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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.5886,Lat: 67.4183
Elevation	189 meter above sea level
Local time	3:07:08am
Name province/region	Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Lappi#Lappland
Name Kunta	Sodankylä

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Riipi	25.1 km	SouthWest
2 Luosto	32.6 km	SouthEast
3 Pelkosenniemi	53.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Savukoski	69.5 km	East
5 Kaukonen	72.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	810 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	894 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	994 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kitinen, part of the larger catchment area Kemijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Kyläjärvi (1.4 km² at a height of around 205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 118.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 166 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 78%, hill: 22%, 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
Aapa-Lapin seutu

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.7 km2

59.5%

Nature

16.5 km2

21%

Wet nature

4.7 km2

Agriculture

0.8 km2

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.2%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.6%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sodankylä in country Finland

Sodankylä at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	280 km	SouthWest
2 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	316 km	NorthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	389 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Viiankiaapa	FI	12 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Sodankylä
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Sodankylä
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sodankylä

Type of weather in Sodankylä	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	-8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	18 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	02:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam