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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.7289,Lat: 63.6503
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	17:28:05pm
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjanmaa#Österbotten
Name Kunta	Pedersöre#Pedersören kunta

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Killingholmen	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Jakobstad	2.8 km	NorthWest
3 Edsevö	5.9 km	East
4 Bennäs	6.6 km	SouthEast
5 Vikarholmen	6.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	406 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	484 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	544 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kokemaen coastal: Kyron, Lapuan, Ahtavan, Perhon, part of the larger catchment area Kokemäenjoki-Archipelago Sea-Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Kerttuanjärvi (4.8 km² at a height of around 57 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 236.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 331 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 15%, low location: 85%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Etelä-Pohjanmaan rannikkoseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 391 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (at a distance of 22 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.4 km2

45.1%

Nature

5 km2

6.4%

Wet nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

15.2 km2

19.4%

Urban area

17.1 km2

21.8%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandsund in country Finland

Sandsund at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	81 km	SouthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	201 km	SouthEast
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	225 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sandsundsfjrden	FI	1.5 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ruusulehto

Type of weather in Ruusulehto	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1030 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	16 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	04:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam