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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.697,Lat: 63.6714
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	9:01:28am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjanmaa#Österbotten
Name Kunta	Jakobstad#Pietarsaari

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sandsund	2.8 km	SouthEast
2 Killingholmen	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lilla Furuholmen	5.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Vikarholmen	5.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Risö	5.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	409 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	487 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	546 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Jakobstad lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Kyron, Lapuan, Ahtavan, Perhon, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Kerttuanjärvi (4.8 km² at a height of around 57 meter above sea level) at a distance of 40.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 234.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 329 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Etelä-Pohjanmaan rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 393 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (at a distance of 23 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.8 km2

44.9%

Nature

4.5 km2

6.2%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

9.7 km2

13.3%

Urban area

20.9 km2

28.7%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Jakobstad in country Finland

Jakobstad at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	81 km	SouthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	204 km	SouthEast
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	222 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sandsundsfjrden	FI	3.6 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jakobstad

Type of weather in Jakobstad	clear sky
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	17 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	03:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam