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Leppyaniyemi Destination Guide

Discover Leppyaniyemi in Russia

Leppyaniyemi in the region of Kareliya is a place located in Russia - some 482 mi or ( 775 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Leppyaniyemi is now 09:20 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yeroynvara, Vyalikyulya, Suoyarvi, Leningrad, and Rayasuo. When in this area, you might want to check out Yeroynvara . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Leppyaniyemi ? 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 9 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 12 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 22 km away
Tags: 1939 in Finland, 1940 in Finland, Battles and operations of the Winter War