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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.3969,Lat: 66.7207
Elevation	162 meter above sea level
Local time	23:09:39pm
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Kemijärvi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sipovaara	4.3 km	East
2 Kallaanvaara	5.8 km	East
3 Isokylä	7.9 km	East
4 Pelkosenniemi	43.6 km	North
5 Luosto	53.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	738 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	823 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	947 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 160 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Pöyliöjärvi (3.6 km² at a height of around 145 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 74.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 104 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 94%, hill: 6%, 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
Peräpohjolan vaara- ja jokiseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rovaniemi Airport (at a distance of 71 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.7 km2

40.3%

Nature

10.7 km2

13.6%

Wet nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

8.3 km2

10.6%

Water - Lakes

25 km2

31.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kemijärvi in country Finland

Kemijärvi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	269 km	SouthWest
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	402 km	NorthWest
3 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	422 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
TYNNYRIAAPA	FI	14 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kemijärvi

Type of weather in Kemijärvi	light snow
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	17 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	03:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam