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Lakhtela Destination Guide

Touring Lakhtela in Russia

Lakhtela in the region of Kareliya is located in Russia - some 485 mi or ( 780 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Lakhtela is now 11:27 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vyalikyulya, Vitavara, Varpakyulya, Suoyarvi, and Leningrad. Being here already, consider visiting Vyalikyulya . Check out our recommendations for Lakhtela ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Maysionvara

Maysionvara is a former air base in Russia located 22 km north of Suojarvi. It was shown on the 1974 version of Department of Defense Global Navigation Chart No. 3 as having jet facilities. Almost nothing remains according to Google Earth and there is little evidence that anything was here.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 62.28 32.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Russian Air Force bases, Soviet Air Force bases

Suoyarvi

Suoyarvi is a town and the administrative center of Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 140 kilometers northwest of Petrozavodsk. Population: 9,766; 11,600; 11,772. Town status was granted to it in 1940. Suojärvi was the second largest town (by area, after Petsamo) ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union after the Continuation War in 1944.

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Located at 62.09 32.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in the Republic of Karelia, Former municipalities of Finland

Battle of Kollaa

The Battle of Kollaa was fought from December 7, 1939, to March 13, 1940, in Ladoga's Karelia, Finland, as a part of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War.

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Located at 62.03 32.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1939 in Finland, 1940 in Finland, Battles and operations of the Winter War