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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7616,Lat: 60.7379
Elevation	106 meter above sea level
Local time	10:21:25am
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Kanta-Häme#Egentliga Tavastland
Name Kunta	Riihimäki

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hikiä	8.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Ryttylä	9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Launonen	9.5 km	West
4 Perä-Kerkkola	9.9 km	SouthEast
5 Tervakoski	11.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	64 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	147 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	405 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 59 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Paalijärvi (1.1 km² at a height of around 93 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 167.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 234 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Keski-Hämeen viljely- ja järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (at a distance of 98 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.2 km2

34.6%

Nature

7.7 km2

9.8%

Wet nature

2.4 km2

Agriculture

21.3 km2

27.1%

Urban area

18.7 km2

23.8%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riihimäki in country Finland

Riihimäki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	67 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	108 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	146 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kytjn-Usmin metsalue	FI	9.8 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Riihimäki

Type of weather in Riihimäki	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	04:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:14 Europe/Amsterdam