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Akonpohja

General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.6853,Lat: 61.6954
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	2:27:04am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Etelä-Karjala#Södra Karelen
Name Kunta	Parikkala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Särkisalmi	15 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Punkaharju	16.7 km	West
3 Parikkala	18.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Kesälahti	23.2 km	North
5 Lakhdenpokhya	31 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	306 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	371 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	613 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 119 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lake Ladoga - Tributary 2, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Suuri Rautjärvi (2.1 km² at a height of around 73 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 8.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.8 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
Laatokan-Karjalan seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 215 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Savonlinna Airport (at a distance of 48 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.5 km2

49%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

30.8 km2

39.2%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

7.4 km2

9.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Akonpohja in country Finland

Akonpohja at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	176 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	199 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	245 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pieni- ja Suuri-Rautjrvi	FI	0.8 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Parikkala

Type of weather in Parikkala	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 9 October 2026:	10 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:09 Europe/Amsterdam