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Delve into Skriko in Finland

Skriko in the region of Province of Western Finland is a city in Finland - some 252 mi or ( 406 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Current time in Skriko is now 06:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Ylivieska, Vitick, Viitavesi, Turku, and Tampere. While being here, make sure to check out Ylivieska . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Skriko ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Nedervetil

Nedervetil is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is now part of Kronoby municipality. It has given its Finnish name to Alaveteli, open source software to help in Freedom of Information enquiries, because Anders Chydenius (1729–1803), an early proponent of freedom of the press, lived and worked as a curate in this area for some years.

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Located at 63.70 23.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Ostrobothnia Region

Såka

The Saka were a Scythian tribe or group of tribes of Iranian origin. Greek and Latin texts suggest that the term Scythians referred to Iranic tribes from the much more extensive region of Scythia, which included parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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Located at 63.76 23.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ancient India, Ancient Iranian peoples, Ancient history of Afghanistan, History of Iran, History of Kazakhstan, History of Kyrgyzstan, History of Pakistan, History of Uzbekistan, Iranian nomads, Iranian people, Kokkola, Nomadic groups in Eurasia, Scythians

Kälviä

Kälviä is a former municipality of Finland. Kälviä was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on 2009-01-01. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The former municipality had a population of 4,475 (2003) and covered an area of 682.36 km² (263.46 mi²) of which 14.68 km² (5.67 mi²) was water. The population density was 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometer (17.1/mi²). The former municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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Located at 63.86 23.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Kokkola, Populated places disestablished in 2009

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