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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.5037,Lat: 64.6901
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	17:38:19pm
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Raahe#Brahestad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lapaluoto	4.6 km	SouthWest
2 Siikajoenkylä	18.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Revonlahti	22.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Pyhäjoki	27.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Siikajoki	29.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	504 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	587 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	687 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Raahe lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kala, Pyha, Siika, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Patelanselkä (2.8 km² at a distance of 33.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 113.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 159 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 53%, low location: 47%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 488 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Oulu Airport (at a distance of 48 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.6 km2

36.9%

Nature

1.1 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

12.2 km2

22.8%

Urban area

18.6 km2

35%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Raahe in country Finland

Raahe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	159 km	WestNorthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	219 km	SouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	274 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Raahen saaristo	FI	2.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Raahe

Type of weather in Raahe	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	16 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	03:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam