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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.3883,Lat: 64.1331
Elevation	161 meter above sea level
Local time	23:05:37pm
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Sotkamo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vuokatti	6.5 km	West
2 Kontiomäki	26.6 km	NorthWest
3 Kajaani	34 km	West
4 Kirkkoaho	34.6 km	West
5 Paltamo	41 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	475 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	558 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	762 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 167 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Haaposelkä (11.8 km² at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 85.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 119 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Kainuun vaaraseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 459 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 38 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.4 km2

38.7%

Nature

8 km2

10.2%

Agriculture

5.7 km2

7.2%

Urban area

4.7 km2

5.9%

Water - Lakes

29.4 km2

37.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sotkamo in country Finland

Sotkamo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	263 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	348 km	WestNorthWest
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	353 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Peltolan haka	FI	9.4 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sotkamo

Type of weather in Sotkamo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	17 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	03:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam