Metsähovi Radio Observatory

The Metsähovi Radio Observatory is an in Finland affiliated with Aalto University. Its main premises are in Metsähovi, , 35 kilometers west of the university's Otaniemi campus.
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  • Building
  • …is operated by Aalto University
  • Description: observatory in Finland
  • Also known as
    “Metsähovi Observatory”
    “Metsähovin radiotutkimusasema”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evitskog and Siikajärvi.
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Village
is a village of approximately 600 inhabitants in municipality. is situated 3½ km southwest of Metsähovi Radio Observatory.
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Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 9 km northeast of Metsähovi Radio Observatory.

Metsähovi Radio Observatory

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Latitude
60.2178° or 60° 13′ 4″ north
Longitude
24.39329° or 24° 23′ 36″ east
Open location code
9GG6699V+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 223131388
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­service
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q3847974

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Urdu—“Metsähovi Radio Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Metsähovi Observatory”
  • Czech: “Metsähovi Radio Observatory”
  • Czech: “Metsähovin radiotutkimusasema”
  • Czech: “observatoř Metsähovi”
  • Dutch: “Metsähovi Radio Observatory”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد راديو ميتساهوفى”
  • Esperanto: “Radioastronomia observatorio Metsahovi”
  • Finnish: “Metsähovin radio-observatorio”
  • French: “Observatoire radio de Metsähovi”
  • Japanese: “メツァホヴィ電波天文台”
  • Japanese: “メッツァホビ電波天文台”
  • Ukrainian: “Радіообсерваторія Метсехові”
  • Urdu: “میٹساہووی ریڈیو رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Metsähovin radiotutkimusasema and Metsähovin tähtitorni.

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