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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.0036,Lat: 65.6736
Elevation	37 meter above sea level
Local time	19:39:14pm
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Älvsbyn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Korsträsk	6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vistträsk	16.6 km	West
3 Klöverträsk	19.1 km	East
4 Sjulsmark	28.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Vidsel	28.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	646 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	723 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	726 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Pite main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Gammelstadsfjärden (41.7 km² at a distance of 34.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 136.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 191 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, 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
Norrbotten

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 454 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Luleå Airport (at a distance of 54 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

52.6 km2

67%

Nature

6.6 km2

8.4%

Agriculture

9.8 km2

12.5%

Urban area

5.3 km2

6.7%

Water - Lakes

3.5 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Älvsbyn in country Sweden

Älvsbyn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	48 km	East
2 Laponian Area	Sweden	241 km	NorthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	264 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rackberget	SE	2.3 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Älvsbyn

Type of weather in Älvsbyn	broken clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 19 April 2024:	15 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	04:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:29 Europe/Amsterdam