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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.1223,Lat: 65.8345
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	13:47:15pm
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Haparanda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marielund	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Tornio	2.7 km	NorthEast
3 Puuluoto	5.8 km	SouthEast
4 Nikkala	10 km	WestSouthWest
5 Ala-Kaakamo	14.8 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	633 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	715 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	789 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Torne main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Aapajärvi (2.3 km² at a height of around 57 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 38%, low location: 62%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Norrbotten

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kemi-Tornio Airport (at a distance of 22 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.5 km2

33.2%

Nature

6.5 km2

8.7%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

9.4 km2

12.6%

Urban area

18.1 km2

24.5%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

12.5 km2

16.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Haparanda in country Sweden

Haparanda at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	98 km	WestSouthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	311 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Laponian Area	Sweden	338 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Riekkola-Vlivaara	SE	1.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Haparanda
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Haparanda

Type of weather in Haparanda	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1030 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	17 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	03:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam