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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.2133,Lat: 64.5043
Elevation	145 meter above sea level
Local time	19:34:09pm
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Ristijärvi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kontiomäki	19.3 km	South
2 Paltamo	21.2 km	SouthWest
3 Hyrynsalmi	23.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Kirkkoaho	34.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Kajaani	38.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	510 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	594 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	783 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 140 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Ristijärvi (6 km² at a distance of 0.1 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 78 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 109 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 79%, hill: 21%, 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
Kainuun vaaraseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 35 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.6 km2

54.3%

Nature

18.8 km2

24%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

1.8 km2

2.2%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

13.5 km2

17.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ristijärvi in country Finland

Ristijärvi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	291 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	320 km	West
3 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	358 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Saukkovaaran ja Koljatinvaaran lehdot	FI	2.9 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ristijärvi

Type of weather in Ristijärvi	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	16 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	03:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam