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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.625,Lat: 62.3131
Elevation	95 meter above sea level
Local time	13:31:01pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Karjala#Norra Karelen
Name Kunta	Rääkkylä

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hammaslahti	22.1 km	NorthEast
2 Savonranta	26.5 km	SouthWest
3 Liperi	27.5 km	NorthWest
4 Reijola	27.6 km	North
5 Joensuu	32.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	344 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	417 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	670 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 183 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 Saimaa (5276 km² at a height of around 75 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 52.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 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 284 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.5 km2

43.9%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

9.5 km2

12%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

32.1 km2

40.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rääkkylä in country Finland

Rääkkylä at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	209 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	230 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	267 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oriveden-Pyhseln saaristot	FI	2.8 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rääkkylä

Type of weather in Rääkkylä	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	16 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	03:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:03 Europe/Amsterdam