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The Best Attractions In Kitee

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Kitee Zoo

Ukko-Koli Hill

Botania - Botanical Garden and Tropical Butterfly Garden

Linnansaari National Park

New Valamo Monastery

Olavinlinna Castle

Lusto - The Finnish Forest Museum

Kitee is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 10,382 and covers an area of 1,724.41 square kilometres of which 275.61 km2 is water. The population density is 11.99 inhabitants per square kilometre . Neighbouring municipalities are Parikkala, Rääkkylä, Savonlinna and Tohmajärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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The Best Attractions In Kitee

1. Kitee Zoo Kitee
Kitee Zoo, located in Kitee, Finland is the fourth biggest zoo in the country. It was opened in 1996 and has over 50 animal species. There are Finnish animals, such as bears and lynxes, as well as more exotic animals. It has the only yaks in Finland. Some of the animals at the zoo include adder, Arctic fox, badger, bear, black grouse, chickens, chinchillas, chipmunks, common quail, eagle owl, emu, fox, geese, gerbils, goats, grey partridge, guinea pigs, hamsters, lynx, mallard, mink, mute swan, northern goshawk, Norway lemming, ostrich, peafowl, pigs, polecat, pony, rabbits, raccoon dog, reindeer, sheep, slow worm, turkeys, white-tailed deer, wild boar, wolverine, and wood grouse.
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2. Olavinlinna Castle Savonlinna
Olavinlinna is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.The castle is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi.
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3. Ukko-Koli Hill Koli National Park
4. Linnansaari National Park Rantasalmi
Linnansaari National Park is a national park in the Southern Savonia and Northern Savonia regions of Finland. It lies in the middle of the lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa. The National Park was established to conserve the valuable natural features of the Finnish lakeland. On the main island there's an old croft. Slash-and-burn agriculture is still practised on its fields to conserve the old cultural landscape and the associated plant and animal species. A large part of the island is natural-state coniferous forest, with some herb-rich parts. The critically endangered Saimaa Ringed Seal inhabits the park.
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5. Lusto - The Finnish Forest Museum Punkaharju
6. Botania - Botanical Garden and Tropical Butterfly Garden Joensuu
7. New Valamo Monastery Heinavesi
New Valamo or New Valaam is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the Valamo monastery dates back to 1717. The monastery was then originally established on Valaam which is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation. The New Valamo Monastery is nowadays an active centre of the Orthodox religious life and culture in Finland. The monastery welcomes visitors throughout the year. The peaceful atmosphere of the monastery and close proximity to nature offer the hurried people in the busy world of today a rare opportunity to relax − far from the bustle and noise of everyday life.
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Sightseeingdrive in the center of Kitee city, Finland

January 2013.

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Finland 2014 2nd Part (Kitee).

This is a little epilogue to my previous video about Finland. This time I have focused in the beautiful town of Kitee .

Central Karelia – A Good place for work, business and living

Central Karelia! A Good place for work, business and living -video tells about Kitee's, Rääkkylä’s and Tohmajärvi’s strong branches of business, successful companies and business possibilities.
Niirala’s border crossing point in Tohmajärvi is quick to cross.

Sightseeingdrive in the city center of Joensuu, Eastern Finland

September 2th 2017

Miracle: Winter in Finland - 29 C° Jan. 17. 2016

How it is possible that mosquitoes keep noise in midwinter ... because of climate change?
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Now - 29 C° .... wonderful to enjoy the warmth of the fireplace with a cup of hot .... tea, coffee, blackcurrant juice etc.

video © Mraknup

Sightseeingdrive in the center of Liperi commune, Finland

October 2010.

Vaasa Wildlife Festival 2017: Finland 100 Film Tour

Here's a 15 min video of the annual events that took place in Finland and abroad, celebrating the country's 100 years of independence. Finland and Finnish Nature from the outsider's viewpoint film tour was made of 18 events that took place in 10 unique places in Finland and abroad; from the remote islets of Kvarken Archipelago in the west, to the crowded magic of Shanghai in the east. They were 20 organizations and individuals directly involved with this very special project, which was supported financially by the City of Vaasa, Svenska kulturfonden and the Regional Council of Ostrobothnia. The festival tour, concludes home in Vaasa on Sat. December 9th at the Culture House Fanny, with the last screenings and the closing ceremony. Great Thanks to participant filmmakers, our financial supporters, festival partners and collaborators for joining this wonderful journey with us this special year for Finland and its friends around the world.

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