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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.8044,Lat: 62.7428
Elevation	110 meter above sea level
Local time	6:06:41am
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Kontiolahti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kontiolahti	2.7 km	NorthEast
2 Lehmo	7.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Paihola	9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Onttola	12.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Välikangas	16 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	384 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	459 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	716 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 231 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Höytiäinen (315.8 km² at a height of around 86 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 74.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 104 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Pohjois-Karjalan järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 330 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 13 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.9 km2

36.9%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

1.4 km2

1.7%

Urban area

3.9 km2

4.9%

Water - Lakes

42.2 km2

53.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kontioniemi in country Finland

Kontioniemi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	243 km	WestSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	249 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	290 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jouhteninen	FI	4.6 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kontiolahti

Type of weather in Kontiolahti	clear sky
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	17 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	03:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:28 Europe/Amsterdam