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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.2948,Lat: 63.4963
Elevation	143 meter above sea level
Local time	18:55:53pm
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Savo#Norra Savolax
Name Kunta	Rautavaara

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tahko	25.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Varpaisjärvi	30.6 km	SouthWest
3 Valtimo	32.5 km	NorthEast
4 Säyneinen	33.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Nilsiä	34.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	409 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	491 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	715 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 209 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi - Tributary 1, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Keyritty (23.5 km² at a height of around 119 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 87.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 123 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, 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
Vaara-Karjala

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 393 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuopio Airport (at a distance of 60 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.1 km2

59.9%

Nature

14.4 km2

18.3%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

1.7 km2

2.2%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Water - Lakes

12.5 km2

15.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rautavaara in country Finland

Rautavaara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	209 km	SouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	284 km	South
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	350 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Yl-Keyrityn metst ja Keyritynjoki	FI	0.6 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rautavaara

Type of weather in Rautavaara	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	16 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	03:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:15 Europe/Amsterdam