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Vörå Destination Guide
Delve into Vörå in Finland
Vörå in the region of Province of Western Finland with its 3,416 residents is a city in Finland - some 223 mi or ( 359 km ) North-West of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Current time in Vörå is now 05:24 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Tallinn, Vähäykyrö, Vaasa, Tuurala, and Tervajoki. While being here, make sure to check out Tallinn . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Vörå ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Maxmo
Maxmo is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality was consolidated with Vörå to form the new municipality of Vörå-Maxmo in 2007. The former municipality had a population of 1,037 (2003) and covered an area of 148.06 km² of which one fourth was land. The population density was 7.0 inhabitants per km². The majority were speakers of Swedish (90%) and the minority speakers of Finnish (8%).
Located at 63.21 22.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tuurala
Tuurala is a village in Isokyrö, Finland. In 1997, it was nominated as "village of the year" in Southern Ostrobothnia. The village association has purchased a former school house, which is now used to organize educational events and as an information point with 12 computer work stations.
Located at 63.02 22.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Battle of Storkyro
The Battle of Storkyro was fought on February 19, 1714 / March 2, 1714 near the village of Napo in Storkyro parish, Ostrobothnia, Swedish Empire between a Swedish and a Russian army, as part of the Great Northern War. The Swedish force, consisting almost entirely of Finnish troops, was destroyed by the numerically superior Russian force. As a result, all of Finland сame under Russian military occupation for the rest of the war, a period of hardship known in Finland as the Greater Wrath.
Located at 63.00 22.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Battle of Oravais
The Battle of Oravais is sometimes regarded as the turning point of the Finnish War: the last chance for Sweden to turn the war to her advantage. It was the bloodiest battle of the conflict, which some historians attribute to the exhaustion, resignation and desperation of the Swedish army: it was losing the war.
Located at 63.28 22.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 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.