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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.516,Lat: 67.1106
Elevation	161 meter above sea level
Local time	0:18:37am
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Pelkosenniemi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Luosto	26.7 km	West
2 Savukoski	34 km	NorthEast
3 Kemijärvi	43.6 km	South
4 Kallaanvaara	44 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Sipovaara	44.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	781 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	866 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	985 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 189 km (direction EastNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Ahvenjärvi (1.4 km² at a height of around 157 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 69 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 97 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
Peräpohjolan vaara- ja jokiseutu

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

50.6 km2

64.5%

Nature

7.4 km2

9.4%

Wet nature

14 km2

17.8%

Agriculture

0.5 km2

0.6%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

4.9 km2

6.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pelkosenniemi in country Finland

Pelkosenniemi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	293 km	SouthWest
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	365 km	NorthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	433 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kemihaaran suot	FI	2.7 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pelkosenniemi

Type of weather in Pelkosenniemi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	18 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	02:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam