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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.4336,Lat: 62.39
Elevation	111 meter above sea level
Local time	1:00:05am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Keski-Suomi#Mellersta Finland
Name Kunta	Hankasalmi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ristilä	9.4 km	SouthEast
2 Hankasalmen asema	10.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Niemisjärvi	12.7 km	South
4 Lievestuore	18.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Laukaa	25.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	259 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	343 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	568 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 207 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Kuuhankavesi (22.2 km² at a height of around 97 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 190.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 267 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Keski-Suomen järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 243 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jyväskylä Airport (at a distance of 39 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.9 km2

53.3%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.6%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

14.6 km2

18.6%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Water - Lakes

17.4 km2

22.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hankasalmi in country Finland

Hankasalmi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	66 km	WestSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	149 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	261 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vihtamen lettorme	FI	12 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hankasalmi

Type of weather in Hankasalmi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	16 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	03:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:33 Europe/Amsterdam