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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.4222,Lat: 64.6672
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	12:20:45pm
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Raahe#Brahestad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raahe	4.6 km	NorthEast
2 Siikajoenkylä	22.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Pyhäjoki	23.5 km	South
4 Revonlahti	26.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Yppäri	32.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	502 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	585 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	683 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Lapaluoto lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kala, Pyha, Siika, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Patelanselkä (2.8 km² at a distance of 37.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 115.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 161 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 50%, low location: 50%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 486 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Oulu Airport (at a distance of 53 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.9 km2

41.8%

Nature

1.9 km2

4.9%

Agriculture

2.4 km2

6.4%

Urban area

14.1 km2

36.9%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

3.4%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lapaluoto in country Finland

Lapaluoto at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	158 km	WestNorthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	214 km	SouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	272 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Raahen saaristo	FI	0.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Raahe

Type of weather in Raahe	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	17 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	03:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam