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Explore Vehkajärvi in Finland

Vehkajärvi in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 92 mi or ( 148 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Vehkajärvi

Current time in Vehkajärvi is now 03:37 PM (Friday) . 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: Pskov, Tallinn, Vehkasaha, Vastila, and Vahtermetsa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Pskov . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Vehkajärvi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Bionic Commando - Osa 5 - Finnish Commentary - [HD]

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Matka jatkuu varsin huvittavan kuulosen bossin kera. Jos tämmöinen egomies on meitä vastassa pelin lopussa niin eihän sitä voi kun nauraa naama makkaralla. Ehkäpä tämä herra Fuhrerin jälkeläinen on si ..

Winter in Espoo 2010

0:44 min by gerard1010101
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Cleaning the drive way from snow ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vehkajärvi

Vehkajärvi is a lake in Finland. It is located at the border of Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia and Central Finland regions in the Finnish Lakeland and there mostly in the former municipality of Kuhmalahti, now part of Kangasala, and for lesser parts in the municipalities of Pälkäne, Padasjoki and Kuhmoinen. The lake is a part of a lake system that consists of Vehkajärvi, Lummene and Vesijako.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.48 24.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Bifurcation lakes, Kokemäenjoki basin, Kymi basin, Lakes of Finland

Vesijako

Vesijako (also Vesijakaa) is a lake in Finland. It is situated in Padasjoki in the region of Päijänne Tavastia. The lake is famous in Finland as a bifurcation lake (the name Vesijako actually means "drainage divide"), together with the nearby Lummene that is somewhat less known, and from which waters flow eastwards into lake Päijänne and westwards through the lake Vehkajärvi into lake Vesijako. Vesijako in its turn has also two outflows.

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Located at 61.38 25.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Bifurcation lakes, Kokemäenjoki basin, Kymi basin, Lakes of Finland

Luopioinen

Luopioinen is a former municipality of Finland, situated about 60 kilometres from Tampere. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region and in 2007 it was joined to the municipality of Pälkäne. It is a rural town containing a few lakes, most famous being lake Kukkia.

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Located at 61.36 24.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Populated places disestablished in 2007

Kukkia

Kukkia is a lake in Finland. It is a part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there through the Lake Kuohijärvi into Lake Kukkia. From Kukkia the chain of lakes drains into lake Mallasvesi through the lakes Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä.

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Located at 61.33 24.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Kokemäenjoki basin, Lakes of Finland

Nakukymppi

Nakukymppi is a nude sport event in Finland, held in the municipality of Padasjoki one week before Midsummer every year. The idea of Nakukymppi is to run or walk a pre-set route with a total distance of 10 kilometres, completely naked. Participants are only allowed to wear shoes, socks and possible headwear. The only exception is that women may be allowed to wear a top if they feel their breasts are shaking too much. The event is open for everyone interested in nude sport and is free of charge.

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Located at 61.35 25.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Foot races in Finland, Nudity, Recurring sporting events established in 2003