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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.0551,Lat: 60.7483
Elevation	54 meter above sea level
Local time	16:59:37pm
Name province/region	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Päijät-Häme#Päijänne-Tavastland
Name Kunta	Orimattila

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Porlammi	7.5 km	South
2 Pukaro	12.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Myrskylä	14 km	SouthWest
4 Lapinjärvi	15.8 km	SouthEast
5 Orimattila	18.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	89 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	166 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	436 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki coastal: Karjaan, Vantaa, Musti, Porvoon, Taasien, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Villikkalanjärvi (8.6 km² at a height of around 38 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 98.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 137 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Eteläinen viljelyseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.3 km2

32.2%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

30.6 km2

38.9%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

18.5 km2

23.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Salmela in country Finland

Salmela at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	47 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	89 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	163 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ilveskallion vanha mets	FI	10 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Artjärvi

Type of weather in Artjärvi	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	43 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	16 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	04:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:16 Europe/Amsterdam