Kalakukko
Kalakukko is an island in Heinävesi, Joensuu, North Karelia. Kalakukko is situated nearby to the hamlet Rajakangas, as well as near the locality Kivelä.Places of Interest
Highlights include Varistaipale canal and Lintula Holy Trinity Convent.
Varistaipale canal
Canal
Photo: Miraceti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varistaipale canal is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. It is another of the canals which connects Juojärvi to Varisvesi. The canal is a part of Heinävesi route, a route with six canals: Kerma, Vihovuonne, Pilppa, Karvio, Taivallahti and Varistaipale canals.
Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
Monastery
Photo: Pertsaboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lintula Holy Trinity Convent or Lintula Convent is a small Orthodox Christian convent located in Palokki, Heinävesi, Finland. The current leader of the monastery is Abbess Ksenia. The monastery is the only Orthodox nunnery in the Nordics. Lintula Holy Trinity Convent is situated 3 km north of Kalakukko.
Kalakukko
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Heinävesi, Finland
- Category: landform
- Location: Heinävesi, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Kalakukko” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Калакуко”
- Cebuano: “Kalakukko”
- Finnish: “Kalakukko”
- Swedish: “Kalakukko (ö i Finland)”
- Swedish: “Kalakukko”
- Turkish: “Kalakukko”
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