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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.7636,Lat: 60.9543
Elevation	68 meter above sea level
Local time	9:26:52am
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Etelä-Karjala#Södra Karelen
Name Kunta	Luumäki

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Risulahti	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Luumäki	11.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Lemi	12.2 km	North
4 Kuukanniemi	16.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Ylämaa	22.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	177 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	240 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	491 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki coastal: Summa, Urpalan, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Kivijärvi (110 km² at a height of around 75 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 29.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 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
Lounais-Savon järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 168 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lappeenranta Airport (at a distance of 23 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.7 km2

39.1%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

18.2 km2

23.1%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Water - Lakes

26.3 km2

33.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Jurvala in country Finland

Jurvala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	62 km	West
2 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	176 km	SouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	181 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Suuvuori	FI	6.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Luumäki

Type of weather in Luumäki	clear sky
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	03:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:29 Europe/Amsterdam