60.50 21.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Battles of the Finnish War

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.

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Located at 60.61 21.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1808 in Finland, Battles involving Russia, Battles involving Sweden, Battles of the Finnish War, Conflicts in 1808

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.

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Located at 60.47 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Finnish islands in the Baltic, Former municipalities of Finland, Naantali, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Battle of Palva Sund

The Battle of Palva Sund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808–09.

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Located at 60.45 21.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1808 in Finland, Battles involving Russia, Battles involving Sweden, Battles of the Finnish War

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.

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Located at 60.40 21.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Finnish islands in the Baltic, Former municipalities of Finland, Pargas, Populated places disestablished in 2009