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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.9292,Lat: 62.6866
Elevation	91 meter above sea level
Local time	13:01:15pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Kontiolahti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lehmo	6.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kontiolahti	8.5 km	NorthWest
3 Kontioniemi	9 km	WestNorthWest
4 Joensuu	12.9 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Onttola	13.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	384 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	458 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	713 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 227 km (direction South).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 Pyytilampi (1.1 km² at a height of around 119 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 65.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 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-Karjalan järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 324 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Joensuu Airport (at a distance of 17 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

53.8 km2

68.5%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

Agriculture

9 km2

11.5%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

12.5 km2

16%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Paihola in country Finland

Paihola at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	249 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	249 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	283 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pllnvaara-Kruununkangas	FI	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ristisaari

Type of weather in Ristisaari	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	03:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:07 Europe/Amsterdam