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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.0812,Lat: 61.4869
Elevation	102 meter above sea level
Local time	19:20:53pm
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pirkanmaa#Birkaland
Name Kunta	Kangasala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kangasala	3.2 km	SouthWest
2 Metsäkulma	3.7 km	West
3 Kangasalan asema	5 km	West
4 Ruutana	5.8 km	NorthWest
5 Suinula	6.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	155 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	233 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	411 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 127 km (direction West).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 Vesijärvi (49.3 km² at a height of around 85 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 227.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 319 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 139 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (at a distance of 27 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.5 km2

32.5%

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

16.1 km2

20.4%

Urban area

11.6 km2

14.8%

Water - Lakes

23.8 km2

30.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riku in country Finland

Riku at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	102 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	130 km	WestSouthWest
3 Old Rauma	Finland	143 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kirkkojrven alue	FI	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kangasala

Type of weather in Kangasala	few clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.9 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	16 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	04:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:29 Europe/Amsterdam