Sikosaari
Sikosaari is an islet in Lieksa, Pielisen Karjala, North Karelia. Sikosaari is situated nearby to the locality Porraskallio, as well as near Mäkränuuro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Koli National Park and Koli.
Koli National Park
Photo: Pentti Rautio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koli National Park lies in the municipalities of Joensuu, Lieksa and Kontiolahti in North Karelia, Eastern Finland, on the western shore of Lake Pielinen, and covers 3,000 hectares.
Koli
Peak
Photo: Mp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koli is a hill by the lake Pielinen in municipality of Lieksa in eastern Finland. It mainly consists of white quartzite, and its summit has large treeless areas. Koli village is at the root of the hill, and the area is part of Koli National Park. Koli is situated 3 km west of Sikosaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koli and Vuonislahti.
Koli
Village
Koli is a village in Lieksa, Finland, located by the hill of the same name and the Koli National Park. It lies southwest of central Lieksa near the border with Juuka and Kontiolahti, being separated from the rest of the municipality by the lake Pielinen. Koli is situated 5 km northwest of Sikosaari.
Vuonislahti
Village
Photo: Lieska, Public domain.
Vuonislahti is a village, which is situated 10 km northeast of Sikosaari.
Sikosaari
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Lieksa, Pielisen Karjala, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.08527° or 63° 5′ 7″ northLongitude
29.86369° or 29° 51′ 49″ eastElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Open location code
9GMF3VP7+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 23337184OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
10081766
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In Other Languages
“Sikosaari” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Sikosaari”
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Localities in the Area
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