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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.4156,Lat: 68.4198
Elevation	302 meter above sea level
Local time	18:24:32pm
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Inari#Enare

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ivalo	27 km	North
2 Siskeli	35.1 km	North
3 Suorsapaa	45.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Inari	56.6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Korvatunturi	93.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	924 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	1009 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	1108 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Barents Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 157 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lotta main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Teno-, Näätämö- and Paatsjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Alajärvi (4.6 km² at a distance of 17.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kiilopää with a height of 546 meter (at a distance of 9.5 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 43.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 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
Metsä-Lapin tunturiseutu

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

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

60.5 km2

76.9%

Nature

16.2 km2

20.7%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saariselkä in country Finland

Saariselkä at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	242 km	WestNorthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	384 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	431 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
UK-PUISTO-SOMPIO-KEMIHAARA	FI	0.6 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Törmänen

Type of weather in Törmänen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	18 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	03:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam