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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.0457,Lat: 61.4481
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	7:55:41am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pirkanmaa#Birkaland
Name Kunta	Sastamala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Häijää	6.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Mouhijärvi	7.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Sastamala	13.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Siuro	16.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Tottijärvi	16.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	177 km	SouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	244 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	364 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 73 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Rautavesi (83.9 km² at a height of around 56 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 277 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 388 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
Ala-Satakunnan viljelyseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 164 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (at a distance of 30 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.1 km2

59.9%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

13.1 km2

16.6%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.4%

Water - Lakes

10.1 km2

12.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Karkku in country Finland

Karkku at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	77 km	SouthWest
2 Old Rauma	Finland	89 km	WestSouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	143 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pirunvuori	FI	5.2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mouhijärvi

Type of weather in Mouhijärvi	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	03:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam