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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.9516,Lat: 64.2547
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	9:38:02am
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Kalajoki

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Yppäri	18.3 km	North
2 Alavieska	20 km	EastSouthEast
3 Rautio	23.8 km	SouthEast
4 Merijärvi	24.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Himanka	25.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	459 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	541 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	632 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kala, Pyha, Siika, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Iso-Kähtävä (1.7 km² at a height of around 79 meter above sea level) at a distance of 33.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 160.4 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 225 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 15%, low location: 85%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Keski-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 442 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.9 km2

45.1%

Nature

3.7 km2

4.8%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

26.5 km2

34.2%

Urban area

10.1 km2

13%

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kalajoki in country Finland

Kalajoki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	168 km	SouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	181 km	NorthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	233 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kalajoen suisto	FI	2.6 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kalajoki

Type of weather in Kalajoki	few clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	17 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	03:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam