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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.3699,Lat: 61.7849
Elevation	101 meter above sea level
Local time	1:33:30am
Name province/region	Eastern Finland (Itä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Etelä-Savo#Södra Savolax
Name Kunta	Sulkava

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Savonlinna	27.4 km	NorthEast
2 Juva	29.8 km	West
3 Puumala	30.7 km	South
4 Rantasalmi	32.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Louhi	39.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	257 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	330 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	588 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 119 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vuoksi, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Saimaa (5276 km² at a height of around 75 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 68.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 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
Suur-Saimaan seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 245 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Savonlinna Airport (at a distance of 35 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

53.9 km2

68.6%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

4.5 km2

5.7%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

16.4 km2

20.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sulkava in country Finland

Sulkava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	122 km	SouthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	175 km	West
3 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	232 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vilkaharju	FI	2.2 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sulkava

Type of weather in Sulkava	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	16 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	03:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:24 Europe/Amsterdam