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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.7604,Lat: 62.5998
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	18:01:45pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Joensuu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Onttola	7 km	NorthWest
2 Reijola	7.4 km	SouthEast
3 Lehmo	8.5 km	North
4 Välikangas	9.8 km	West
5 Ylämylly	11 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	371 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	445 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	701 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 215 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Saimaa (5276 km² at a height of around 75 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 64.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 90 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Pohjois-Karjalan järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 315 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 11 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.1 km2

20.5%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

4.7 km2

Urban area

26.7 km2

34%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

26.5 km2

33.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Joensuu in country Finland

Joensuu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	236 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	239 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	289 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Noljakanmen alue	FI	3.5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Joensuu

Type of weather in Joensuu	clear sky
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	17 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	03:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:33 Europe/Amsterdam