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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.4579,Lat: 59.9741
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	12:59:59pm
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Uusimaa#Nyland
Name Kunta	Raseborg#Raasepori

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Österby	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Trollböle	3.5 km	West
3 Langansböle	3.8 km	NorthEast
4 Harparskog	9.7 km	SouthWest
5 Tenala	12.9 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	85 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	93 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	312 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Ekenäs lies at the Gulf of Finland (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki coastal: Karjaan, Vantaa, Musti, Porvoon, Taasien, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Kullaanjärvi (3.8 km² at a height of around 29 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 232.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 325 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 15%, low location: 85%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Suomenlahden rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Turku Airport (at a distance of 90 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.8 km2

68.4%

Nature

1.5 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

7.6 km2

12.8%

Urban area

9 km2

15.1%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ekenäs in country Finland

Ekenäs at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	87 km	EastNorthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	94 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	158 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitjnlahden merensuojelualue	FI	0.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Ekenäs
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ekenäs

Type of weather in Ekenäs	light snow
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 23 April 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	04:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:03 Europe/Amsterdam