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  Family Pronin Genealogy - pafg07 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Brita Hinkkanen was born in 1842 in Parikkala, Finland.
Gertrud Repo was born in 1796 in Parikkala, Finland.
Olof Johaninpoika (Olli) Poutain (Poutanen) was born in 1771 in Parikkala, Finland.
www.saunalahti.fi /~proninig/wwwsivut/web/allancest/pafg07.htm   (115 words)

  
 Museums of South Karelia - Parikkala Local History Museum
The Parikkala Local History Museum (also known as “Hauta Olli’s Hut”) is located in the village of Parikkala near the church.
The bedchamber houses an exhibition illustrating the history of Parikkala.
A separate area is devoted to a collection of farmhouse objects dating from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century; these include churns, baskets, sickles and scythes.
www.ekarjala.fi /museot/eng/parikkala/parikkalan_kotiseutumuseo.html   (165 words)

  
 How to develop an old school yard to an ideal learnscape
Kangaskylä primary school is situated in the center of Parikkala municipality, in the south-eastern part of Finland by the boarder of Russia.
Parikkala is a village with about 4700 inhabitants.
There are six primary schools in Parikkala, and Kangaskylä school is the biggest of them.
koulut.etela-karjala.fi /kangas/learnscape.htm   (560 words)

  
 Parikkala - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This page was last modified 16:44, 27 September 2005.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Parikkala contains research on
Parikkala, External links, Municipalities of Finland and Municipalities of South Karelia Region.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Parikkala   (95 words)

  
 Page3 - Education and a little about my background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is located 2 kilometres from the Finnish-Russian border in the county of Parikkala.
This is the secondary school (grade 7) I went to.
It was the last school at Parikkala that I went to.
users.evitech.fi /~villehat/page3_english.html   (196 words)

  
 International Travel News: Finland by train. (part 1) (column) @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The branch railroad line from Parikkala brings visitors to the lakeside village of Savonlinna ("linna" means "castle") in the heart of Finland's Saimaa Lakeland.
Reaching Parikkala, only two miles from the present border of the Soviet Union, you change to your waiting train for Savonlinna.
Past Parikkala the line continues north to the provincial capital, Joensuu, meaning "river mouth," where the branches of VR thin.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:10802675&refid=holomed_1   (1034 words)

  
 Parikkala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There's not much in Parikkala that would attract younger people EXCEPT that it was your gateway to Helsinki if you were coming from the Savonlinna rail or the Joensu rail.
Thus I loved Parikkala for its trains that let me escape my odd solitude in Punkaharju.
The other picture I posted here is from a house outside of parikkala.
geocities.com /seblumer/Parikkala.html   (167 words)

  
 HS Home 5.9.2000 - Erkki and Alma help out with the Southern Karelia bear monitoring programme
The radio batteries should last up to three years, allowing authorities to keep on their tail for at least two more summers, the planned duration of the project.
The bear monitoring program is being centered on the municipalities of Parikkala, Saari and Uukuniemi bordering Russian Karelia in Eastern Finland.
These municipalities, which are financing the project together with the EU, have the densest bear population in Finland, and possibly even in the entire world.
www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20000905xx19   (763 words)

  
 Outdoors.fi - Siikalahti Nature Information Hut
Groups are asked to inform the guide of their arrival in advance, so that there would not be too many groups visiting the bird watching tower at the same time.
There is a parking area on this road from where there is a trail to Siikalahti Nature Information Hut and the bird watching tower.
Siikalahti is located approximately 3 km from the centre of Parikkala Village.
www.luontoon.fi /page.asp?Section=6859   (475 words)

  
 Directory Plug - World Suomi Alueellinen Suomi Etelä-Suomi Etelä-Karjala Kunnat Parikkala Koulutus - Free Directory ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Parikkala Parkano Pedersören kunta Pelkosenniemi Pello Perho Pernaja...
516 Miehikkälä 518 Parikkala 519 Pyhtää 520 Rautjärvi 521...
Parikkala Parkano Pattijoki Pedersören kunta Pelkosenniemi Pello Perho Pernaja Perniö Pertteli Pertunmaa...
www.rovisoft.com /World/Suomi/Alueellinen/Suomi/Etel%c3%a4-Suomi/Etel%c3%a4-Karjala/Kunnat/Parikkala/Koulutus   (200 words)

  
 Introduction to Siikalahti - Services
Parikkala can be reached both by bus and train.
Siikalahti is situated about 4 kilometres from the railway and coach station.
Siikalahti is situated about 3 kilometres from Parikkala village.
www.metsa.fi /natural/protectedareas/siikalahti/services.htm   (258 words)

  
 Kultasointu
The night is turning into morning and the birds can already sense the approaching sunrise.
Here the bird can be heard as it sits on the branch of a pine tree, creating a mysterious effect in the dim summer night.
The song of this individual differs in tone and style from the bird on track #23.
kotisivu.dnainternet.net /hallilau/lsoi3e.htm   (1034 words)

  
 South Carelia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Privince's location is neither more nor less unique - joining the EU in 1995 has increased its reputation as a gate between the East and the West.
Regional Council of South Karelia is a federation of municipalities, formed by the 12 municipalities (after Uukuniemi, Saari and Parikkala unite) in order to develop the living conditions, business life, culture and the environment of the province for the well-being of its people.
The basis for operation is the close co-operation with the municipalities, people and the regions.
www.finrusoffice.net /opencms.war/opencms/finrusoffice_brussels/en/members/toimija_1.html   (268 words)

  
 Valokuvia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Parikkala is in eastern Finland just close to Russian border.
In Parikkala there is good possibilities to observe birds in Siikalahti.
Close by is Punkaharju and its art center Retretti where we use to visit every summer.
www.jounisakki.fi /Kuvagalleriat/karelia_fin/index2.html   (79 words)

  
 EUROPA - Regional Policy Inforegio
In response, the Regional Council of Southern Karelia and the municipalities of Parikkala and Saari decided to put together a major action plan focussing on innovation and the cooperation of all parties concerned.
Baptised "Sampo 2000", the project aimed to develop existing companies and, most especially, to encourage new companies to set up in the region.
Five new companies have so far set up in the region, with a significant knock-on effect on the local economy.
europa.eu.int /comm/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama1/pano5_en.htm   (1088 words)

  
 Surfbirds.com - Finland and Varanger May 2001
Despite some good trip reports we still found information (particularly directions) on some sites to be thin on the ground.
It is located about 70km north east of Imatra and is signposted from the main road and the town of Parikkala.
The charge was a total 1500 FM for the day and it was the best birding day of the trip.
www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/finland-farrelymay01.html   (3687 words)

  
 Parikkala Accommodation: Find Hotels in Parikkala, Finland.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Parikkala hotels - from cheap to luxury accommodation.
List of Accommodations in Parikkala: An online accommodation directory where each property is registered with a direct link to its web site.
The information is updated daily and all Internet users have free access to it.
www.parikkala.guesthouses.inn26.com   (155 words)

  
 Parikkala Hotels, Finland, Parikkala Motels, Parikkala Alberghi, Hoteles, Albergo
Parikkala Hotels, Parikkala Motels, Parikkala Alberghi, Hoteles, Albergo, etc. Information about category, address, phone/fax, website, amenities and services offered.
By clicking on the hotel listings you can get more information on each one of the hotels listed in this directory and contact them directly either by phone or by navigating to their own accommodation websites.
Parikkala Hotels • Parikkala Hotel • Parikkala Motels • Alberghi di Parikkala • Hoteles en Parikkala • Albergo di Parikkala
www.hotel-base.com /en/finland/eastern-finland/parikkala-hotels.html   (110 words)

  
 Yhteystiedot
I have been birding mostly in Oulu area and in Parikkala area (last seven summers) but also Enontekiö-Lappland and Helsinki area are very familiar to me.
I have been doing a lot of birding works too, I have been in bogbirdcouns and in Lesser White-fronted Geese searchs in Enontekiö, in waterbirdcounts in Liminganlahti and as a guide and in different kind of counts in Parikkala Siikalahti birdlake for last seven summers.
I am not a twitcher, not a migration watcher and not ornithologist (scientist) but pretty much all of these.
koti.mbnet.fi /caligata/contact.html   (456 words)

  
 Cottage in Eastern Finland, Finland
Holiday Cottage on Lake Simpele, Parikkala - Crane Cottage: the place for family vacations in a peaceful rural environment on Lake Simpele in the municipality of Parikkala, East Finland.
Holiday on Lake Simpele, Parikkala, East Finland: Surrounded by the municipalities of Rautjärvi, Punkaharju, and Saari, Parikkala is situated in East Finland close to the Russian border.
The towns of Savonlinna and Imatra are not far away, either, but if you need services such as the health centre, banks, the post office, shops, kiosks and liquor store you do not have to leave Parikkala itself.
www.worldvacationrentals.net /docs/e/vacation_rentals/europe/finland/eastern_finland/cottage_ski_5328.html   (499 words)

  
 BirdForum - Hello!
BTW, I will be going on a 3 week trip to finland and norway in june, so any advice on where to go would be welcome.
Main destinations so far are Parikkala (SE-Finland), Oulu, Kuusamo and Varanger.
Parikkala's Siikalahti Bay is famous for May-June's night-singers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus, palustris and dumetorum, Porzana porzana and parva, Botaurus..).
www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=16962   (420 words)

  
 Taxi Kalliokoski-English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Our geographic location is in southeastern Finland offering interesting points for group travel.
My taxi station is located in Parikkala Särkisalmi which is in close proximity to the Russian border and 60 km from the opera city of Savonlinna.You can familiarize yourselves with the Parikkala area easiest by taxi.
For your use we have a nine passenger VW-minibus with wheel chair accommodations.
www.parinet.fi /taksi/english/index1.htm   (81 words)

  
 Accommodation in Parikkala Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
If you run a hotel, guest house or bed and breakfast and would like to be included in A1 Tourism's Hotel and Guest House Directory, please contact us
The Parikkala Tourist Board gives comparable information to this page.
If you require more information about Parikkala, you may be able to obtain it from the Parikkala Tourist Board.
www.a1tourism.com /finland/parikkala.html   (124 words)

  
 FTB -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The best time to hear birds singing is at night at the end of May and at the beginning of June.
The shallow eutrophic bay of Siikalahti in Parikkala is our most valuable inland wetland where birds can be admired.
The bay is lined with gorgeous groves, and there is a good chance to observe Golden Orioles, Thrush Nightingales, Blyth's Reed Warblers, White-backed Woodpeckers, Bitterns, Spotted Crakes, Little Crakes and Ospreys close by.
www.mek.fi /web/birdwatching/index.nsf/PRINTWEB/SoutheastFinland?OpenDocument   (204 words)

  
 Directory Plug - World Suomi Alueellinen Suomi Etelä-Suomi Etelä-Karjala Kunnat Parikkala - Free Directory Listings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ilomantsi, Joutseno, Kitee, Lappee, Nuijamaa, Parikkala, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti, Saari...
Lappeenranta Lemi Luumäki Miehikkälä Parikkala Pyhtää Rautjärvi Ruokolahti Saari Savitaipale...
All World Suomi Alueellinen Suomi Etelä Suomi Etelä Karjala Kunnat Parikkala news
www.rovisoft.com /World/Suomi/Alueellinen/Suomi/Etel%c3%a4-Suomi/Etel%c3%a4-Karjala/Kunnat/Parikkala   (202 words)

  
 VR Henkilöliikenne - Junat
As planned, the railcar services have expanded on non-electrified low-frequence sections of line.
Railcars now travel between Pieksämäki and Joensuu, Joensuu and Nurmes, Iisalmi and Ylivieska, and between Savonlinna and Parikkala.
Railcars will also start to operate between Karjaa-Hanko and Tampere-Haapamäki in 2006.
www.vr.fi /heo/eng/junat/kiskobussi.htm   (185 words)

  
 Parikkala Hotels, Finland, Parikkala Bed and Breakfast, Parikkala Accommodation, B&B, Bed&Breakfast, Guest Houses, ...
Parikkala Hotels, Finland, Parikkala Bed and Breakfast, Parikkala Accommodation, B&B, Bed&Breakfast, Guest Houses, Hostels, Self-Catering
Parikkala Hotels, Parikkala Bed and Breakfast, Parikkala Accommodation, B&B, Bed&Breakfast, Guest Houses, Hostels, Self-Catering, etc. Information about category, address, phone/fax, website, amenities and services offered.
This directory features Parikkala Hotels, Parikkala Accommodation, Parikkala Bed and Breakfast, Parikkala B&B, Parikkala Bed&Breakfast, Parikkala Guest Houses, Parikkala Hostels, Parikkala Self-Catering and other accommodation properties.
www.hotel-base.com /en/finland/eastern-finland/parikkala-hotel.html   (117 words)

  
 Lucky & Swami in Suomi, chapter 8
In the morning of the 23rd of June we got into the car and drove off to Parikkala.
Well ahead of high mass we stepped into the big wooden church with its spacious dome.
Riitta was confirmed in the Parikkala church when she was in her teens, and the priest presiding this day was the very one who joined Riitta and her former husband Hannu in wedlock at home in the Saukkonen family house sixteen years earlier.
home.swipnet.se /sonoloco21/suomi/chapter8.html   (1179 words)

  
 Accommodation in Parikkala, Finland Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels, Self catering ...
Accommodation in Parikkala, Finland Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels, Self catering accommodation
Parikkala Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts and Self Catering Accommodation many offering an exclusive Smooth Hound discount.
Below is a list of cheap hotels in Parikkala and luxury hotels in Parikkala, Finland
www.smoothhound.co.uk /finland/parikkala.html   (141 words)

  
 Travellingbirder.com :: View topic - [Finland] Blyth's reed and buntings in finland
But it should be still singing, if we just have any of them in Finland then.
We have no Yellow-brested Buntings anymore in whole country, Blyth's Reed Warbler is common here were I live in Parikkala, but it is extremely fifficult after June.
Red-flanked Bluetails are easiest in Kuusamo, but I think you are too late.
www.travellingbirder.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=127   (264 words)

  
 LocalPin regional search engine - Find it where you are   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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