🛕 New Valamo

Finland · Europe · 62.56°N, 28.79°E

New Valamo or New Valaam is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the Valamo monastery dates back to 1717. The monastery was then originally established on Valaam which is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation.

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Quick facts

Country	Finland
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	62.56°N, 28.79°E · view on map

New Valamo is located in Finland, in Europe.

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