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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.4919,Lat: 66.7134
Elevation	163 meter above sea level
Local time	7:05:08am
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Kemijärvi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kallaanvaara	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Isokylä	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kemijärvi	4.3 km	West
4 Pelkosenniemi	44.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Salla	53.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	738 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	823 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	948 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 162 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kemijoki main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Kemijärvi (216.4 km² at a height of around 147 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 70.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 99 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, 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
Peräpohjolan vaara- ja jokiseutu

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rovaniemi Airport (at a distance of 75 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.5 km2

32.5%

Nature

7.5 km2

9.6%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

1.7 km2

2.1%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11%

Water - Lakes

34.7 km2

44.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sipovaara in country Finland

Sipovaara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	272 km	SouthWest
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	404 km	NorthWest
3 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	418 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
TYNNYRIAAPA	FI	11 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kemijärvi

Type of weather in Kemijärvi	clear sky
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	18 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	03:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam