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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7232,Lat: 61.8786
Elevation	106 meter above sea level
Local time	3:02:19am
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pirkanmaa#Birkaland
Name Kunta	Ylöjärvi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Terälahti	21.2 km	SouthEast
2 Ruovesi	21.6 km	NorthEast
3 Ylinen	28.2 km	South
4 Kämmenniemi	28.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Visuvesi	29.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	202 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	280 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	422 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 112 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Näsijärvi (576.2 km² at a height of around 94 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 265.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 372 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
Keski-Hämeen viljely- ja järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 187 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (at a distance of 52 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.8 km2

69.9%

Nature

7.7 km2

9.8%

Agriculture

4.1 km2

5.2%

Urban area

3 km2

3.9%

Water - Lakes

8.9 km2

11.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kuru in country Finland

Kuru at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	86 km	NorthEast
2 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	133 km	SouthWest
3 Old Rauma	Finland	144 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Metsopiston mets	FI	1 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kuru
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kuru

Type of weather in Kuru	clear sky
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	16 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	03:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam