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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.0212,Lat: 62.3488
Elevation	40 meter above sea level
Local time	15:37:09pm
Name province/region	Västernorrlands län
Name Subregion	Sundsvall

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vattjom	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lucksta	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Klingsta och Allsta	9.8 km	East
4 Nedansjö	10.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Kovland	14.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	348 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	433 km	SouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	491 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ljungan main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Holmsjön (47.9 km² at a distance of 30.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 241 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 337 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 84%, hill: 10%, 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
Medelpad

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 304 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport (at a distance of 29 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.3 km2

52.6%

Nature

9.1 km2

11.5%

Agriculture

16.8 km2

21.4%

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.8%

Water - Lakes

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Matfors in country Sweden

Matfors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	83 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	207 km	SouthSouthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	242 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Grenforsen	SE	11 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Matfors

Type of weather in Matfors	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	33 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	16 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	04:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam