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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.5813,Lat: 63.445
Elevation	129 meter above sea level
Local time	9:16:33am
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Lieksa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nurmes	24.8 km	West
2 Timitra	27.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Juuka	27.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Lieksa	27.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Rasivaara	31.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	437 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	516 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	765 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 260 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Konnanlampi (1.9 km² at a height of around 105 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 36.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 96%, hill: 4%, 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
Vaara-Karjala

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 410 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 87 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37 km2

47.1%

Nature

22.6 km2

28.7%

Agriculture

11.7 km2

14.8%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

6.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mätäsvaara in country Finland

Mätäsvaara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	259 km	SouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	305 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	328 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Srkklammit	FI	16 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nurmes

Type of weather in Nurmes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	16 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	03:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam