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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 30.2519,Lat: 62.4926
Elevation	153 meter above sea level
Local time	22:54:27pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Joensuu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heinävaara	8.8 km	NorthWest
2 Kovero	15.8 km	NorthEast
3 Hammaslahti	15.9 km	SouthWest
4 Tuupovaara	18.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Reijola	22.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	382 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	453 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	703 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 212 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lake Ladoga - Tributary 2, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Puitelampi (1.9 km² at a height of around 109 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 38.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 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
Vaara-Karjala

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 301 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

66.4 km2

84.6%

Nature

6.4 km2

8.2%

Agriculture

0.9 km2

1.1%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Water - Lakes

3.3 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kiihtelysvaara in country Finland

Kiihtelysvaara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	247 km	SouthWest
2 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	262 km	East
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	263 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jukavaara-Srkilamminvaara	FI	5.7 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kiihtelysvaara

Type of weather in Kiihtelysvaara	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	03:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:04 Europe/Amsterdam