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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.7167,Lat: 66.4985
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	16:20:09pm
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Rovaniemi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Niskanperä	6.9 km	SouthWest
2 Muurola	19.9 km	SouthWest
3 Meltosjärvi	49.1 km	West
4 Tervola	60.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Lankojärvi	66.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	705 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	789 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	887 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Pöyliöjärvi (1.9 km² at a height of around 100 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 82.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 116 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 urban.

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

Name
Peräpohjolan vaara- ja jokiseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rovaniemi Airport (at a distance of 8.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.6 km2

32.6%

Nature

9.4 km2

12%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

2.4 km2

Urban area

26.6 km2

33.8%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

11.6 km2

14.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rovaniemi in country Finland

Rovaniemi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	191 km	SouthWest
2 Laponian Area	Sweden	371 km	West
3 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	399 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OUNASJOKI	FI	1.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rovaniemi

Type of weather in Rovaniemi	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	17 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	03:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam