Porras, Tammela
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Porras is a village in the municipality of Tammela, Finland
. It lies on the Häme Ox Road and has a population of almost 400 inhabitants. An active village, it has about 30 active enterprises and nine unions, a school, cafeteria, and post office services. Porras is an old Finnish word for "bridge" or "duckboards
"; the name comes from a bridge on the Häme Ox Road by the village.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It lies on the Häme Ox Road and has a population of almost 400 inhabitants. An active village, it has about 30 active enterprises and nine unions, a school, cafeteria, and post office services. Porras is an old Finnish word for "bridge" or "duckboards
Duckboards
A Duckboard is a platform made of wooden slats built over muddy ground to form a dry passageway.-Hiking:Duckboards are used to allow Hikers to safely pass moist areas of ground, such as a swamp or shores of a lake. Specially wide duckboards are often used to provide wheelchair access...
"; the name comes from a bridge on the Häme Ox Road by the village.