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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.2372,Lat: 65.5765
Elevation	201 meter above sea level
Local time	23:32:37pm
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Taivalkoski

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Posio	59.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Kuusamo	60.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Pudasjärvi	61.8 km	SouthWest
4 Ruka	76.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Puolanka	82.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	623 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	707 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	869 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 134 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iijoki main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Koitijärvi (4.2 km² at a height of around 206 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 68.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 21%, hill: 79%, 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

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuusamo Airport (at a distance of 64 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.9 km2

53.3%

Nature

30.4 km2

38.7%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

0.6 km2

0.7%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Taivalkoski in country Finland

Taivalkoski at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	287 km	West
2 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands	Russian Federation	351 km	East
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	397 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kylmnpern lhteikk	FI	2.4 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Taivalkoski

Type of weather in Taivalkoski	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	17 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	03:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam