Topeno is a

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in the western part of the municipality of

Loppi Loppi (; Swedish also ) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region, located about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) south of the city of Hämeenlinna. Loppi was founded in ...

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavasti ...

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. Together with the village of

Vojakkala Vojakkala (officially Lower Vojakkala, sv, Nedre Vojakkala) is a smaller locality with about 62 inhabitants in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden, known for a long-standing feud between neighbors. Local feud The community has ...

, Topeno is one of the nationally significant built

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s in Finland.Topenon ja Vojakkalan kylät – Museovirasto
(in Finnish) The village of Topeno is first mentioned in documents in 1470.Topenon kylä - Häme Wiki
(in Finnish) The oldest known houses in Topeno are Hurri, Tirra, Hemmo, Suutari, Sorri, Hokraa and Peura. Newer farms are Siukola, Lukana, Kallela, Pekkala and Ollikkala. The village was divided during the Great Partition into a large village formed by the old village center and a small village formed by Vähä-Peura, Iso-Peura and Hokkala, which has been inhabited since the 17th century. Today, the main houses of the large village of Topeno, Hemmo, Sorri, Hurri and Suutari, are located in a row north of the Topeno River along the Topenontie. The buildings of the village date mainly from the 1910s and 1920s. Between the big and small village stands a

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building built in 1899 and expanded in 1923, which since autumn 2010 has been operating under the name of West Loppi School (''Länsi-Lopen koulu'') with the help of three teachers and also receives students from Vojakkala.Länsi-Loppi
(in Finnish) There are three to four

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in the Topeno River near the village, which used to use many

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s for

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