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Explore Rantala
Rantala in Ylä-Savo (Pohjois-Savo) is a city in Finland about 247 mi (or 397 km) north of Helsinki, the country's capital.
Local time in Rantala is now 03:49 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Rantala. The closest airport in Finland is Kuopio Airport in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Iisalmi, Vieremae, Lapinlahti, Sonkajaervi and Pielavesi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 97% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Original Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta
Iisalmen Seurahuone
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
IISALMI - Finland, Short HD Video Tour of the City
Iisalmi - Finland, Short Guided Video Tour of the City. Enjoy...
Panimomuseo (Brewery museum),Iisalmi,Finland
Iisalmen Panimomuseossa on näytteillä tehtaan (nykyinen Olvi,perustettu 1878) kalustoa 1800-luvun lopusta 1950-luvulle asti. These historic artefacts of this museum are old factory equipments...
Freight Train 4059 accelerates at full throttle in Iisalmi
Freight train 4059 slowly accelerates over Hernejärvi level crossing in nightly Iisalmi. Two Dv12-class locomotives are on full throttle, pulling eighteen phosphoric acid tankers towards Kokkola....
Ic78 leaves Iisalmi
InterCity train 78 leaves Iisalmi station. Dm12 4403 and 4414 waiting on track one.
Finnish Freight Train 4053 accelerates at nightly Iisalmi
Freight Train 4053 accelerates over crossing at evening of Iisalmi. There is some arcing in the pantograph in halfway of this video. Tavarajuna 4053 kiihdyttää Suurisuon tasoristeyksen...
Track-sleeper freight train 4085 departs from Iisalmi.
Track-sleeper freight train 4085 pulled with two Dv12 locomotives departs from Iisalmi towards Kontiomäki and Kemi. This train is hauling track-sleepers with rails already fastened, towards...
Pendolino 79 arcing at Northern Iisalmi ; Merry Christmas!
Finnish Pendolino 79 arcing at Jordaninmäki, Northern Iisalmi. Merry Christmas to all of you! :) Pendolino 79 vetää perässään valokaarta Jordaninmäessä, pohjoisessa Iisalmessa. ...
Porovesi -- Koljonvirta siirtymäreitti, GoPro HD Iisalmi
Ylä-Savon Moottorikelkkailijat Ry:n ylläpitämä siirtymäreitti Porovedeltä Koljonvirran leirintäalueelle ja siitä eteenpäin.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Koljonvirta
The Battle of Koljonvirta i.e. the Battle of the Virta Bridge was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on October 27, 1808. The Swedish force consisted of troops from Savolax and Östergötland. After the main Swedish army had been defeated at the Battle of Oravais the army under Johan August Sandels in Savonia had to retreat in order not to be outflanked by the Russians. Sandels found a good defensive position north of Iisalmi and decided to resist the Russian advance there.
Iisalmi railway station
Iisalmi railway station is located in Iisalmi, Finland. The station is operated by VR. In December 2006 the electrification of the railway between Iisalmi and Oulu was completed. http://www. vr. fi/heo/eng/junat/junat. htm
Porovesi
Porovesi is a lake of Finland.