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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.7897,Lat: 62.4914
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	10:23:19am
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Savo#Norra Savolax
Name Kunta	Leppävirta

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sorsakoski	8 km	SouthWest
2 Pussilanjoki	16.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Varkaus	19.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Jäppilä	22.1 km	SouthWest
5 Kuvansi	25.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	299 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	380 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	633 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 202 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi - Tributary 1, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Unnukka (130.7 km² at a height of around 80 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 141.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 198 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
Pohjois-Savon järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 284 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Varkaus Airport (at a distance of 36 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.3 km2

60.3%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

2.7 km2

3.5%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.3%

Water - Lakes

20.3 km2

25.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leppävirta in country Finland

Leppävirta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	137 km	WestSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	170 km	South
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	300 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sorsaveden saaristo	FI	10 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leppävirta

Type of weather in Leppävirta	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	03:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:26 Europe/Amsterdam