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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.5037,Lat: 61.8606
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	5:25:22am
Name province/region	Southwestern Finland (Lounais-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Satakunta
Name Kunta	Merikarvia#Sastmola

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Siikainen	16.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Ahlainen	21.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Metsälä	23.1 km	North
4 Reposaari	27.8 km	South
5 Västra ändan	30.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	266 km	SouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	325 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	343 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Merikarvia lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Karvian, Narpion, Laihian, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Vähäjärvi (1.2 km² at a height of around 40 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 370 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 518 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, 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
Satakunnan rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 255 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Pori Airport (at a distance of 47 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.6 km2

73.5%

Nature

1.6 km2

2.9%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

5 km2

8.8%

Urban area

7.4 km2

13.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merikarvia in country Finland

Merikarvia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old Rauma	Finland	82 km	South
2 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	84 km	SouthSouthEast
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	161 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kalafjlli	FI	3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Merikarvia
	TikTok
	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 Merikarvia

Type of weather in Merikarvia	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	16 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	04:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam