Delve into Veikkola in Russia
Veikkola in the region of Leningrad is a city in Russia - some 431 mi or ( 693 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital .
Current time in Veikkola is now 07:59 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Veikkola, Vaalimo, Sukhodol'ye, Sosnovo, and Sapernoye. While being here, make sure to check out Veikkola . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Veikkola ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Bubble baba challenge 2011
Ежегодный сплав на резинобабах по реке Вуокса. Камера GoPro закреплена на шлеме. Задачей пловцов является: не теряя "снаряд" выгрести к финишу. Задача проблематична, так как сильное течение сносит от ..
Countryside Russia, summer 2008
Damir Salakhetdinov welcomes you to the countryside Russia, Sosonovo village, 70 km to the North from St.Petersburg... He combined this movie from video clips on which you can see Ladoga lake and othe ..
Karelia Enduro Kortjärvi Heräjärvi
Good enduro path from Kiviniemi to Valkjärvi in Russian Karelia. The path crosses the river coming from Kortjärvi to Heräjärvi. There has been a bridge during Finnish era, but 70 year of russian occup ..
Ladoga Lake Snowshoes
It was a Snowshoeing around and along Lake Ladoga, the biggest lake of Europe, on March 2010. Snowshoes gave us a possibility to penetrateto the nice places of Istme of Carelia. ..
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Sosnovo, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast
Sosnovo is a rural locality (a logging depot settlement) in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, and an important railway station of the Saint Petersburg-Kuznechnoye railroad. Population: 7,209; 5,953.
Located at 60.55 30.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Petrovskoye, Leningrad Oblast
Petrovskoye is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast. Before the Winter War and Continuation War, Petäjärvi was a prosperous village of the Sakkola municipality of the Viipuri province of Finland. In 1948, after the war, Petäjärvi was renamed to Petrovskoye, but the railway station of the Saint Petersburg-Hiitola railroad serving it retained its name, as there had already been another station with the name Petrovskoye in Leningrad Oblast.
Located at 60.63 30.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
North Ingria
The Republic of North Ingria or Republic of Kirjasalo was a short-lived state of Ingrian Finns in the southern part of the Karelian Isthmus, which seceded from Bolshevist Russia after the October Revolution. Its aim was to be incorporated into Finland. It ruled parts of Ingria from 1919 until 1920. With the Peace Treaty of Tartu it was re-integrated into Russia.
Located at 60.48 30.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Volchya River (Vuoksi tributary)
The Volchya River is a 52 km long tributary of Vuoksi River situated on Karelian Isthmus 0.25-12 km to the west of the Saint Petersburg-Hiitola railroad (along the section between the stations Vaskelovo and Losevo) and flowing northwards from the Lembolovo Heights. Its major tributaries are in turn the Smorodinka, the Belaya, the Goryunets and the Petrovka. The Volchya River's width is about 10 m in the lower reaches, where it flows in a narrow valley, with meanders and oxbow lakes.
Located at 60.66 30.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva (between 61°21’N, 59°46’N and 27°42’E, 31°08’E). Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga.
Located at 60.50 29.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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