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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.1019,Lat: 61.1362
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	22:54:55pm
At island	Kirkkosaari
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Etelä-Karjala#Södra Karelen
Name Kunta	Taipalsaari

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Taipalsaari	3.5 km	NorthWest
2 Lappeenranta	10.1 km	SouthEast
3 Kuukanniemi	10.7 km	SouthWest
4 Lemi	17.9 km	SouthWest
5 Joutseno	21.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	203 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	267 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	517 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Saimaa (5276 km² at a height of around 75 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Kirkkosaari.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 30.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Suur-Saimaan seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 192 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lappeenranta Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.1 km2

40.9%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

4.7 km2

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.9%

Water - Lakes

37.7 km2

47.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saimaanharju in country Finland

Saimaanharju at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	79 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	181 km	EastSouthEast
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	199 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kuivaniemi	FI	6.4 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Taipalsaari

Type of weather in Taipalsaari	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	16 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	03:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam