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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.901,Lat: 62.3708
Elevation	96 meter above sea level
Local time	12:02:32pm
Name province/region	Western and Inland Finland (Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Keski-Suomi#Mellersta Finland
Name Kunta	Laukaa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Laukaa	5.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Leppävesi	5.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Tanttila	11.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Tikkakoski	13.4 km	West
5 Mannila	14.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	250 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	335 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	545 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 208 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kymijoki main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Kymijoki-Gulf of Finland. The nearest bigger lake is Iso Kuhajärvi (1.8 km² at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 209.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 293 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
Keski-Suomen järviseutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 234 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jyväskylä Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.2 km2

48.6%

Nature

10.9 km2

13.8%

Agriculture

16.3 km2

20.7%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.4%

Water - Lakes

7.7 km2

9.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vihtavuori in country Finland

Vihtavuori at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	39 km	WestSouthWest
2 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	152 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	252 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vatianjrven - Saraaveden alue	FI	5 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Laukaa

Type of weather in Laukaa	broken clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	16 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	03:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam