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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.8032,Lat: 62.8776
Elevation	152 meter above sea level
Local time	23:45:37pm
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Keski-Suomi#Mellersta Finland
Name Kunta	Karstula

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kotkanperä	21.1 km	NorthWest
2 Kyyjärvi	22.4 km	NorthWest
3 Pylkönmäki	23.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Kannonkoski	25.8 km	NorthEast
5 Soini	30.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	302 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	385 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	538 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 132 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Pääjärvi (34.8 km² at a height of around 143 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 275.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 385 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
Suomenselkä

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 286 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jyväskylä Airport (at a distance of 70 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.1 km2

53.6%

Nature

1.5 km2

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

9.1 km2

11.6%

Urban area

3.7 km2

4.7%

Water - Lakes

21.4 km2

27.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Karstula in country Finland

Karstula at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	73 km	SouthSouthEast
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	184 km	West
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	225 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ylin	FI	1.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karstula

Type of weather in Karstula	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	17 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	03:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam