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Turku Castle
Finland's largest surviving medieval castle dating from the 1280s, a massive stone fortress at the mouth of the Aura River.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Southwest Finland, Finland · Europe
Vahto is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Yli-maaria, 19km from Turku Castle.
Vahto is a town located in Southwest Finland, Finland. With a population of 1,916, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vahto sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vahto to your route.
Vahto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑhto]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,876 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 77.10 km2 of whichRead more
0.02 km2 is water. The population density was 24.34 inhabitants per km2.
Vahto was one of the 18 municipalities in the Turku region, and due to its close proximity to the center of Turku (about 20 km), it may also be considered part of the Turku metropolitan area. In the north, Vahto shared a common boundary mark with seven other municipalities. This famous site, called Kuhankuono in Finnish, is also a pre-historical border mark between Southwest Finland and the other Finnish provinces.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
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Vahto is located in Southwest Finland, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 60.6000 latitude, 22.3000 longitude.
Vahto has a population of approximately 1,916 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Finland's largest surviving medieval castle dating from the 1280s, a massive stone fortress at the mouth of the Aura River.
19 km · about 20 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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