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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.3059,Lat: 64.1666
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	2:16:04am
Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto)	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap)	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Alavieska

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rautio	11.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Merijärvi	15.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Ylivieska	15.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Kalajoki	20 km	WestNorthWest
5 Asemakylä	21.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	447 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	530 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	633 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal: Kala, Pyha, Siika, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Iso-Kähtävä (1.7 km² at a height of around 79 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 170.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 239 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-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 431 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.6 km2

42.7%

Nature

7 km2

8.9%

Wet nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

30.7 km2

39.1%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alavieska in country Finland

Alavieska at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	176 km	SouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	198 km	NorthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	219 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ryknkangas	FI	9.2 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alavieska

Type of weather in Alavieska	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 9 October 2026:	10 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:25 Europe/Amsterdam