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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.139,Lat: 63.5434
Elevation	94 meter above sea level
Local time	12:36:09pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Nurmes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valtimo	22.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Mätäsvaara	24.8 km	East
3 Juuka	34.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Rautavaara	42.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Säyneinen	49.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	434 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	514 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	752 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 236 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 0.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 47.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, 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 Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 419 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuopio Airport (at a distance of 89 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.5 km2

43.9%

Nature

7.6 km2

9.7%

Agriculture

9.2 km2

11.7%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Water - Lakes

18.9 km2

24.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nurmes in country Finland

Nurmes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	246 km	SouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	304 km	South
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	353 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kansikkopuro	FI	12 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Nurmes
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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:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	03:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:15 Europe/Amsterdam