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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.1312,Lat: 66.1668
Elevation	349 meter above sea level
Local time	1:34:59am
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Kuusamo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kuusamo	22.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Posio	43.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Olanga	47.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Tutiyarvi	54.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Olanga	68.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	698 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	782 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	945 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 161 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Pyhäjärvi (3.8 km² at a height of around 285 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Rukatunturi with a height of 462 meter (at a distance of 1.2 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 27.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, 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
Kuusamon vaaraseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuusamo Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.2 km2

68.9%

Nature

12.1 km2

15.4%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

2.1 km2

2.6%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

5.3 km2

6.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ruka in country Finland

Ruka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	326 km	East
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	328 km	WestSouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	473 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valtavaara - Pyhvaara	FI	1.4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saapunki

Type of weather in Saapunki	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	17 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	03:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam