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Velkuankaupunki in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town located in Finland - some 115 mi or ( 185 km ) West of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Velkuankaupunki is now 09:41 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Tallinn, Vuorenpaa, Viiainen, and Uusikaupunki. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Velkuankaupunki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Palva Sund
The Battle of Palva Sund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808–09.
Located at 60.45 21.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 60.47 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Battle of Grönvikssund
The Battle of Grönvikssund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808-09.
Located at 60.50 21.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at 60.61 21.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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