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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.1674,Lat: 66.1107
Elevation	251 meter above sea level
Local time	0:51:03am
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Posio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ruka	43.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Kuusamo	49.2 km	East
3 Taivalkoski	59.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Isokylä	70.7 km	NorthWest
5 Kallaanvaara	73.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	679 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	764 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	912 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 146 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Posionjärvi (29.9 km² at a height of around 239 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 70.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 99 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 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
Kuusamon vaaraseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuusamo Airport (at a distance of 51 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.1 km2

47.2%

Nature

20.2 km2

25.7%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

0.9 km2

1.1%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

16.7 km2

21.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Posio in country Finland

Posio at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	285 km	WestSouthWest
2 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	366 km	East
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	449 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kitka	FI	3.4 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Posio

Type of weather in Posio	few clouds
Current temperature:	-5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	18 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	03:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam