Sointula is a

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in the eastern part of the town of

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of wh ...

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. Sointula has an area of a

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and

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surrounded by the Innalantie and Sointulantie streets. The "loop of the

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s" (''Riippusiltojen lenkki'') passes through Sointula. Suspension bridges also belong to Sointula. Sointula is a bit isolated from the rest of the town. It is located when starting from Valkeakoski along the Pälkäneentie road to

Pälkäne Pälkäne () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which . The population density is . Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tamper ...

. Sointula is bounded on the south by the Lumikorpi's industrial area and on the east, west and north by

Lake Mallasvesi Mallasvesi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and it is located for municipalities of Pälkäne and Valkeakoski in the Pirkanmaa region. It is a part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene ...

.Karttapaikka: Mallasvesi – Maanmittauslaitos
(in Finnish) Apia's

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is located next to Sointula,Apianlahticamping
Esittely
(in Finnish) and the Kirjaslampi

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to its northwest. Kirjaslampi also has the Kirjaslampi Stage, where dances are held in summer.

References

Populated places in Finland Valkeakoski {{WesternFinland-geo-stub