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    The Vuoksi (‹See Tfd›Russian: Вуокса, historically: "Uzerva"; Karelian: Vuokša; Finnish: Vuoksi; Swedish: Vuoksen) is a river running through the northernmost...
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    the Saimaa Lake penetrated Salpausselkä and formed a new outlet, River Vuoksi, entering Lake Ladoga in the northwestern corner and raising its level by...
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    no mountains on the isthmus, but steep hills occur in some places. The Vuoksi, the largest river, runs southeastwards from Lake Saimaa of Finland to Lake...
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    Suenjoki, Sudenjoki); ‹See Tfd›Russian: Волчья) is a tributary of the Vuoksi on the Karelian Isthmus (Leningrad Oblast, Russia) 0.25 to 12 kilometres...
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    fourth biggest city, Viipuri, its industrial heartland along the river Vuoksi, the eastern portion of the Saimaa canal that connected central Finland...
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    conifer forests which saw a decline in population.[citation needed] The Vuoksi River flows from Saimaa to Lake Ladoga. Most of the lake is dotted with...
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    breaking down, the Finns were able to encircle Viipuri by advancing to the Vuoksi River. The city itself was taken on 29 August, along with a broad advance...
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  • Korpijärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the region Southern Savonia of Finland. Korpijärvi is divided in...
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  • Karelian Isthmus, now in Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the Vuoksi River and served as the location of the Battle of Vuosalmi in 1944. Karjalanliitto...
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    kilometres (39 sq mi) – between the northern tip of Vyborg Bay and the River Vuoksi around the villages of Tali and Ihantala, 8 to 14 kilometres (5.0 to 8.7 mi)...
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    towards Vyborg (Finnish: Viipuri). By 23 August, II Corps had reached the Vuoksi River to the east and encircled the Soviet forces defending Vyborg. Finnish...
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    huipun Suomen puolella". 9 September 2016. "Asiantuntija vastaa: Tämän vuoksi Haltin huippu ei ole Suomen puolella rajaa". 16 December 2015. "Norway launches...
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    had threatened their positions at the sea coast and south of the River Vuoksi. Lieutenant General Paavo Talvela and Colonel Järvinen, the commander of...
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    (nominal) 2,500 88,000 74 46 281,000 108,000 Russia, Finland (Ladoga-affluent Vuoksi) Suna (280 km; 170 mi) → Lake Onega (160 km; 99 mi) → Svir (224 km; 139 mi)...
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    Red Army breached the VKT-line at Tali, between the Vyborg Bay and the Vuoksi river. On June 26 the Finnish president Ryti gave the guarantee to Ribbentrop...
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  • the Vuoksi river to contain the finnish offensive. However the Soviets failed to reach the river quick enough to block the crossing of the Vuoksi by the...
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    lähetti useita nootteja Arabiemiraateille Dubaissa kadonneen suomalaisen vuoksi – UM vaikenee noottien sisällöstä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 May 2018...
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    December 2021. "Ratikan verran rakastettavampi! Listasimme 14 syytä, joiden vuoksi Tampere on aivan ykkösmesta" [Why is Tampere so popular? Here's 14 reasons...
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    research, the area of what is now Vyborg used to be a trading center on the Vuoksi River's western branch, which has since dried up. The region was inhabited...
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    бухта Защитная, Finnish: Suomenvedenpohja. In the Middle Ages, the river Vuoksi had an outlet there, which however dried up little by little due to post-glacial...
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    respectively, to Lake Ladoga. Other major tributaries of Lake Ladoga include the Vuoksi and the Syas. Rivers in the western part of the oblast flow to the Gulf...
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    of two Finnish army corps. The Finnish II Corps was north of the river Vuoksi and the Finnish IV Corps south of it. The Finnish II Corps was commanded...
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    Kondopoga) Vodla (near Pudozh) Andoma (north of Vytegra) Vytegra (near Vytegra) Vuoksi (in Solovyovo and Priozersk) Volchya (near Losevo) Sestra (near Sestroretsk)...
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    The Bubble Baba Challenge is an event held in the rapids of Vuoksi River in Russia whereby contestants race in the water using sex dolls as flotation devices...
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    Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Another connection to the Baltic Sea is the Vuoksi River, which flows from Saimaa to Lake Ladoga, from where the water subsequently...
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    "Natsikultaa ei edes ollut olemassa – silti kaksi miestä kuoli Siuntiossa sen vuoksi". Iltalehti. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022...
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    northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of the Vuoksi River on the Karelian Isthmus. It is served by a station of the same name...
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    Finland, the eastern part was better protected by the natural water-ways of Vuoksi, Suvanto and Taipaleenjoki. The first plans for a defensive line were commissioned...
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    Imatra is located in the region of South Karelia, on Lake Saimaa, the River Vuoksi. The population of Imatra is approximately 25,000, while the sub-region...
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    Springs". Hartikainen, Ville (26 March 2020). "Sami Järvestä tuli rahapulan vuoksi 2000-luvun alun hittipelin Max Paynen kasvot, ja hänellä on valmis selitys...
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