Velkua
in Turku of Southwest Finland, Finland

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
60.467 and 21.667 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 60° 28' 0" and E 21° 40' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Finnish, Swedish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:16 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:36 am and 9:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Finland in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Finland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Finland. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Velkua

Velkua in Turku (Southwest Finland) with it's 217 citizens is a place in Finland about 114 mi (or 183 km) west of Helsinki, the country's capital city.

Current time in Velkua is now 11:16 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Velkua. The closest airport in Finland is Turku Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Finland is Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), North.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taivassalo, Merimasku, Vehmaa, Vinkkilae and Askainen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 4°C / 38 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 75%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

4°C (39 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

3D Diversnight Taivassalo

Published: December 11, 2009
Length: 27:46 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Juha Heiskanen

Diversnight 2009 at Taivassalo Finland, world record nightdiving. Taken with two Canon 5DMK2 and 3dCamRig.com by Tekkovery Channel. Thank's Fundive !


Turku Technology Properties Trailer

Published: April 10, 2012
Length: 01:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TechnologyProperties

Turku Technology Properties Ltd. is a real estate company in Turku, Finland, specialised in letting premises, developing existing buildings and creating serv...


II Harbor Cruisers OFFROAD Trial, September 2013, part 5/8

Published: November 01, 2013
Length: 53:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tonzarell

Last race of the trial season and third time in Raisio this year.


Dieetti Trendintekijät Oy Livonsaari

Published: February 18, 2013
Length: 59:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Fonecta03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLTJXjiJ2ks&feature=youtube_gdata_player http://www.trendlife.fi , Trendintekijät Oy Kivenkarintie 32 Trendlifen yksinkertaisella ohjelmalla laihdut varmasti....


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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.

Velkua

Velkua is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Rymättylä, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 245 (2005-12-31) and covered an area of 30.07 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.13 km² is inland water. The population density was 8,1 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Located at 60.4667, 21.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Former municipalities of Finland, Naantali, Finnish islands in the Baltic, Populated places disestablished in 2009

Battle of Palva Sund

The Battle of Palva Sund was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808–09.

Located at 60.452, 21.661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Battles of the Finnish War, 1808 in Finland, Battles involving Russia, Battles involving Sweden


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Velkua