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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 30.0498,Lat: 63.3122
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	16:35:04pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Lieksa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Timitra	1.6 km	SouthWest
2 Rasivaara	4.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Pankakoski	5.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Mätäsvaara	27.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Juuka	40.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	439 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	517 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	777 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 267 km (direction NorthEast).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 Pielinen (1058.4 km² at a height of around 93 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 27.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 393 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 76 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.3 km2

41.2%

Nature

6.3 km2

8.1%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

13.5%

Urban area

10.3 km2

13.1%

Water - Lakes

18.6 km2

23.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lieksa in country Finland

Lieksa at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	273 km	SouthWest
2 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	300 km	East
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	305 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Reposuo-Kalliolahdensuo	FI	5.9 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lieksa

Type of weather in Lieksa	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	03:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:22 Europe/Amsterdam