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Explore Vaskio in Finland
Vaskio in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 70 mi or ( 113 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Vaskio is now 03:49 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, Tartu, Tallinn, Ylöjärvi, and Valta. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . Where to go and what to see in Vaskio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Kankareenjärvi
Kankareenjärvi is a small lake in Finland. It is situated in Salo in the region of Finland Proper in the area of the former municipality of Halikko. Purilanjoki, a minor river that discharges into the Archipelago Sea, originates from the lake. Kankareenjärvi is the only lake of Halikko. A pine forest surrounds the lake. The shores of the Kankareenjärvi are partly bog, especially in the north side of the lake. There are many summer cottages and a public beach at the lake.
Located at 60.44 22.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Halikko Church
Halikko Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Halikko, Finland. The first parts of the church were built in 13th century, and Halikko Church is one of the 73 medieval stone churches of Finland.
Located at 60.40 23.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Halikko
Halikko is a former municipality of Finland that existed until December 31, 2008. On January 1, 2009 the municipality was merged with the larger neighboring Salo. Before the merge Halikko had become a rapidly urbanizing rural area. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 9,491 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 357.31 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.52 km² was inland water.
Located at 60.40 23.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Salo railway station
Salo railway station is located in the town of Salo in the Finland Proper region, Finland. All passenger trains between Helsinki and Turku stop at Salo, and the station also serves cargo traffic. About 320 thousand passengers use the station every year. Inside the station, there is one automatic ticket vending machine. The station has three elevated platforms for passenger traffic, and for going underneath the tracks, there is a tunnel, with exits by stairs and elevator.
Located at 60.38 23.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Uskelanjoki
Uskelanjoki is a river of Finland. It flows into the Archipelago Sea through the town of Salo. The course of the river follows a large, NE–SW oriented bedrock fracture line which begins from the river estuary in Halikonlahti bay and goes up through the lower reaches of the river and its tributary Terttilänjoki in north. Other tributaries of Uskelanjoki are Rekijoki and Hitolanjoki in north, Kurajoki in Pertteli and Vähäjoki near Salo.
Located at 60.35 23.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.